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Leja Pelc
Leja Pelc
Graphic Designer / 3D Generalist
Koper, Slovenia

Skills

Concept ArtIllustration3D ModelingCharacter ModelingTexturingCharacter DesignRetopologyAugmented Reality3DARMixed Reality

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
MagicaVoxel
MagicaVoxel
Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
Krita
Krita
ZBrush
ZBrush

Experience

  • Graphic Designer at Bubadu
    Cerknica, SI
    March 2021 - Present

    I'm working at the company as a Graphic Designer, who works on 2D mobile games for children/younger audience. I've worked on main title games (Bubbu, Duddu, Pixie, Bubbu School, Bubbu 2 etc.), as well as on the ones from older catalogue.

    My tasks in general are:

    ⦁ Graphic designer

    ⦁ Game design

    ⦁ UX/UI design

    ⦁ Q&A testing

    ⦁ Writing documentation

    Things I do on my own:

    ⦁ Create sketches, concept art, character designs and environments.

    ⦁ Draw particles, sprites and simple VFX animations.

    ⦁ Design feature graphics, cross promotion material and interstitials.

    ⦁ Create game icons and screenshots for Google Play and Apple store.

    ⦁ Brainstorm and provide new content ideas for existing games.

    ⦁ Plan UX/UI for new game content and write game design documentation for other team members, specifically programmers.

    ⦁ Rigorously test various game builds, provide feedback and report bugs to other team members.

    ⦁ Prepare my working files with proper documentation in a manner that other team members can use them later on.

    Things I do with my team:

    ⦁ Collaborate with team members to design new minigames and various add-ons for the existing games.

    ⦁ Work closely with other graphic designers to ensure a cohesive visual style.

    ⦁ Communicate regularly with other team members to ensure project milestones are met on time and to the desired level of quality.

    ⦁ Closely work with the animator when creating characters and customizable skins for them.

    ⦁ Attend educational courses and workshops to stay up-to-date with industry trends and new platforms.

  • 3D Generalist at CtrlArt
    Ljubljana
    September 2018 - February 2020

    I've worked at the company as a 3D Generalist for AR/VR. During the employment I was doing various interesting tasks.

    My tasks in general were:

    ⦁ 3D modeling, creating LODs and retopology

    ⦁ UV mapping

    ⦁ Texturing

    ⦁ Teaching at the Workshop classes

    ⦁ Creating videos for education purposes

    Things I've done on my own:

    ⦁ Due to my precision, organizational skills and meeting deadlines I often worked independently or as an active member in different teams, where I was the main link in the whole production.

    ⦁ Created a curriculum for the Črnomelj Workshop, study material and guided participants through classes where we created a 3D boy model

    ⦁ Wrote scripts, recorded voice over, edited sound clips and video for Črnomelj Workshop Youtube series.

    ⦁ Designed new UX/UI and overall look for TravelAR Slovenija application.

    ⦁ Created 3D models for TravelAR application and various outsourced projects -humans, animals, objects, environment - as well as texturing, rigging and animating them if needed.

    ⦁ Tested various application builds, provided feedback and reported bugs to other team members.

    ⦁ Brainstormed and made suggestions for UX/UI, space ship and game play for first draft of Planet Attack AR game.

    Things I've done with my team:

    ⦁ Have regular meetings with other team members to ensure our work is cohesive in style and we're all reaching project milestones.

    ⦁ Communicated with team members on regular basis to better divide tasks or help others when needed. I helped with cleaning motion capture, illustration and animation in general.

    ⦁ Worked as a co-mentor in other Workshops, providing help to participants during the courses.

    ⦁ Solved problems and made adjustments to models in timely manner.

    ⦁ Offered mentorship and helped out newer team members in 3D department.

    ⦁ Helped animators with motion capture face recording.

  • 2D Illustrator at Value Add Games
    Ljubljana, Slovenia
    January 2018 - December 2018

    I still work with the company as an occasional digital artist on several projects. In the past I've worked on these:

    • Illustrations for their internet site

    • Illustrations for card game "Črni zobek"

    • Drawings for coloring books

    • Sketches for the tabletop game "Gasilska brigada"