Hello! I’m Nella, a creative soul passionate about bringing stories to life through illustrations and concept art. I explored the art world while learning about concept art, marble sculpture, motion design, illustration and oil painting. I thrive in freelance projects that allow me to explore my artistic capabilities especially in kids books and board games. I used to work in the video game industry as a concept artist, and I do many game jam to keep working with a team on creative project. Over the years, I have focused my skills in character design, illustration, and visual stoy telling. My journey has taken me through numerous artistic adventures with books and games , and I love using my creativity to make a positive impact in children's literature with a lot inclusivity and representing a diversity of bodies, explaining mental health and more. I am also interested in nature and naturalist illustration, and would love to develop more art around scientific explanations, vulgarisation , mostly with birds and mushroom.…

Nella Skogen

Hello! I’m Nella, a creative soul passionate about bringing stories to life through illustrations and concept art. I explored the art world while learning about concept art, marble sculpture, motion design, illustration and oil painting. I thrive in freelance projects that allow me to explore my artistic capabilities especially in kids books and board games. I used to work in the video game industry as a concept artist, and I do many game jam to keep working with a team on creative project. Over the years, I have focused my skills in character design, illustration, and visual stoy telling. My journey has taken me through numerous artistic adventures with books and games , and I love using my creativity to make a positive impact in children's literature with a lot inclusivity and representing a diversity of bodies, explaining mental health and more. I am also interested in nature and naturalist illustration, and would love to develop more art around scientific explanations, vulgarisation , mostly with birds and mushroom.…

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December 1, 2026

Hello! I’m Nella, a creative soul passionate about bringing stories to life through illustrations and concept art. I explored the art world while learning about concept art, marble sculpture, motion design, illustration and oil painting. I thrive in freelance projects that allow me to explore my artistic capabilities especially in kids books and board games.

I used to work in the video game industry as a concept artist, and I do many game jam to keep working with a team on creative project.

Over the years, I have focused my skills in character design, illustration, and visual stoy telling. My journey has taken me through numerous artistic adventures with books and games , and I love using my creativity to make a positive impact in children’s literature with a lot inclusivity and representing a diversity of bodies, explaining mental health and more.

I am also interested in nature and naturalist illustration, and would love to develop more art around scientific explanations, vulgarisation , mostly with birds and mushroom.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Swedish
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Illustratrice Freelance at Self-Employed
January 1, 2021 - Present
Creating illustrations for children's books and visual communications for various clients, ensuring high-quality artwork that resonates with the target audience.
Concept Artist & Motion Designer at The Station AB
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Worked on isometric graphic design, character design, and UI for projects, focusing on creating engaging visuals and animations.

Education

Motion Design at MJM Design graphic
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
Concept art & sculpture digitale at CDW Studios
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Sculpture sur marbre et peinture à l'huile at Academia del Arte
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Animation 3D at ESMA
September 1, 2013 - June 1, 2014
MANAA at ESMA
September 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013
Arts plastiques at Palais Universitaire
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Life Sciences
    Card games

    I illustrated many games with Perplext and their Pack-o-game : YET, SLY, MAD
    And more coming

    Books illustrations

    I worked on several books that I illustrated :

    Le voyage de Rusty
    Rusty et la cabane aux sourires
    Rusty et la flamme de l’espoir
    L’histoire de l’univers
    Marjorie et la colonne de lumière
    La vie en Abondance
    Mado et la boite aux souvenirs
    Mamie à oublié
    Billie, une grande soeur pas comme les autres

    Games

    Ludum Dare

    A 3 day game jam to create a video game on the theme “Signal”.
    I created all the character, backgrounds and UI of the game.