I’m Gabriel Alves, a Game Artist and Art Director with over 18 years of experience creating visual experiences for games, animation, comics, and digital media. Originally from Brazil, my career has always been driven by a passion for visual storytelling, strong artistic direction, and creating memorable experiences that connect with audiences and players.

 

After graduating in Graphic Design, I started my career as a freelance illustrator before founding GA Studio, where I led the creation of more than 25 institutional comics and visual communication projects. That experience helped me develop a strong foundation in storytelling, team leadership, creative workflows, and art direction.

 

Over the years, I’ve worked on award-winning game projects such as Mr. Bree and Jelly Escape, both recognized at festivals including SB Games and BIG Festival. These projects allowed me to help shape their visual identities while balancing artistic quality with gameplay and player experience.

 

My experience later expanded into large-scale game production and live-service environments, where I’ve collaborated closely with multidisciplinary teams to create polished, game-ready assets, feature presentations, UI visuals, animations, and production artwork. As a Lead Artist at Arrow International and currently a Senior Game Artist at Light & Wonder, I continue to focus on delivering high-quality visuals while supporting fast-paced production pipelines and collaborative development processes.

 

My technical background includes Adobe Creative Suite, Unity-based production workflows, real-time asset implementation, 2D animation, particle systems, visual effects integration, and modern digital art pipelines. In recent years, I’ve also embraced AI-assisted creative tools as part of the evolving creative process, using them to support ideation, exploration, and production workflows while maintaining strong artistic direction and craftsmanship.

 

I’m always looking for opportunities to push visual storytelling further and collaborate on projects that combine creativity, gameplay, and innovative technology.