About the Artist

Hi, I'm Najwa Gutale, I'm a Learning and Teaching Assistant at London South Bank University (LSBU) for the Game Design and Development degree and an indie dev.

While I specialise in UI design and art, you will find my illustrations, 2D assets, 3D model examples and some animations on my portfolio in a variety of styles. I have a passion for experimenting and trying new styles, not only to expand my skill set but to borrow and adapt techniques into my main workflow. This is most evident in my absurdly large collection of brushes (I think I've hit the triple digits of imported brushes on Clip Studio Paint, I don't have a problem, I can stop whenever I want, I promise, Your Honour).

I started working at LSBU quickly after I graduated from the university in 2023 from which I received a BA in Game Design and Development and received the Dean's Award.

A lot of my day to day work is supporting staff in administrative tasks and students in troubleshooting/bug-fixing their projects and giving a few lectures on art theory from time to time. I also test out software in advance for the degree.

I tend to pick up projects to pick up new skills which is how I learnt to use SQLite, HTML, CSS and Rive, DaVinci Resolve. I can also use the Creative Cloud Suite and how to troubleshoot for them. The softwares I mainly work in personally include Clip Studio Paint, Maya3D, Substance Painter, Unity, Illustrator, Rive and DaVinci Resolve.