Anna Polieva

Versatile 2D Games Lead Artist with 8+ years of experience in mobile and board games. I excel in character customization, storyboarding, 3D sculpting, and optimizing art for ready-to-go animation. Skilled in diverse areas like production art, concept art, and UI design, with a special passion for character design. Proven track record of bridging the gap between Business and Production and building effective artist teams.

• Completed over 15 high-performing mobile game projects, some of which were highly reviewed on ICE 2022 Expo
• Developed concept art with various visual options and styles in Photoshop as per business requirements
• Developed 3D base models in Zbrush to offer a higher number of options in the selection of aspects and speed up rendering process in Keyshot with realistic lighting and perspective
• Created high-quality rendered assets in Photoshop, e.g., characters, backgrounds, frames, logos, icons, buttons, pop-up messages, 2D effects, and special particles for animation
• Sliced assets for animation in Spine to save time for the Animation team
• Lead a team of 3-4 artists for 5 quality mobile game projects delivered in record timelines
• Interfaced with the Business to collect requirements and drive agreement on time and scope estimates
• Early concept development for themes, custom styles, mood boards, etc. using Photoshop, Zbrush, and Keyshot
• Performed various production tasks as a senior artist within the team ad hoc
• Product quality control, review process, and edits with Production and Business stakeholders
• Collaborated with the animators and developers to create and review beta products as per requirements

• 2021 - Digital Rendering | ArtCraft Digital Art Academy (6 months)
• 2020 - Zbrush 3D Sculpting | ArtCraft Digital Art Academy (6 months)
• 2018 - Advanced PhotoShop | ArtCraft Digital Art Academy (3 months)
• 2010-2012 - Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics (English) - unfinished | University of National Transoportation | Kyiv, Ukraine