Filipe Teixeira

Yes, I have ADHD... But I also have meds now.

Portugal

Senior

Adobe Photoshop

Sketching

Drawing

"Do, or do not... There is no try." - Master Yoda.

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Portfolio

My Work Collection

Biography

Senior Concept Artist, 2D generalist, R&D Tech Artist, and UI/UX Artist/Designer, with over 20 years of experience in the games and animation industries. Has contributed to studios ranging from games (mobile to AA) and some experience in animation studios & acting (TV and Silver Screen), with a focus on character design, environment art, and visual development. Some his collaborations include studios like LEGO, Miniclip, Raw Power Games, Kokku and, REDCATPIG.
Also an experienced educator and mentor, with a strong interest in storytelling, historical research, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in games production.

Skills

Roles

Graphic Designer
Mastery
Cartoonist
Mastery
2D Concept Artist
Mastery
Digital Artist
Mastery
Lecturer
Mastery
Illustrator
Advanced
2D Game Artist
Advanced
2D Illustrator
Advanced
Actor
Advanced
Visual Development Artist
Advanced
UI Designer
Advanced
Art Teacher
Advanced
Book Illustrator
Advanced
2D Artist
Advanced
Character Concept Artist
Advanced
Comic Book Artist
Advanced
Concept Artist
Advanced
Prop Designer
Advanced
Freelance Artist
Advanced
Game Artist
Advanced
Lead Artist
Advanced
Researcher
Advanced
Teacher
Advanced
UI/UX Designer
Intermediate
Narrative Designer
Intermediate
Production Assistant
Intermediate
Creative Director
Intermediate
Texture Artist
Intermediate
Technical Artist
Basic

Technical Skills

Digital Illustration
Mastery
Sequential Art
Mastery
Drawing
Mastery
Sketching
Mastery
Visual Storytelling
Advanced
Traditional Art
Advanced
Digital Painting
Advanced
Photomanipulation
Advanced
Photography
Advanced
Color Grading
Intermediate
Painting
Intermediate
VR
Intermediate
Vector Illustration
Intermediate
Technical Art
Basic

Software

Adobe Photoshop
Mastery
Windows
Mastery
Adobe Creative Cloud
Advanced
Confluence
Advanced
Procreate
Advanced
Spine 2D Animation
Intermediate
Miro
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Canva
Intermediate
Figma
Intermediate
Adobe Premiere Pro
Intermediate
Adobe Indesign
Intermediate
JIRA
Intermediate
Gravity Sketch
Basic
Blender
Basic
Nomad 3D
Basic

Soft Skills

Teamwork
Mastery
Communication
Mastery
Public Speaking
Mastery
Detail Oriented
Mastery
Empathy
Mastery
Adaptability
Mastery
Creativity
Mastery
Team Player
Mastery
Team Leading
Advanced
Management
Advanced
Problem Solving
Advanced
Organization
Advanced
Pitching
Advanced
Assertiveness
Advanced
Emotional Intelligence
Advanced
Team management
Advanced
Time Management
Advanced
Leadership
Advanced

Languages

English
Fluent/Native
Portuguese
Fluent/Native
Spanish
Conversational
French
Basic

Other Skills

Mentoring
Mastery
Traditional drawing
Mastery
pre-production
Mastery
Mockups
Mastery
Visual Research
Mastery
Digital Drawing
Mastery
Teaching
Mastery
2D Games
Mastery
Activities - Sports
Mastery
Mobile Games Art
Advanced
Fantasy Art
Advanced
Visualising
Advanced
F2P
Advanced
Design Thinking
Advanced
Asset Creation
Advanced
Sword fighting
Advanced
Martial Arts
Advanced
Skills - Artistic
Advanced
DIGITAL DESIGNER
Advanced
Editorial Illustration
Advanced
Research
Advanced
Props Artist
Advanced
Storytelling
Advanced
Hand Painted Texture
Advanced
Inking
Advanced
Comic Coloring
Advanced
Skills - Interpersonal
Advanced
Roles - Creative
Advanced
weapon design
Advanced
World Building
Advanced
Advertising
Advanced
Comic Art
Advanced
Archery
Advanced
Historical Re-enactor (Live Audience & Movies)
Intermediate
Traditional Painting
Intermediate
Costume Design
Intermediate
Traditional Illustration
Intermediate
Vector art
Intermediate
Anthropology
Intermediate
flowcharts
Intermediate
Recruiting
Intermediate
Creature Concept Art
Intermediate
Tech Art
Basic

