Curriculum vitae · Yerevan
Vanessa Arakelyan
Artist and illustrator · oil painting and digital illustration
Yerevan, Armenia · Open to creative collaborations and illustration projects
Illustrator and artist with a degree in Art from the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia. Experienced in book illustration, oil painting and digital art. Passionate about creative storytelling and cultural projects. Actively engaged in volunteer programmes and artistic initiatives, including film production and community events.
Experience
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— present
Illustrator
Soft Construct
- Create game visuals for web and mobile versions.
- Design logos.
- Prepare files for hand-off to developers, animators and marketing teams.
- Design banners.
- Create character concept art.
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— present
Freelance illustrator and artist
- Illustrate books and comics and take private commissions, carrying a project from first sketch to finished typeset spreads.
- Work across traditional and digital media, combining oil painting and digital illustration within a single project.
- Set designer and concept artist on a film project: visual concepts and work alongside the production team.
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Design merchandiser
Vega World LLC
- Led a merchandising team of up to 10 people: allocating work across the floor and window displays, and training new hires in design merchandising.
- Designed the sales floor and window displays and prepared the store for promotions and seasonal campaigns.
- Organised customer events to bring in visitors, and gathered and analysed customer feedback.
- Represented the store at Expo, produced designs for advertising shoots and ran collaborations with bloggers.
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Furniture designer, private projects
- Ran private commissions end to end: taking the brief, modelling the furniture in 3D and agreeing the final design with the client.
- Oversaw the manufacturing process and the finished result in production.
Education
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State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
BA, Fine Art — Painting · GPA 3.58
Skills
Painting and works on paper
- Oil painting
- Works on paper
- Academic drawing
Digital illustration
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Book illustration
- Comics and webtoon
3D and production
- Blender
- Unreal Engine
- Pro100
- DaVinci Resolve
Organising
- Exhibitions
- Creative workshops
- Team leadership
Languages
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Russian
native
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Armenian
upper-intermediate
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English
intermediate
Volunteering
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Sevan Startup Summit
20–26 July 2025 · Sevan Festival City, Armenia
Volunteered in support of the summit’s organisation and delivery.
View certificate (PDF) ↗ -
Guide at the Children’s Museum
Educational tours and hands-on sessions for children.
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Set designer on a film project
Visual concepts and concept art, working with the production team.