Adrian V

Freelance Tarot & Card Game Designer

Creative Studio B

Oct 2021 - Present • 5 yrs

• Work with independent creators, entrepreneurs, authors, game developers, and entertainment-focused clients to develop original card-based products from initial concepts through polished production artwork. • Created custom tarot card illustrations and complete deck concepts, developing consistent symbolism, characters, color direction, and visual themes across multiple cards. • Designed trading card artwork for fantasy, collectible, character-based, and themed card concepts, adapting artwork to professional card dimensions and layouts. • Collaborated with independent game creators to develop custom card games, translating gameplay ideas and themes into visually intuitive card designs. • Developed board game visual assets, including cards, character artwork, icons, game components, and supporting graphic elements. • Turned rough sketches, written concepts, references, and mood boards into polished, original artwork suitable for digital presentation and physical production. • Prepared artwork with attention to bleed, margins, dimensions, resolution, typography, and print requirements for professional card production. • Maintained visual consistency across large card collections by establishing reusable design systems, templates, symbols, and illustration styles.

Card Illustrator & Game Artwork Specialist

Freelance / Digital Agency Partner • Freelance

Apr 2019 - Sep 2021 • 2 yrs 5 mos

• Supported small businesses, independent artists, tabletop game creators, and emerging brands developing their first card-based products. • Produced custom illustrations for tarot decks, oracle-style cards, collectible cards, playing cards, and tabletop games. • Developed fantasy, mystical, adventure, character-driven, and symbolic visual concepts based on individual client briefs. • Designed cohesive card collections where every card maintained a recognizable visual identity while still having its own unique artwork. • Worked closely with clients through concept development, revisions, refinement, and final artwork delivery. • Created visual assets that balanced artistic appeal with practical gameplay and production requirements. • Assisted creators with visual direction, card composition, typography, icon placement, and overall deck presentation.