Tiina Purin
Tiina Purin
Creature Designer & Illustrator
Miami, United States

About

I'm a Creature Designer and lifelong Sci-fi, Paleontology, and Cryptid nerd hailing from the wastelands of Florida (home of the Skunkape).

The bulk of my work is made using a blend of Pencil and Photoshop.

Sometimes I stream the Photoshop part on http://www.twitch.tv/tiinasaurus .

Skills

IllustrationCreature DesignCharacter DesignConcept ArtDigital PaintingTraditional ArtBook Cover Illustration

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
pencil
pencil

Productions

    • Book
      Oops Comic Adventure
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Guest Cover Artist
    • Company
      Jeramy Hobbs and Cyndi Foster
    • Book
      RARE: A Festive Anthro Calendar
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Pre-order Bonus Bookmark Illustrator
    • Company
      Nimrais
    • Book
      RARE: A Cultural Anthro Calendar
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Nimrais
    • Book
      RARE: A Mythical Anthro Calendar
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Nimrais
    • Board & Card Games
      The Bestiary Card Deck
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Illustrator of Nine of Clubs
    • Company
      Foxfeather

Experience

  • Concept Artist at PANGEA
    April 2020 - Present

  • Colorist at The Glass Scientists web comic
    November 2014 - November 2019
  • Illustrator at Tiinasaurus.com
    January 2003 - Present

    Designed and illustrated characters for numerous private clients since 2003. My art has been featured in newspapers and magazines as well as several collaborative, themed card decks, calendars, and published art collections including:

    • Beneath the Waves: A book of merfolk mythology

    • RARE 2014 - A Festive Anthro Calendar (pre-order bonus)

    • RARE 2013 - A Cultural Anthro Calendar

    • RARE 2012 - A Mythical Anthro Calendar

    • Prehistoric Times Magazine: Issues 58, 59, 60, 62, and 109. Interviewed in issue 66

    • The Sun Sentinel (South Florida's Newspaper)

    • Aether D' Animaux: A Juried Collection of Anthropomorphic Art

    • The Bestiary Card Deck

    • Wild Cats of the World Card Deck

    • The Celtic Portfolio

    • Masters of Fantasy 07: Digital art collection by epilogue.net

    • Imagine 2006: Undiscovered Talent Of Fantasy

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