Who
Illustrator, Concept Artist and Game Artist in Lausanne
I am a Freelance Illustrator and Game Artist working in the editorial and entertainment industry.
Before starting my career as a professional, I first took drawing and painting classes from the age of 8, then I obtained a Diploma in Multimedia Design, a Bachelor in Illustration and finally I specialised in Concept Art in the Los Angeles area at different school such as Gnomon, Concept Design Academy, Red Engine and Laafa. Over my training and professional experience, I have gained traditional and digital art skills that allow me today to be an experienced and versatile artist. I also have a Bachelor in Illustration from the University of Hertfordshire where I attended an online programme.
After teaching Digital Painting classes for 3 years at Ceruleum, I am today a Freelance Illustrator and a part-time employee in Graphic Design and Illustration at Hybride Design. In addition to my professional work, I am also dedicated to my personal projects, I am a member of the association PBK9 with which I regularly exhibit my work and I am the co-founder and art director of Colorful Darkness, a 2D point and click video game.
Today, my schedule consists of:
- Commissioned work in illustration
- Visual development of the video game Colorful Darkness for which I am the co-founder and art director
- Exhibitions with the association pbk9 where I am a member of
- Exhibitions in solo
- Graphic Designer/Illustrator part time employee at Hybride Design
What
I did
Professional experience
2016-present
Freelance Illustrator, Lausanne
2017-present
Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Hybride Design, Lausanne
2016-2019
Teacher in Digital Painting, Ceruleum, Lausanne
2017.02-09
Graphic Designer, Doriane Communication, Lausanne
2016.01-06
Texture and Concept Artist, Sunnyside Games, Lausanne
2014-2015
Graphic Designer, Imago Tori, Lausanne
2014.08-12
Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Hybride Studio, Lausanne
2010-2011
Graphic Designer, Imago Tori, Vevey
Projects/Exhibitions
2016-présent
Colorful Darkness, narrative video game, art director and co-founder
2018-présent
Kanako Sawada, graphic novel, illustrator
2019
Absinthe, collective exhibition, PBK9, Fleurier
2017
Bestioles, collective exhibition, PBK9, Espace St-Martin, Lausanne
Awards/Publications/Talks
2021
Oki Doki, Point Barre: Edition pixel de Couleurs 3, Interview pour le roman graphique « Les aventures de Kanako Sawada »
2019
Hero Fest, Talk groupé sur le métier d’illustrateur indépendant
2018
CreativeMornings, Talk on being a Game Artist
2018
Swiss Game Awards, Jury Prize at Ludicious, Zürich Game Festival, for the video game Colorful Darkness
2018
AGEFI, the video game that interests the cybersecurity companies
2016
Journal de Moudon, Sandrine Pilloud: ready for a life of Fantasy
Education
2014-2015
University of Hertfordshire, Bachelor's Degree in Illustration, online courses
2012-2014
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood
Concept Design Academy, Pasadena
Red Engine, Los Angeles
3 Kicks Art Studio, Pasadena
LA Academy of Figurative Art, Van Nuys
- Concept Art (environnement, créature et personnage)
- Fondamentaux (dessin et peinture académique, peinture en plein air et sculpture)
- 3D (Maya et Zbrush)
2010
The Art Students League of New York, weekly figure drawing during a month, New York
2009-2010
Kaplan Aspect, Intensive English Academic Semester, San Francisco
2004-2009
ERACOM, Multimedia Designer, Lausanne
2008-2011
Ecole de Chantal Moret, painting classes, Moudon
1998-2005
Ecole de Veronique Frossard, painting classes, Oron-la-Ville
Downloads/Links
Download my resume: EN – FR
Hybride Design
Pbk9
Colorful Darkness
