Aliena Riu
Aliena Riu
Illustration, concept art and visual development.
Valencia, Spain

About

I grew up drawing, reading manga and playing pc games.

While I was studying Fine Arts, I joined a small team made up of programming and art students willing to make a game.
By being an active member, I got hired in 2013 by a startup called BraveZebra to make outsourced games professionally. That allowed me to work in a ton of videogames and to know all the artistic fields: from character and environment design to animation, UI or 3D.
Some of the company's clients were Nickelodeon, EA games, Zeptolab, 11bit, NBA...

We evolved into making our own games as Digital Sun Games and released Moonlighter.
I got promoted to Art Director for a new project.

I consider myself very versatile and I love to explore different art styles and workflows. I’m passionate about stylization, expressiveness, dynamism, vibrant colors and linework.

My inspiration comes from magic, fantasy, sci-fi and social themes as in Steven Universe, Doctor Who, Ori and the Blind Forest, Inside, Gris, Klaus, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Skydoll… and I will always wait for the release of Beyond Good and Evil 2.

Open for freelance work.

Skills

IllustrationConcept ArtVisual DevelopmentGame DevelopmentArt DirectionCharacter DesignEnvironment DesignCostume DesignMarketing IllustrationBook Cover IllustrationPortraitureStylizedPixel Art

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Procreate
Procreate
Aseprite
Aseprite
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
Maya
Maya
Unity
Unity

Productions

    • Video Game
      Moonlighter
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Pixel artist, concept artist and animator.
    • Company
      Digital Sun Games

Experience

  • Art Director at Digital Sun Games
    Valencia, Spain
    November 2017 - Present

    Art Direction, Concept Art, Visual Development and Illustration.

  • 2D Artist at Digital Sun Games
    Valencia, Spain
    April 2013 - November 2017

    Concept Art, Visual Development, Illustration, Pixel Art and Animation.

  • 2D Artist and Lead Artist at BraveZebra
    Valencia, Spain
    April 2013 - November 2017

    Concept Art, Character Design, Environment Art, Pixel Art, Visual Development, Illustration, Animation, 3D and UI.

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