Крістіна

KRISTINA
SERHIIENKO
2D ARTIST | VISUAL NOVEL ARTIST |
CHARACTER DESIGNER

ABOUT ME
2D Artist specializing in visual novels, character design, and
CONTACT narrative-driven illustration.
Experienced in creating expressive characters, layered sprites, CG
Lviv, Ukraine scenes, and atmospheric backgrounds for interactive storytelling.

[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Strong focus on emotional storytelling, style consistency, and
production-ready assets (PSD, animation-ready layers).
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Comfortable working with AI-assisted pipelines, refining outputs to
Portfolio match artistic direction.

TOOLS VISUAL NOVEL PROJECTS
Photoshop VISUAL NOVEL ARTIST SELECTED PROJECTS
Procreate Created character sheets, The Vanished: Camden ‘78 —
Stable Diffusion sprites, and CG cutscenes noir VN, character-driven
Midjourney Designed branching narrative
Leonardo AI narrative visuals and Velmar — dark fantasy visual
Krea emotional states novel
Developed UI concepts and Code of the Druidess —
atmosphere for interactive historical fantasy VN (Ireland,
CORE SKILLS storytelling 1560s)
Character Design (stylization, Built cohesive visual styles Ship of Theseus —
emotional expression, outfit for full VN projects psychological / psychedelic
design) horror VN
Visual Novel Art (sprites, CG
scenes, branching visuals)
Narrative & Cinematic
Illustration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Backgrounds & Environment Jan 2025 – Oct 2025
Design (mood-driven, 2D ILLUSTRATOR - UNICORN MEDIA
atmospheric)
Created characters, scenes, and assets for animated video
Composition, Lighting & Color
Storytelling production
Storyboarding Designed character concepts and visual transformations
AI-assisted workflows
Produced backgrounds and compositions for storytelling
(Midjourney, Leonardo, Krea +
manual refinement) scenes
Production-ready PSD (layered Refined AI-generated visuals to match project art direction
for animation / Spine-ready)
Prepared layered assets for animation and editing pipelines

LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
English Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
Ukrainian FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR

Polish Delivered illustrations, character designs, and book visuals
for international clients
Developed character concepts, storyboards, and full-page
illustrations
Specialized in narrative-driven art and emotional scenes
Managed full pipeline: concept → sketch → final render

EDUCATION
2023 - 2024
ART CRAFT EDUCATION LLP
Foundation Degree — Book Illustration

2016 - 2020
STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
"LVIV HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES"
Associate Degree — Design