Elena Barbu

Senior

Digital Painting

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

I’m Ena Barbu (she/they), freelance illustrator and concept artist. I currently specialize in TTRPG and TCG artwork, but also have a background in 2D game art and video games character design.

Biography

Devoted to all things visual. In love with motion, dance and acrobatics. Perpetually studying facial expressions, color theory and reflective surfaces. Daily doodler and painter. Passionate visual researcher. I aim to tell meaningful stories through intriguing characters and fascinating worldbuilding. Let's see if we can build something beautiful together!

Skills

Roles

Concept Artist
Advanced
Ilustrator
Advanced
Graphic Designer
Advanced
Web Designer
Basic
UI Designer
Basic

Technical Skills

Digital Painting
Mastery

Software

Adobe Photoshop
Mastery
Adobe Illustrator
Advanced
Procreate
Intermediate
Figma
Basic

Work Experience

2014 – Present day

Illustrator and Concept Artist

Freelancer (Bucharest)

Developing my experience as a freelance illustrator and concept artist. Currently working on various tabletop and TCG projects. Notable clients: Ghostfire Gaming

2020 – 2022

Character Concept Artist

Holotech Studios, Inc. (Bucharest)

Made character design for the Animaze by Facerig project, on both PC and iOS.

2019 – 2019

3D Environment Art intern

AMC Pixel Factory (Bucharest)

Won an intern position through a contest, with my project “Witch Hut”

2018 – 2018

Junior 3D Maya Generalist

StaticVFX Studio (Bucharest)

Worked as part of a team to bring technical improvements such as minimizing rendering times for animation frames