Valeriia Kapelyush
Concept artist
spacecraftlera@gmail.com
Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
About
Versatile 2D game artist and illustrator with 6+ years of game-development experience across mobile live ops, casual games, licensed IP, prototypes, and animation-ready production. Creates polished characters, costumes, environments, props, maps, event UI, and vector assets from initial sketch through final implementation.
Specializing in stylized cartoony styles, I continuously enhance my skills through diverse art courses.
Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, sketching, snowboarding, baking and playing Overwatch & Fortnite.
Key Skills
Concept art Character design Props design Illustration
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Blender AI Tools
Experience
2D Artist at Gameloft
Created character designs, environments, and world-building pieces for several different IP projects.
Worked on early pitch development of an unannounced project.
Engaged in end-to-end product development as a key member of the prototype department, collaborating with 3D artists, game developers, art directors, and programmers.
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
Toronto, ON, Canada
2D Visual Artist at Semenovsky Company Ltd
Developed character concept art with turnarounds and fully rendered characters in various poses for upcoming 2D animations.
Redesigned assets using a fresh, stylized cartoony aesthetic
Collaborated with animators and Art Lead to organize layers effectively and ensure clear drawing instructions for future animation and 3D modeling.
Nov 2022 - Present
Toronto, ON, Canada
2D Stylized Artist at Room 8 Studio
Created concept work including but not limited to character, key art, environment, layout, cards design, Illustration, etc.
Worked on board and cards designs.
Experienced with full game production pipeline.
Apr 2020 - Aug 2022
Remote, Ukraine
2D Artist at Doodle Video Production
Create character design and backgrounds for cartoony animation video.
Collaborate with animators to prepare art for further animation.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
Remote, Ukraine