M Waqar T.
2D Game Artist & Illustrator | Character Design | Mobile Game UI
Looking for a 2D game artist who gets your vision and actually delivers? You've come to the right place! I'm Waqar, a 2D illustrator and game artist specializing in character design, mobile game UI design, and illustrated game assets that bring game worlds to life. Whether you need a full cast of Ghibli-style characters, a polished board game layout, a crisp game logo, or a complete mobile UI kit, I've got you covered. What I create: - Character design and illustration, from concept to final asset, any style - Mobile game UI/UX design, menus, HUDs, splash screens, leaderboards, icon sets - 2D game assets, backgrounds, environments, game icons, buttons, and game interface elements - Board game artwork, card design, and print-ready assets including box design - Game logos, app icons and title screen design - Creature design and concept art - Pixel art, sprite sheets and cartoon-styled graphics - Game graphics reskins Styles I work in: Ghibli · Anime · Chibi · Cartoon · Minimalist · Flat Design · Pixel Art · Isometric · Hand-drawn · Realistic · Abstract · Lo-Fi · Dark Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Cyberpunk Tools I use: Photoshop · Illustrator · Procreate · Figma · Libresprite · Unity Why clients keep coming back: - Clean layered files delivered at 2048px, ready for Unity, print, or web - Regular updates throughout so there are never any surprises - Revisions until you're 100% happy, your satisfaction isn't optional - Fast responses and clear communication from day one - Always available, always listening, no matter how vague the brief I also take on web design and front-end projects, so if you need both creative and digital under one roof, I'm your person. Let's build something great. Drop me a message, I'm probably already online!
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $2k
$179 in the last 6 months
Across 21 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 15% in Digital Art
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #11Sprite Sheet Animation52 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 21%🇵🇰#1 of 4
- #29Board Game116 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 25%🇵🇰#2 of 10
- #43Isometric Style178 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #6Top 24%🇵🇰#6 of 35
- #54Game Background & Environment233 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #8Top 23%🇵🇰#8 of 52
- #76Pixel Art395 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #4Top 19%🇵🇰#4 of 12
- #1422D Game Art757 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #11Top 19%🇵🇰#11 of 80
- #142Game UI/UX Design563 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #37Top 25%🇵🇰#37 of 167
- #188Concept Artistry1,175 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #13Top 16%🇵🇰#13 of 59