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damien Ajoku

damien Ajoku

Illustrator/2D Concept Artist

Arts / Entertainment / Publishing

Toronto, Ontario

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Hello! I'm Damien

I'm a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in Toronto. I'm a graduate of Seneca's art fundamentals program as well as their independent illustration program. I specialize in characters and illustrations heavily focused on visual storytelling but I'm versatile and can also design props and environment assets for production. I'm a quick learner, adaptable, and very used to working in multiple art styles ranging from semi-realistic to highly stylized which comes in handy when working with a company that utilizes a variety of styles.

Visual storytelling
Concept artist
Character design
Illustrator
Digital painting
Approximate rate: CAD$ 28.5 per hour

Experience

- Freelance Illustrator at Self-Employed

Toronto, Canada

April 2016 - Present

 

● Applied color theory and lighting techniques in drawings and illustrations to add 
excitement, focus and depth

● Added illustrations to company marketing collateral and promotional materials that 
reflected unified company brand.

● Proficient in digital painting and rendering using industry standard software such as Adobe 
Photoshop

● Incorporates various methods to quickly produce efficient high quality illustrations like 3D 
models, photo elements, and textures.

 

- Freelance Concept Artist at Self Employment

Toronto, Canada

April 2016 - Present

 

● Transformed ideas into high-quality digital and traditional designs to fulfill client requests. 
● Met every deadline for each project by leveraging strong time management and creative 
problem solving skills.

● Brainstormed different ideas and images for new gaming concept.

● Developed stylized illustrative designs using customer specifications and standards to 
produce results that met customer parameters.

● Gathered information through careful research along with collecting references to create 
character designs and illustrations for effective and tasteful visual storytelling

● Developed art and design concepts.

● Learned new software packages in addition to traditional art methods.

Education

Seneca College, Toronto, ON
- Diploma Program, Independent Illustration, 04/2018


Seneca College, Toronto, ON
- Certificate program, Art fundamentals, 04/2016

SYN Studio, Online
- Concept art program, Summer 2023

Brainstorm School, Online
- Concept art program, Fall 2021


Wexford Collegiate School For The Arts, Toronto, ON
- High School Diploma, 06/2015

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