Tijani

character illustration and animation

Upwork • Freelance

May 2025 - Present • 1 yr 4 mos

Worked with indie game developers, game studios, and creative clients to design and produce high-quality 2D game artwork across multiple visual styles. Created original character illustrations, pixel art, isometric environments, game assets, sprite sheets, and frame-by-frame animations tailored for commercial games and interactive media. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Designed original 2D character illustrations for games, visual novels, RPGs, and mobile titles. Created pixel art characters, enemies, NPCs, and creatures with consistent proportions and visual appeal. Produced isometric environments, buildings, props, and environmental assets for strategy and simulation games. Developed modular game assets including tilesets, icons, collectibles, weapons, UI elements, and object packs. Animated characters, creatures, VFX, and environmental objects using frame-by-frame sprite animation. Created sprite sheets featuring idle, walk, run, attack, jump, death, and special ability animations. Adapted artwork to various artistic styles, including pixel art, isometric pixel art, cartoon, fantasy, retro, and stylized game illustrations. Collaborated closely with clients to translate concepts, references, and game design documents into production-ready artwork. Optimized assets for integration into Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, and other 2D game development pipelines. Maintained consistent visual direction, colour harmony, and technical specifications throughout project lifecycles while delivering projects within agreed deadlines. CORE SKILLS: Character Illustration 2D Game Art Pixel Art Isometric Pixel Art Game Asset Design Sprite Animation Character Animation Tileset Design Environment Art UI & Icon Design Visual Storytelling Aseprite Adobe Photoshop Game Asset Production

2D illustration and animation

Kwork • Freelance

Oct 2024 - Present • 1 yr 11 mos

Worked with indie game developers, game studios, and creative clients to design and produce high-quality 2D game artwork across multiple visual styles. Created original character illustrations, pixel art, isometric environments, game assets, sprite sheets, and frame-by-frame animations tailored for commercial games and interactive media. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Designed original 2D character illustrations for games, visual novels, RPGs, and mobile titles. Created pixel art characters, enemies, NPCs, and creatures with consistent proportions and visual appeal. Produced isometric environments, buildings, props, and environmental assets for strategy and simulation games. Developed modular game assets including tilesets, icons, collectibles, weapons, UI elements, and object packs. Animated characters, creatures, VFX, and environmental objects using frame-by-frame sprite animation. Created sprite sheets featuring idle, walk, run, attack, jump, death, and special ability animations. Adapted artwork to various artistic styles, including pixel art, isometric pixel art, cartoon, fantasy, retro, and stylized game illustrations. Collaborated closely with clients to translate concepts, references, and game design documents into production-ready artwork. Optimized assets for integration into Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, and other 2D game development pipelines. Maintained consistent visual direction, colour harmony, and technical specifications throughout project lifecycles while delivering projects within agreed deadlines. CORE SKILLS: Character Illustration 2D Game Art Pixel Art Isometric Pixel Art Game Asset Design Sprite Animation Character Animation Tileset Design Environment Art UI & Icon Design Visual Storytelling Aseprite Adobe Photoshop Game Asset Production