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Raphaël Villegas
Raphaël Villegas
Studio Art Director @ Abrakam Studio
Brussels, Belgium

Ahoy !

Skills

Art DirectionConcept ArtEnvironment DesignCharacter Design

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Blender
Blender
Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
Medium by Adobe
Medium by Adobe

Experience

  • Art Director at Abrakam Studio
    Liège, BE
    September 2023 - Present

  • Principal Concept Artist at Appeal Studios
    Charleroi
    January 2019 - September 2023

    I was responsible of most of the concept of :

    Outcast A New Beginning

    Gangs of Sherwood

  • Creative content creator / Creative director at 20STM
    Bruxelles, Belgique
    July 2017 - March 2018

    I had the opportunity to work in an agency for creating communication content for European institutions.

    My work consisted of designing digital AR / VR projects, producing illustrations and visuals for communication for all types of media (Print / Video / Application)

    I have had the opportunity to work for clients such as:

    - AXA insurance

    - S.E.S.A.R Joint Undertaking

  • Co-founder / Art director at Curious Craft
    Mons, Belgique
    September 2015 - July 2017

    For almost two years I had the opportunity to take on several roles such as Art Director, Illustrator, Game Designer, Project Manager, and managing clients and public relations...

    That's the life of an indie studio, you wear multiple hats !

    During this period, I acquired a solid experience in business management and learned to master the entire development pipeline of a video game on different medias and technologies (VR / AR / MOBILE / PC/MAC ).

    It was two years rich in twists and turns! We participated at the Gamescom and met the VR industry giants, we also won several awards including two at European level!

    We've work for clients such as :

    • Le Musée royal de Mariemont

    • Proximus

    • 20STM

    • Fishing Cactus

    • Imagine Film

    ...

  • Matte Painter at Dirty Monitor
    Charleroi, Belgique
    April 2012 - December 2014

    I started my freelance career with the famous video-mapping studio Dirty Monitor!

    I had the opportunity to quickly assume important responsibilities as Matte Painter on the show "Peter Pan, the never ending story".

    After that I’ve work on several projects equally enriching each other, all around the world for customers such as:

    • The world-famous watchmaking company Patek Philippe

    • The Impressive shows by Luc Petit Création

    • Franco Dragone's famous show "Décrocher la Lune"

    • The opening ceremony of the Beijing International Film Festival

    • The amusement park Walibi Belgium