Hi, I'm Elvira.

Most of my projects start the same way: with an idea that exists only in words. A script, a product nobody can see yet, a message that needs to land. My favourite part of the work is the moment that idea becomes something you can actually look at.

I'm an illustrator and character designer with 6 years in illustration and motion design. A good part of that time was spent inside animation and video production, and it changed how I draw. I don't treat an illustration as a single finished image. I think about where it will live, how its elements work together, and, when it matters, how it will move.

Before I start drawing, I usually spend some time figuring out what the visual actually needs to communicate. That's what "visuals that think" means to me.

I work with business owners, product teams, marketing and creative teams, agencies and studios on illustration, character design, concept art, storyboards and 2D assets for video.

I'll be sharing new work and process notes here, so follow along if that's useful to you. And if you have an idea that still lives only in a doc or in your head, message me here on Contra. Let's figure out what it should look like!