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Inês Merino

Illustrator

Portugal

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

Email: [email protected]
Portfolio: inesmerino.artstation.com

Hi, I'm Inês 🌱 an Illustrator specialized in card game illustrations, concept art and stylized 2D art.

Passionate for storytelling and colorful visuals, you can often find me learning, connecting with fellow artists or enjoying nature in some way. With 8+ years of experience working across various games and creative projects, I love to immerse myself in magical worlds and create artwork that springs to life imaginative ideas!

Feel free to reach out for any inquiries. Always happy to connect :)

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.