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Inês Merino

Illustrator

Intermediate

Procreate
Adobe Photoshop

I'm Inês, a freelance illustrator from sunny Portugal 🌱 love using color to evoke emotions. I'd love to connect and meet new people at THU :)

Biography

Hi, I'm Inês 👋 a creative and versatile Illustrator with 8+ years of experience, specialized in card game illustration, with additional experience in concept art and stylized 2D art.

Passionate for storytelling and creative collaboration, you can often find me learning, connecting with fellow artists or enjoying nature in some way.

With experience working across various freelance and studio projects, I immerse myself in the worlds and ideas of the people I work with to co-create compelling visuals that tell a story and connect at an emotional level. I care about creating an amazing experience that players will want to come back to, while honouring the technical requirements of the project at hand.

I enjoy collaborating with fellow artists and multidisciplinary teams, and I’m eager to join a studio where I can contribute to exciting projects, all while remaining open and adapting as needs arise.


TECHNICAL & ARTISTIC SKILLS

Illustration. Concept Art. Character Design. 2D assets. Visual Development. Stylized Artwork. Storytelling. Prop Design. Digital Painting. Composition. Color & Light. Sculpting. 3D Modeling. Handpainted Textures.

Software and tools: Procreate, Affinity, Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Analog media. Knowledge of 3D tools and game engines (Blender, Nomad, Zbrush, Unreal 5).


Open to both in-house and freelance opportunities.

If you’re looking for an artist and think I might be a fit - or just want to say hi and connect - I would love to hear from you!  Send me an email at: [email protected]

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Advanced

Software

  • Mastery
  • Advanced

Languages

  • Fluent/Native
  • Proficient

Work Experience

2017 – Present day

2D Artist (Freelance)

Clients include: VOIA, Massive Galaxy Studios, Mr. The Rich, Firaga Records/Materia Music (Remote)

Multi-disciplinary projects: from concept art, character design and turnarounds to 2D assets, cover art illustration, emote design, 3D explorations. Project management and client communication.

2017 – 2025

2D Artist (Freelance)

Echo Games (Remote)

Character concept art of main and side characters, bosses, turnarounds, portraits, weapons. Illustrations of action shots and comics. Environment concepts and 3D models of in-game locations.

2022 – 2023

2D Game Artist

Oort Digital (Remote)

Medieval RPG game art: 2D assets, character design, concept art, game icons, UI design, background paintings. Conformed to technical requirements while collaborating with dev and marketing teams.

2016 – 2019

Animation & Drawing Instructor

Universidade do Porto (Oporto's University) (Porto, Portugal)
Instructor in animation and drawing for children aged 12-14 and 10-12 for the summer week courses in Junior University of University of Porto.

Education

2009 – 2016

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpting

Faculdade do Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto

Painting, drawing, sculpting, art theory and animation

Study of fine arts with an emphasis on painting, drawing and sculpting. 1 year of specialization in Painting and 3 years in Sculpting.