Work Experience

2026 – Present day

Senior - 2D Game Artist (Full Time)

REDCATPIG (Remote (Lisbon))

At REDCATPIG I originally joined solely in the role of UI / UX artist / designer.

Not long after, given my seniority, communication skills, proactivity, and diverse skillset, I was promoted to work closely with the art director in internal projects, providing feedback to game design, level design and sound design, as well was providing UI/UX content and concept art for several aspects of the current projects.

All of this complemented with solid documentation and organizational skills that helped support and guide the overall team.

2015 – Present day

Historical Re-enactor

APRH - Associação Portuguesa de Recriação Histórica (Lisbon, Portugal)

Given my experience with martial arts, fencing, archery, shooting, acting & teaching, I was invited to join the group's historical sites presentations, with governmental partnership & support.

2002 – Present day

Mentoring / Lecturing

Freelance (Lisbon, Portugal)

Invited several times to provide mentoring & speaking publicly, from software to visual narrative. Was also in the "Ambassador Program" at Miniclip, mentoring new joiners and representing the company.

2024 – 2024

Tech Artist (R&D)

Kokku Europe (Lisbon, Portugal)

Tech artist and support concept artist. Helped establish new optimized pipelines for artists by researching and using new and upcoming tools; then creating documentation & mentoring studio members.

2022 – 2024

Senior - Concept Artist

Raw Power Games (Copenhagen (remote))

Created concept art for characters, props and some UI elements. Charged with researching and testing upcoming tools, and how to integrate them in traditional pipelines, plus historical databases.

2022 – 2022

Art Director / Senior Graphic Artist (Remote)

Ekta.io (Lisbon, Portugal - Bali, Indonesia)

Worked full-time remotely with the studio, providing consultant services for their upcoming mobile title, as well as early art direction during the project kickoff.

2019 – 2021

Senior Graphic Artist (Contract / Remote)

Baba Entertainment (Lisbon, Portugal - Tel Aviv, Israel)

Working full-time remotely with the studio, providing props, backgrounds, characters, assets, promos for their flagship title: "Baba Wild Slots". Available in WEB & Mobile.

2019 – 2021

Senior Graphic Artist (Freelance / Remote)

LEGO (Lisbon, Portugal)

Recruited at THU 2018, I'm now currently part of LEGO's freelance artist roster. All related activities are covered by NDA.

2011 – 2019

Senior Graphic Artist

Miniclip (Lisbon, Portugal)

Creating multiple assets, characters and 2D animations for almost all games. Mostly in charge of creating pool cues (in-app purchases), tables, logos and promos for "8 Ball Pool"

2009 – 2011

2D Artist / Concept Artist

Biodroid Entertainment Group (Lisbon, Portugal)

2D Artist - Concept Artist, brought in to work on IP-based projects (Zblu Cops, Billabong, etc), and other advergames.

2006 – 2008

2D Artist / Concept Artist / Voice Artist

Gameinvest (Portalegre & Lisbon, Portugal)

Brought in to do concepts, assets, props, backgrounds and voices for Big Fish & Nintendo DS games. As well for animated tv series, of which I worked closely with the animators and producers.

Education

2000 – 2004

College Graduate

IADE - Institute for the Arts, Design & Marketing IADE - Institute for the Arts, Design & Marketing

Graphic Design - Communication Design

Full University degree, where I learned Graphic Design, Photography, Typography, Visual Storytelling & Semiotics, amongst other subjects.