Summary
Hello! My name is Elwira Pawlikowska. I am a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University and currently work as a freelance illustrator and concept artist. My portfolio includes illustrations for both large and small publishers, indie projects, numerous successful Kickstarter campaigns, and personal works.
My artwork is primarily created using traditional media (pencils, ink and watercolors), occasionally mixed with digital techniques (Adobe PS, After Effect, Premiere). I draw inspiration from the works of Old Masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, G. B. Piranesi, and Albrecht Dürer, as well as from the rich worlds of the fantasy genre.
Skills
Software proficiency
Reel
Experience
- Freelance TCG illustrator at Erik's CuriosaNZMarch 2019 - Present
Hand-painted illustrations for an old-school-style card game Sorcery: Contested Realm
- Freelance Book Illustrator at Penguin Random HouseNew YorkMarch 2020 - January 2025
Illustrations for numerous fantasy books, including The Scholomance series written by Naomi Novik, Blood ovet Bright Haven by M. L. Wang, Hide by Kiersten White and more.
- Freelance Illustrator, Graphic Designer at TREFLPLMay 2016 - January 2025
Hand-drawn illustrations for numerous projects, such as a playing cards deck in a steampunk style, cover illustrations and inner illustrations for gamebooks (Fabled Lands among others).
- Freelance Book Illustrator at Rabén & SjögrenStockholm, SESeptember 2018 - December 2023
Background drawings for series of best-selling children books "The Handbook for Superheroes" written by Elias and Agnes Våhlund.
- Freelance Environment Concept Designer at Printable SceneryNZDecember 2015 - December 2021
Concept designs of buildings and other environment elements for tabletop RPG games
- Freelance Children Book Illustrator at Bokförlaget OpalStockholm, SEApril 2020 - May 2021
Cover illustrations and inner illustrations for series of children books "Den Gamla Kyrkogården".
- Freelance Environment Concept Designer at Archon ForgeHong KongJanuary 2019 - July 2019
Designing buildings and other environmental elements for a medieval-fantasy video game "Demon Knights of Ankhoron".
- Freelance Environment Artist at Cultic GamesIstambulFebruary 2016 - September 2019
2D background (environment) illustrations for a Lovecraftian video game "Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones".
- Freelance Illustrator at National Centre for Culture (NCK)WarsawNovember 2015 - December 2015
Hand-drawn illustrations related with a historical event.
- Freelance Illustrator at Foksal Publishing GroupWarsawJune 2015 - July 2015
Book cover illustration and black & white inner illustrations.