Elisa Roberts

Visual Development | Concept Art

Portfolio

Concept illustration including work from games and short films.

Character sheet of a Japanese dragon.

King of Dragons

Ani 123 | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Prop sheet of a katana including three quarter and orthographic view.

Ryujin's Sword

Ani 123 | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Illustration of a Japanese dragon in an emerald cave.

Ikari and Ryujin

Ani 123 | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Character sheet of a main character.

Ikari

Ani 123 | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Character turnaround of a 2d character designed for a short film.

Annie: Character Turnaround

Ani 132 | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Assets designed for a video game.

Visual Assets

Haunting Notes | Spring 2023 | Photoshop

Resume

Professional Experience

  • Illustration Lead for 1687 Club Project | Grow Design and Development

    October 2021 - Present

    Designed and refined characters, incorporated feedback, instructed a team on how to replicate style, produced bespoke characters for clients, communicated with staff regarding deadlines and fixes, maintained file organization.

  • Graphic Design/Marketer | Durga's Divine Cafe

    February 2018 - March 2020

    Took product photos, designed advertisements, and directed social media marketing.

Projects

  • Haunting Notes | Visual Assets
  • Biting Dust Short Film | Clean-up Animation
  • Coil Cat Video Game | Visual Assets
  • After the Great Collapse Short Film | Visual Development
  • Meatspace Magazine | Contributor

Skills

  • Visual development process: Sketching, concepts, and design for characters, props, and environments
  • Web development using HTML and CSS
  • File organization
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Empathy, teamwork, and leadership skills

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop, LIghtroom, Animate, Dreamweaver, Premiere, and Illustrator
  • Toonboom Harmony
  • Maya
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Google Suite

Education

  • San Jose State University

    B.F.A. in Animation/Illustration (2025)

  • Sierra College

    A.S. in Interactive Web Design (2024)

About

Self portrait done in pen

Elisa is an illustrator based in San Jose, California. Aside from spending hours manically painting, she enjoys baking bread, trying(and failing) to garden, and sitting in mossy forests.