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Sara Elaraby
Sara Elaraby
Environment & Prop Concept Artist / Illustrator
Cairo, Egypt

Summary

I've been working professionally as an Environment Concept Artist since 2016. Beforehand I received a diploma in Game Design from SCAD in the USA, and a certification in Industrial and Conceptual Design from FZD in Singapore. I've led Art Direction and a small team at a mobile game studio for 3 years, mobile games, as well as a contracted Environment Concept Artist for Dumiah Animation Studios, TInyhat Studios, Gamious, KSM Media, Omnium Studio, and many others.

Skills

Concept ArtIllustration3D ModelingUI DesignZbrush

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Blender
Blender
Keyshot
Keyshot
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
SketchUp
SketchUp
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
Procreate
Procreate

Experience

  • Creative Director / Concept Artist at FrankenRun - FrankenPunks / CryptoPunks True Media LLC
    October 2022 - Present

    Illustrations, UX, UI, Concept Art, Modeling, and general Art Direction for FrankenPunks website and FrankenRun web3 game

  • Environmental Concept Artist at Gamious Studios
    Netherlands
    April 2022 - December 2022

    Generating unique environment and building concept art through

    the entire production pipeline, from thumbnail ideations to final

    color and material sheets, to help establish a unique design language for

    their upcoming game PIT.

  • Background Environment Artist at TinyHat Studios
    April 2021 - January 2022

    I worked as both a concept artist for environments for layouts of games, as well as a background illustrator for different games.

  • Lead Artist at Bad Nomads
    Egypt
    January 2020 - December 2020

    Working general art direction and concept art Managing between

    animator, modeler, artist and developers.Ideation of game concept

    story, assets, weapons, environments and characters.

  • Concept Artist at Dumiah Animation Studios
    Egypt
    January 2019 - January 2020

    Working on general concept art across various projects. Adapting

    to different style requirements and needs. Creating character and

    environment concept art to match the story, callouts and turn

    arounds for modelers, and keyframe art for lighting artists to

    establish mood.

  • Art Director / Concept Artist - Dust Runners at Arcanium Studios
    March 2019 - Present

    Working as the Art Director and Concept artist on Dust Runners, Arcanium Studios second mobile game currently in development

  • Art Director / Concept Artist - BioSpread at Arcanium Studios
    Egypt
    September 2017 - March 2019

    Working as the lead Art Director, Concept Artist, and Modeler on Arcanium Studios first (unreleased) mobile game, BioSpread