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ABOUT
Alena Tkach is Ukrainian freelance illustrator who studied Graphic Arts at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. She works mostly as children’s book illustrator and 2D artist. Alena created her first illustrated book in 2014.
When she is not illustrating for gamedev and publishing clients, Alena likes to hike, taking pictures with a film camera and doing yoga. Her work is heavily inspired by nature.
CLENTS
Facebook, McDonald's, Janod, Marbotic, Penguin Random House, YoYo-Books, Fleurus, Scholastic Inc., Ogilvy, Phoenix book publishing, LOKI, Aksjomat, R.Culturi, Neonmob, Lithium Lab, American Greetings, International Academic Alliance
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
AWARDS
AWARDS
Cut Out The Darkness 2014: Excellent social contribution recognition (third place).
By Panasonic x Behance Japan Tokyo Community. 2014.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Alena’s work has been featured on 2dArtist, Photoshop Creative, Magic CG, designideas.pics, Baronmag, boredpanda.com, Neonmob.
FAQ
What brushes do you use?
What brushes do you use?
I use only several brushes I love most. But I use them to their fullest extent :) They are: grainy brushes (my favorite is made by Denis Zilber, I found it some years ago in his blog. Since then it’s by biggest and most fascinating discovery); soft round standard brush (to get smooth gradients); watercolor brushes (to get nice textures).
What tools do you use?
What tools do you use?
Most of my illustrations are done in Photoshop. But I use Adobe Illustrator as well to draw game graphics and Adobe After Effects to animate it.