I'm Gianna Li (ジアンナ　リ, Ruenis), a freelance artist from Manila, currently based in Tokyo. My two passions in life are drawing and video games! I've been drawing as a hobby for as long as I can remember, and as a professional since 2008. I am mostly self-taught.

I can communicate in Filipino, English and Japanese (JLPT N3). ★

My work is driven by my childhood love of video games, and my life goal to be involved in the creation of fun games that bring a little bit more happiness to people's lives! Let's work together!

Besides drawing and games, I also enjoy going on real-life adventures, toy collecting, playing the piano, photography, image editing, and of course—Japanese animé, music and street fashion!

はじめまして、ジアンナ（ルー）と申します。 日本に住んでいるフィリピン人です。　イラストのお仕事募集中です。　あまり上手じゃありませんですが、日本語が話せます。 英語でもOKです。 よろしくお願いします！★

★ Tablet: Wacom Cintiq 12WX
★ Software: Paint Tool SAI, Photoshop CS6
★ System: Windows 7, Mac OS X

I specialize in creating 2D Game Art such as full promotional illustrations, character and world design, in-game assets, logos, and concept art—anything 2D for games and digital/printed media! I also draw and print comics, and paint traditionally with watercolors.


★ De La Salle University-Manila (Philippines)
BS Computer Science - Software Technology
★ International Study Institute (Japan)
Japanese Language Course
★ 専門学校東京ネットウェイブ (Japan)
Illustration -　ゲームイラスト専攻

2016~
★ Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (PS4, Wii, PC) for Wayforward Technologies
2012-2015:
★ Block Star Party (Facebook, iOS, Android) for Incubator Games
2008:
★ Enchanted (PC) and Pirates PlundARR (Wii) for Boomzap
★ FlyFF Online (PC) for Level-Up! Games

★ 1st Place National Art Competition Junior Division (Level-Up! LIVE)
★ 1st Place Banner Contest (CosMania X Philippines)

• World Design
  

  World Design Block Star Party

  Designed and conceptualized BSP's world. This is still image of the full animated background artwork for the main menu screen.

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• Game Assets
  

  Game Assets Block Star Party

  
  Designed and created the final art assets for the original game, including the logo, characters, backgrounds, items and UI icons.

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• Map
  

  Map Block Star Party

  
  Painted a large vertical world map with path, with seamless transitions between areas.

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• Game Board
  

  Game Board Block Star Party

  
  Screenshot of the game, using the "Fruit" set of icons.

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• Animatic
  

  AnimaticBlock Star Party

  
  Still image from the animated opening movie that plays before the Start screen.

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• Background
  

  Background Block Star Party

  
  Painted a separate background per stage, depending on the theme of the area.

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• All Saint's Wake
  

  All Saint's Wake Final Fantasy XIV

  
  FFXIV fanart of Wev and Rue in the yearly Halloween event.

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• Two Shadows
  

  Two Shadows Final Fantasy XIV

  
  FFXIV fanart of Wev and Rue as a Dark Knight and Ninja, submitted to the Heavensward Transition Art Contest.

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• Broken
  

  Broken Spiral Knights

  
  Fanart of my Spiral Knights character, drawn to learn how to manipulate colors using layer modes.

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• Take Heart
  

  Take Heart Spiral Knights

  
  Spiral Knights fanart of our lead guild members, doing the game's old party member revival mechanic that was redesigned.

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• Nyx'd
  

  Nyx'd Dota 2

  
  Commission of Dota 2 characters.

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• Chip Wars
  

  Chip Wars RF Online

  
  Commission for the website of an RF Online private server.

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• Birth by Sleep
  

  Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts

  Kingdom Hearts fanart of the lead characters, drawn for KHinsider.com's contest celebrating the game's English release.

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• Alchemist
  

  Alchemist Dragon Nest

  
  Sweet Lolita-inspired costume designed for the "Tinkerer" character in Dragon Nest SEA.

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• Time's Scar
  

  Time's ScarOriginal

  
  My original characters for a steampunk and time-travel themed story.

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• Eternal Bonding
  

  Eternal Bonding Final Fantasy XIV

  
  FFXIV fanart of Wev and Rue's in-game wedding. ♥

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• Graphika
  

  Graphika Original

  
  Original characters Dusk and Dawn, designed for my street art themed story.

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• Game
  

  Game Various JRPGs

  
  Commission for a friend's yearly gaming event (Fest), featuring characters from JRPGs they played in the past.

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• Carry
  

  Carry Final Fantasy XIV

  
  FFXIV fanart of Wev and Rue, in a stylized chibi form.

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• Magician's Shop
  

  Magician's Shop Original

  
  Assignment illustration where I designed the character and background.

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• Underwater
  

  Underwater Original

  
  Assignment illustration where I designed the character and background.

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• Force*8
  

  Force*8 Original

  
  A page from my original comic, Force*8.

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• Village
  

  Village Original

  
  Pixel art background and character in top-down perspective.

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• Astrologian
  

  Astrologian Final Fantasy XIV

  
  FFXIV fanart of my character as an astrologian, painted traditinally using watercolors.

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