Hi, I’m Madeleine Boni, a freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Santiago, Chile. I specialize in illustration, concept art, and matte painting for games, film, and marketing art, with a track record working remotely with studios and clients across North America and Europe. I love building worlds through character, environment, and prop design, and I enjoy collaborating closely with teams to deliver polished visuals on tight timelines. Over the past decade I’ve contributed to projects for Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, Dora the Explorer, Pathfinder RPG, and various board game and TV/advertising campaigns. I’m comfortable in fast-paced production pipelines, open to teaching and mentoring, and always eager to take on new challenges in entertainment and interactive media.

Madeleine Boni

Hi, I’m Madeleine Boni, a freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Santiago, Chile. I specialize in illustration, concept art, and matte painting for games, film, and marketing art, with a track record working remotely with studios and clients across North America and Europe. I love building worlds through character, environment, and prop design, and I enjoy collaborating closely with teams to deliver polished visuals on tight timelines. Over the past decade I’ve contributed to projects for Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, Dora the Explorer, Pathfinder RPG, and various board game and TV/advertising campaigns. I’m comfortable in fast-paced production pipelines, open to teaching and mentoring, and always eager to take on new challenges in entertainment and interactive media.

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Hi, I’m Madeleine Boni, a freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Santiago, Chile. I specialize in illustration, concept art, and matte painting for games, film, and marketing art, with a track record working remotely with studios and clients across North America and Europe. I love building worlds through character, environment, and prop design, and I enjoy collaborating closely with teams to deliver polished visuals on tight timelines.

Over the past decade I’ve contributed to projects for Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, Dora the Explorer, Pathfinder RPG, and various board game and TV/advertising campaigns. I’m comfortable in fast-paced production pipelines, open to teaching and mentoring, and always eager to take on new challenges in entertainment and interactive media.

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Language

English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Illustrator at Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering)
November 1, 2021 - Present
Freelance illustrator for Magic: The Gathering; contributed to illustration, character design, props and environments for games; remote collaboration with Pipeline Studios.
Lead Matte Painter / Background Artist at Pipeline Studios
September 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Lead matte painter and background artist for animation projects including Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon); responsible for environment artwork.
Freelance Illustrator & Matte Painter at Belee TV
October 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Freelance background art and matte painting; Banco de Chile project.
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Green Ronin Publishing
September 1, 2018 - Present
Illustrator & Concept Artist for RPG materials (The Expanses RPG).
Part-Time Educator, Professor of Concept Art & Digital Painting at Arcos - Art & Design Institute
March 1, 2017 - December 31, 2021
Teach concept art and digital painting to students; curriculum development.
Freelance Illustrator & Background Artist at ReinaMonO Animation Studio
January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Yo Pipo animation project; background art and illustration.
Illustrator & Graphic Designer (Remote) at Petrol Advertising
February 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022
Freelance illustration and graphic design for advertising campaigns (remote).
Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer at Lucasfilm Ltd. / Fantasy Flight Games
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2019
Star Wars LCG and Star Wars Armada illustrations and art direction.
Freelance Illustrator at Wizards of the Coast
November 1, 2021 - Present
Illustration for Magic: The Gathering (remote)
Freelance Illustrator / Matte Painter at BeLive TV
February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022
Banco de Chile project
Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer at Burger Games
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
EvoKers Game (TCG) project
Part-Time Educator, Professor of Concept Art and Digital Painting at Arcosa - Art & Design Institute
March 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Freelance Background Artist at ReinaMono Animation Studio
January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
"Yo PoPo" animation
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Green Ronin Publishing, LLC
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
The Expanse RPG
Freelance Illustrator at Lucasfilm Ltd / Fantasy Flight Games
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019
Star Wars Armada and related RPG art
Concept Artist & Graphic Designer at ARCA Rius Luxguard
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Hotel Safe Korschenbroich, Germany
Freelance Illustrator at DeNA Co., Ltd.
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Tokyo, Japan - Hellfire TCG
Freelance Illustrator at Atakama Labs
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Character Design, Environment and Props for App Games
Lead Matte Painter / Background Artist at Nickelodeon
September 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Worked as lead matte painter and background artist on Dora the Explorer projects, delivering high-quality environmental art and set dressing for animation.
Digital Illustrator and Finisher at Petrol Advertising
February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022
Digital illustration and finishing work for advertising campaigns (remote full-time).
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Lucasfilm Ltd / Fantasy Flight Games
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019
Illustration and concept art for Star Wars: The Card Game (LCG) and Star Wars Armada projects.
Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer at Burger Games
October 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Illustration and graphic design work for upcoming trading card game titles (TCG).
Part-Time Educator, Professor of Concept Art and Digital Painting at Arcos - Art & Design Institute
March 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Teaching concept art and digital painting to students; developing course materials and project work.
Background Artist at RenaMon o Animation Studio
January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Background art and matte painting for animation projects, including Yo Pipo animation.
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Believe TV
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Freelance illustration and concept art for television projects in Santiago, Chile.
Freelance Illustrator at Hellfire TCG / DeNA Co., Ltd.
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Freelance illustration for trading card game development in Tokyo, Japan.
Freelance Illustrator for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast
November 1, 2021 - Present
Illustrator for Magic: The Gathering; worked on games such as TCGs, RPGs, mobile app games and animation; also for private clients such as music bands and novels.
Freelance Artist / Matte Painting at BeLiveTV
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Freelance artist and matte painting for Banco de Chile project.
Freelance Background Artist at ReinaMon o Animation Studio
January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Freelance Background Artist, Yo Pipo animation.
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Believe TV / Banco de Chile project
October 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Matte painting and concept art for Banco de Chile campaigns.
Concept Artist & Graphic Designer at Arcarius Luxguard – Hotel Sates, Korschenbroich, Germany
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
Concept art and graphic design for hotel assets and branding.
Freelance Illustrator at DeNA Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Illustration work for Hellfire TCG.
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist at Pazo Publishing
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Pathfinder RPG illustrations and concept art.
Concept Artist; Environment and Props for App Games at Atakama Labs
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Concept art, environment and props for mobile games.
Lecturer / Workshop Presenter at Dynamo Studio
May 1, 2020 - Present
Digital painting workshops and lectures.
Lead Matte Painter / Background Artist at Nickelodeon (Dora the Explorer project)
September 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Led matte painting and background art production for Dora the Explorer projects, delivered for Nickelodeon.
Freelance Artist at Believe TV
October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Banco de Chile project; contributed freelance illustration work for entertainment media.
Professor of Concept Art and Digital Painting at Arcos - Art & Design Institute
March 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Part-time educator teaching concept art and digital painting in Santiago, Chile.
Freelance Illustrator at Green Ronin Publishing, LLC
September 1, 2018 - Present
Illustration work for The Expanse RPG project.
Concept Artist at Arcos - Art & Design Institute
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Character design, environment and props for app games.
Freelance Illustrator at A TEAM Inc
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Illustrations for Dark Summoner (mobile game).
Freelance Illustrator at DNA Co., Ltd.
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Hellfire TCG illustrations.
Freelance Illustrator at Fantasy Flight Games
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Android: Netrunner illustrations.

Education

Graphic Design Degree at Tomás University, Santiago, Chile
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Graphic Design at Universidad Santo Tomás
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Graphic Design at Tomás University, Santiago, Chile
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Graphic Design at Tomás University, Santiago, Chile
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Graphic Design at Tomás University
March 1, 2008 - March 1, 2010
Graphic Design at Tomás University, Santiago, Chile
March 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet