VALERIO COLONNA

Graphic Designer and Concept Artist

Experience

Art Director - Monka Games ( Turin )  2021 - 2023
As an art director, I worked two years through the successful realization of the game “Checkmate Kings”.  I designed a simple and effective art style tailored to the game, managed the entire creative process from early concept to final release, and took responsibility for setting and meeting production deadlines.
The game was presented to investors worldwide, gaining the attention of Sony’s PlayStation Indies initiative. We were invited to showcase it at both the “Tokyo Games Show” and “Milan Games Week”.

Freelance Game Artist  2023 - Today
I developed a high-quality pixel art asset pack for 2D fantasy games, designed for strong compatibility with both Unity and Godot engines. Titled  "The Fan-tasy Tileset" , it is available on Itch.io and has spent significant time among the platform’s most popular assets. It has received four expansions to date, with additional content currently in development.

Freelance Graphic Deseigner  2024 - Today
Over the past two years, I have worked on logo design, brand identity, digital and print advertising (including social media assets, flyers, and roll-ups), as well as packaging and product design, such as labels for commercial use.
Most recently, I worked to a tabletop game project, designing a new visual style for a custom version of Monopoly
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Education

Comics and Concept Design Course - Mohole School (Milan) 2017 - 2020
I have a background in comic book art and frame-by-frame animation, which has provided me with strong proficiency in software such as Photoshop and Illustrator.

About Me

'm an energetic person who loves sports. For many years now I have been doing parkour as I really appreciate the strive for improvement it can generate. In my spare time you can find me practicing game design or creating pixel art assets and drawings.
I love challenging myself, whether it is through art, physical activity, or anything else like learning a new language.