matteo Pertosa

I am a 2D Illustrator and Visual Development Artist specializing in environment backgrounds, color script/light studies, character design, and promotional art for the publishing, comic, and gaming industries.

Working exclusively in a pure 2D digital workflow, my focus is visual storytelling.

I translate scripts and concepts into immersive worlds by manipulating light, atmospheric depth, and color temperature to set the perfect emotional tone.

Core Expertise:

• TCG & Card Art: Designing vibrant, narrative-driven illustrations for trading card games, balancing readability with rich visual impact.

• Background Design: Crafting detailed interior spaces full of pop-culture lore, cinematic natural landscapes, and urban environments.

• Character & Creature Design: Developing solid structural forms from underlying construction lines to finalized dynamic lighting setups (such as dappled light or high-contrast shadows).

•Isometric 2D Art & Concept Design: Designing environment & props in isometric perspective, managing the pipelines from rough thumbnails to polished concepts.

• Color Keys & Mood Studies: Establishing color scripts to define the atmospheric direction of a project.

Software & Tools:

• Clip Studio Paint | MediBang Paint (100% 2D Digital Workflow)

• Occasionally enjoying Watercolor painting

Note: Every piece I create features my signature stamp in the corner, representing my personal seal of artistic quality