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Rafael Saito

Junior

Adobe Photoshop
Design

Character artist / illustrator

Biography

I'm a Brazilian artist eager to illustrate and create characters for games and animation, especially fantasy themes. I have a degree in design, and worked in several branches of the area, mainly focused on graphic design (folders, posters, corporate presentations, visual identity) and video production (motion graphics). Besides my taste for design, I have always been interested in other artistic areas, such as music, dancing, photography, video making, and especially drawing. In recent years I have devoted myself full time to my career as a professional artist, focusing on illustration and character concept/design.

Skills

Roles

  • Basic
  • Basic
  • Basic
  • Basic

Software

  • Advanced

Other Skills

  • Advanced

Work Experience

2024 – Present day

Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist

self-employed

2020 – 2022

Designer

P3K - Strategic Internal Communication and Endomarketing (São Paulo (Brazil))
Animation for motion graphics videos; design for corporate presentations, email marketing, and website images; visual identity design for projects and campaigns

2020 – 2021

Illustrator (Freelance)

self-employed
Commissions (digital stylized portraits illustrations)

2016 – 2018

Designer

Itaú Unibanco (São Paulo (Brazil))
Production of corporate presentations, reports, and spreadsheets using design knowledge to present complex information in a simple and visually attractive way.

2015 – 2017

Designer

Oráculo Meterologia
Creation and development of visual identity, reports, website, videos, and visual assets for company app.

2013 – 2014

Designer

IPT - Technological Research Institute (São Paulo (Brazil))
Production of internal advertisement materials, such as posters, folders, annual reports, and banners for the Institute's portal.

Education

2011 – 2017

Bachelor

University of São Paulo

Design

Very generalist course where I had contact with different areas of design, such as graphic design, product design, service design, video editing, motion graphics, and even a bit of programming.