HiHiiiii! I’m Mikappi, a 2D artist and illustrator actively looking for freelance or studio work in games, animation or books. If you’re after hand-crafted art with personality and storytelling baked in — I’d love to hear from you!
What I Do:
- Character design (stylised, realistic, anime, fashion-forward, creature design)
- Illustration (promotional artwork, key art, visual storytelling)
- Concept art (environments, props, worldbuilding, UI mockups)
- Marketing and merchandise art (logos, icons, apparel graphics)
- Visual development for games, comics, or apps
A Little About Me:
I’ve worked in the industry for 5+ years professionally (and 7+ years as a freelancer) — most notably as lead character artist on a now-cancelled mobile game with JAPAN SQUARE LTD, collaborating with teams like HYDE and Graphinica to design 50+ characters, direct UI flows, and bring everything together with world and narrative consistency. Sadly, the studio closed before launch, but I’m proud of what we built — and I’m still hungry to create.
I’ve also:
- Designed for covers and book Illustrations best-selling authors
- Created illustration work for indie games, apps, and manga covers
- Contributed to projects ranging from emotive slice-of-life, cosy cute feels, to stylised horror or action and fantasy genres
I adapt quickly to new styles and pipelines, and I genuinely love collaborating across disciplines — from designers and coders to narrative teams and marketers.
Whether your project needs someone to bring characters to life, design environments or props -flesh out visual tone, or just add emotional weight and polish to your world — I’m ready to jump in.
Styles I can Work In
- Anime/ Manga
- Semi-Realism / Concept Painterly Artworks
- Pixel
Although I am primarily looking for paid work, if your pitch interests me enough, I am open to collaborating without upfront payment. So! - if your elevator pitch is strong, let's see if it's something we can make together!
Let’s connect! Feel free to reach out if you have a project you are interested in me collaborating on or follow me here:
- X (Twitter): @mikappi_draws
- ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/mikappi_draws
- TikTok: @mikappi_draws
Looking forward to hearing about your world and how I can help bring it to life – Mikappi ✦
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