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Celina Sarah Friedrichs

Junior

Adobe Photoshop

Hey! My name is Celina and my goal is to be a visual development artist in the animation industry. I love everything weird and silly and I like to tell visual stories with just a smidge of humour.

Biography

I’m from Austria, and I graduated from a higher technical college where I received a broad education in graphic design. In my final year, we had a brief 10-week introduction to concept art. Our assignment was to design a Star Wars-inspired character and create a lookbook for it.

Until then, I thought I was going to be a graphic designer. But those 10 weeks changed everything. That short course was enough to steer me in an entirely new direction.

After graduation, I took a leap of faith and moved to Spain to study concept art seriously at Universal Arts School in Valencia. During my two years there, I fell completely in love with storytelling—the kind that lingers long after the credits roll, leaving a lasting impression.

That’s it. That’s all I want to do in life: create worlds, characters, and emotions. Tell resonant stories that mean something. Stories that touch someone’s heart, one person at a time.

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate

Software

  • Advanced

Work Experience

2021 – 2022

Children's Book Illustrator

Lebensgut Verlag (Remote from home :))

I created 12 illustrations and the cover for Familienbande im Jahreskreis (Family Ties in the Year), a family-oriented coloring book centered around global festivities and rituals throughout the year.

Each of the 12 line-art illustrations represents a month and its most well-known traditions, offering children and families a way to explore cultural celebrations together. Designed to be colored in by kids, the book creates an interactive experience that invites creativity, conversation, and quality time with loved ones.

Education

2022 – 2024

Double Master - Diploma

Universal Arts School Valencia

Concept Art/Illustration and Matte Painting