I’m a painter who, for love of board games and video games, turned to concept art. I work both traditional and digital to convey a defined goal. I like dark fantasy as well as colourful cartoons. My experience includes creating scenery and characters for YouTube content with a Gladiators theme inspired by the middle Roman Empire era, as well as painting several book covers and promotional materials for Ghosts series published by Amazon.

Axel Perugino

I’m a painter who, for love of board games and video games, turned to concept art. I work both traditional and digital to convey a defined goal. I like dark fantasy as well as colourful cartoons. My experience includes creating scenery and characters for YouTube content with a Gladiators theme inspired by the middle Roman Empire era, as well as painting several book covers and promotional materials for Ghosts series published by Amazon.

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I’m a painter who, for love of board games and video games, turned to concept art. I work both traditional and digital to convey a defined goal. I like dark fantasy as well as colourful cartoons. My experience includes creating scenery and characters for YouTube content with a Gladiators theme inspired by the middle Roman Empire era, as well as painting several book covers and promotional materials for Ghosts series published by Amazon.

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Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
Japanese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Concept Artist at Street Gems
January 1, 2019 - Present
Developed scenery and characters for the YouTube channel 'Street Gems' with a gladiators theme, including environment design, armours, and costume design inspired by the middle Roman Empire age.
Cover Artist at Ghosts series by Hemant Nayak
January 1, 2025 - September 3, 2025
Painted several book covers and promotional materials for the Ghosts series published by Amazon.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Self-employed
January 1, 2020 - September 3, 2025
Created many art covers for metal and rap bands, including JumpScare (Technical Death Metal, Italy), RawFoil (Speed/Trash Metal, Italy), and VV (Rap, Canada). Worked on label artwork and illustration in both realistic and cartoon styles.
Graphic Designer & Illustrator (Internship) at Frontiers Records
December 31, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Worked as Graphic Designer & Illustrator during internship.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Languages, Civilization, and Language Sciences at Vantaa, Finland & Naples, Italy
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Concept Art at Comix School Naples
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Atelier Training at Francesca Strino’ School
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Retail