Digital Artist
Contact:
panna.ivanovska@gmail.com
discord @falkka
phone number/viber/whatsapp available upon request
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/falkka/
https://www.artstation.com/falkka
Location:
North Macedonia (GMT+1)
Technically minded artist with 10 years of work experience, of which 5 in game development specifically. Focusing on hand-crafted, hand-painted, stylized assets with a strong and diverse portfolio. Finding custom solutions that complement unique game designs as well as a great visual library of tried and tested patterns. Dynamic, result-oriented, adept at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
UI/UX Designer on EXWorld
Z House Studios
Dec 2022 - Present
Developed a clean UI artstyle inspired by anime MMO classics.
Produced all UI assets including HUD and window elements, screens outside of the actual gameplay, over 500 unique item icons, ability icons, and small animations.
Wrote and maintained detailed art documentation for the project, with the most comprehensive one at 140 pages long.
Contributed concept art and custom illustrations.
Redesigned the website, logos, prepared marketing templates, and a press kit.
Handpainted textures and re-skinned many in-game models of characters, costumes, and weapons.
Produced social media content and streamed it for the community.
UI/UX Designer on Path of Kami
May 2020 - Feb 2024
Captilight
Developed a watercolor-inspired UI artstyle.
Produced all UI elements, collectible icons, Steam achievements icons and upkept the documentation.
Contributed concept art pieces.
Assembled an artbook for the project.
UI/UX Designer on Titan Reach
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Square Root Studios
Crafted unique, hand-painted UI artstyle that remained responsive.
Designed a single layout that worked for both keyboard and controller users.
Produced all UI-related assets, maintained the files, the documentation, and written assembly instructions for the developers.
Produced marketing materials for the project.
Streamed for the community.
Managed artists' tasks and communication between teams.
Freelance Game Artist on various projects
Sep 2019 - Dec 2021
Contributed to plenty of small indie projects in roles of a concept artist, animator, UI designer, and illustrator. Below are some of the highlights.
Riposte! a local-multiplayer party game in a medieval setting and artstyle inspired by illuminated books. I am responsible for all the art in the game. Published on Steam.
Hexahedra is a puzzle game to which I contributed modular backgrounds. Published on Steam.
Dice Tactics and Magic Dice Roller are dice-based apps I consulted on to clean up the UI. Published on App Store and Play Store.
Freelance Graphic Designer on various projects
May 2015 - Sep 2019
Over the years I worked with many brands and events producing all sorts of marketing materials. Digital posts, banners, logos, posters, fliers, business cards and more. I later moved towards game development, but this experience still informs my artistic choices and is responsible for my strong fundamentals in composition, typography, iconography and branding.
UI/UX design
2D Asset production
Art Production Pipeline Management
Optimization of 2D assets for Game Engine requirements
Development of unique Artstyles
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
Decent understanding of 3D modelling and texturing (Blender)
Strong art and graphic design fundamentals
Efficient communication
Producing and maintaining complex documentation
C1 English. C2 Polish, A2 Macedonian
Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi
Working towards a BA in Graphics with specialization in 3D and Game Art
Oct 2024 - Future
Currently studying. Expected graduation: 2027
Member of KNG (Students Scientific Association in Graphic Design)
B2B
Since the start of 2021, I own a small Polish company Pracownia Projektowa - Marta Ivanovska. Outside of regular employment I'm also open to contract work and can provide invoices for my services if that's something you prefer.
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