Damien Ajoku

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.

• 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.

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