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Nitesh V.

2D Concept Artist | Game Environments | 2D Design | 2D Animation | AI

Works with an Agency "ChicMic Studios"- Top 3% of Upwork Talent A game world that doesn't feel cohesive, mismatched environments, concept art that doesn't translate into production assets, backgrounds that feel disconnected from the characters living in them, is one of the fastest ways a game's visual identity falls apart before it ever ships. With 10+ years as a concept artist and 2D designer, I build environments and visual worlds that hold together , from early concept sketches through to production-ready game assets. Technical Skills: •• 2D Concept Art — original concept art from sketches to final renderings •• Game Environments — detailed landscapes, buildings, and assets built to feel like one cohesive world •• Game UI Design — intuitive, immersive user interfaces •• Character Design — cartoon, hyper-realistic, and low-poly styles •• Animation — organic and inorganic animation for games and VFX Tools: •• Sprite Animation | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Figma AI •• Midjourney AI | Stable Diffusion — leveraging AI to create high-quality, custom visuals and concepts faster, without losing artistic control Additional Skills: •• Illustration — comic book, children's book, and medical illustration •• Book Covers — cover art for publications •• Storyboarding — storyboards for animations and cutscenes •• Mural & Surface Design — large-scale and pattern designs for various surfaces How I work: I start with the world, not the asset list. Concept direction comes first, then every environment and asset is built to stay consistent with that direction so a game's visual identity holds together from the first scene to the last.

🇮🇳Mohali, India$22/hr100% JSS4.98 (6)Since Jul 2021

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.4k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#33,851 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#3,990 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.4k

Last 6 months: $8.6k

World#16,833 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#2,110 / 45.9k
Total earnings
$50k

Billed in all: $52k

World#76,228 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#11,361 / 45.9k
Per project
$4.5k

$4.3k in the last 6 months

World#38,188 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#4,255 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
2
0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#10,198 / 45.9k
Projects in all
11

Across 13 contracts

8% fixed92% hourly
World#192,417 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#25,771 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$52.2k+$2.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$48k$50k$52k$54kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 4% in Character Design

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  8. #171Character Design4,531 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #5Top 4%