My name is Tofunmi Christabel Elulade, known as Christabelle online, and I am a London-based multidisciplinary visual artist. Drawing inspiration from a vibrant blend of anime, personal ideals, hobbies, and religious themes, I use traditional and digital techniques to craft captivating illustrations. Through character design, I explore various themes and narratives, seamlessly weaving together aesthetics that have long captivated me - from the sweet charm of kawaii to the rebellious spirit of punk, the playful allure of coquette, and the enigmatic depths of gothic. My portfolio invites you to my artistic world, where characters and stories come alive.
Projects
- L A I N (Software Practise)During the Easter period, I have been trying to expand my skillset. I was able to use the RISO printer in the studio for the first time and decided to play around with Photoshop and InDesign. It's quite basic but since I've never had the funds to use such software and equipment, it was a fun learning experience.
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Projects credited in
- Body Talk: The Sensitive IssueSensitivity is a word that often carries a negative undertone. When someone is labeled "sensitive," it's frequently seen as a weakness. However, in this third issue of Body Talk, Body Talk explores the depth and breadth of sensitivity, delving into its connections with vulnerability, empathy, self-awareness, susceptibility, and even its ties to touchy subjects and controversial opinions. To quote Virginia Woolf, “The truly sensitive are always unsparingly honest with themselves; they care for n3
Work history
Course Support AdministratorUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
London, United KingdomFull Time
• In charge of data management and attendance registers for the BA Graphic Design course, responsible for extracting data from attendance software and visualising it in a readable report for academic and registry staff.
• Responsible for communicating with external speakers and practitioners regarding engagement dates and contracts.
• Tidying up and managing the course budget via data analysis techniques.
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IllustratorMyself so far!
London, United KingdomFreelance
I do anime-inspired illustrations: I primarily focus on character art, both fanart of franchises and my own original characters. I am also good with character concept art.
My socials include:
Instagram: @christabelle_22
Tiktok: @christabells22
Pixiv: Christabelle
Youtube: Christabelle Art (@Christabelleart22)
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Skills
- Illustration
- Python
- Concept art
- AI
- Data Science
- Adobe Creative Suite
Education
MSc Data Science and AI for the Creative IndustriesUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
MSc Data Science and AI for the Creative Industries
This course dealt with Python coding, data science techniques and AI; its application in the creative industries and data ethics and equality. Key modules of this programme include 'AI for Media', 'Intro to Data Science', 'STEM for Creatives', 'Personalisation and Recommendation', 'Natural Language Processing', etc. During my course, I used NLP techniques to prototype a search engine for images based on hashtags, I trained a General Adversarial Network (GAN) to produce generated images of handbags and prototyped a recommendation system for a bookstore catalogue, amongst other projects. My thesis project involved generative AI. I fine-tuned a stable diffusion model to produce sketches of character designs so that artists can use the output as inspiration during the concept art stage of their creative project. The main goal was to create a co-creative AI tool that would not hinder artistic workflows and give artists control over the technology (i.e. not automating the creative process).
BSc (Hons) Economics, Statistics and MathematicsQueen Mary University of London
- London, United Kingdom
• First Class Honors
• Key modules: Machine Learning, Computer Programming, Statistical Modelling
• Used Python for a data analysis project in which I analysed and visualised COVID-19 data.