Kristele Pelland
Kristele Pelland
Senior 2D Artist | Generalist | Art Manager
Montreal, Canada

Summary

Passionate and versatile senior 2D artist with 17+ years experience in the mobile gaming industry. Conceptualized and illustrated game assets, characters, environments, props and icons. Can adapt to an existing art direction, from highly stylized to realistic. Mentored and provided feedback to junior artists, resulting in their growth and development.

I always was passionate with anything using images to tell a story: Cartoons, comics, video games. I wish my art to entertain and captivate people just like so many others made me.

Cheers

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Skills

Art DirectionConcept ArtIllustrationStoryboardingGraphic DesignPhoto-manipulationMarketing Illustration2D Animation3D Modeling

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
After Effects
After Effects
Illustrator
Illustrator
Maya
Maya
Blender
Blender
Unity
Unity

Experience

  • Senior 2D Artist at Ludia
    Montreal, Canada
    October 2019 - July 2023

    - Characters, environments & marketing illustration.

    - Storyboards & animatic for trailers and gameplay.

    - Mentoring junior and intermediate artists.

    - Art reviews, feedback, approbations and outsourcers management.

  • Marketing Artist at Playtika
    Montreal, Canada
    December 2017 - October 2019

    - Creation of Live Ops visual content such as in-game events, sales, promotions, social media.

    - Live Ops events development & idea pitches.

    - Studio-wide presentations of liveOps team upcoming events, releases and accomplishments.

  • Art Director at Lynx Attractions
    Montreal, Canada
    October 2016 - November 2017

    - Managing and leading digital content art team.

    - Art direction & Concept Art for digital content and physical products.

    - Storyboards & Storytelling for digital content and physical staging.

    - 2D & 3D animation for animatics, graphic design and characters.

    - Artist recruitment and interviews.

    - Communications with suppliers such as industrial design, animation outsource and sound design.

  • 2D / 3D Artist at Hibernum Créations
    Montreal, Canada
    May 2012 - September 2016

    - Concept art for characters, environment, UI and game scenes.

    - Digital illustration for promotional and splash art.

    - Art reviews, feedback and approbations for static art, animation cycles and sequences.

    - Storyboard and animatics for game trailers, cutscenes and gameplay.

    - Art support for game new projects pitches.

  • 2D / 3D Artist at EA Mobile
    Montreal, Canada
    August 2006 - April 2012

    - Concept art for characters, environment, UI and game scenes

    - 2D and 3D Animation

    - Game asset creation and integration

    - 3D Modeling