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Kayla Woods
Kayla Woods
Illustrator and 2D Artist
Adelaide, Australia

Summary

A motivated, innovative, and flexible Illustrator and Concept Artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Proficient in creating high quality digital and traditional works for a variety of applications; with experience in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator. I have a passion for narrative illustration, concept art, and critters with bad reputations; I want to give character and life to ideas and inspire people's wonder.

Skills

IllustrationConcept ArtCharacter DesignChildren's BooksGame Art2D ArtDigital Illustration

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
InDesign
InDesign

Experience

  • Illustrator at Era Publications
    Adelaide, Australia
    July 2018 - Present

    Illustrator on the WINGS Phonics series of educational children's readers aimed at children 3+ years of age. My roles are conceptual development for character/environment, storyboarding, creating visual subplots within the illustrations to add interest and depth to the story, and including clear visual cues to aid in children's reading and learning.

    Current title: Moira's Moon.

    erapublications.com/products/9781741444155

  • Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist at Kayla Woods Illustration
    Adelaide, Australia
    June 2018 - Present

    As a freelancer i work in a variety of areas within 2D Illustration including children’s and narrative illustration, conceptual and promotional art for game/film/etc., and scientific illustration. My main area of focus is in creating work with an aspect of visual storytelling, where i can communicate a story, the subtleties of narrative and world building, or key information and concepts. I also do some 2D Animation works.

    

I am very flexible and can adapt my illustration style to suit the needs and artistic vision of my clients so i can bring their idea to life in just the way they imagined it. I have knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator, and also work in traditional mediums with a focus on watercolour, ink, and graphite.