Jay Arinert
Digital 2D Artist | Character Designer
About me
Hi! My name is Alberto (a.k.a. JayArinert), and I'm a college graduate with an Animation and Digital Art BA.
There's nothing I love more than bringing a story to life, be it on my own or as part of a team! I enjoy being able to discuss ideas with my peers in order to craft the most compelling narrative.
I specialize in 2D digital art, with a focus in character design, illustration, and story art. I also have some experience using 3D software, such as Blender, for animation, modelling, and rendering.
Character Design
Shot from Reaching the Top, an animated short film I worked on in collaboration with two other classmates
Turnaround of Davidcito, one of the protagonists from our short film, Reaching the Top
Turnaround of Eithan, the other protagonist from our short film, Reaching the Top
Character I created for a character design workshop hosted by the artist Ari Navarrete for EBAC
Character turnaround of Sofi, one of my original characters
Sofi's turnaround in color
Drawing featuring one of my original characters eating rosca de reyes and hot cocoa
Halloween-themed drawing of Sofi, in one of the earliest stages of her development
Illustration
Comic strip I made for school
A drawing of Sofi I made over a picture I took while on vacation
Short comic I made when I joined BlueSky and Cara
Halloween-themed drawing of Sofi
Drawing I made inspired by the now defunct YouTube channel Unnus Annus
Digital painting commemorating the end of the Unus Annus YouTube channel
Drawing I made as a commission
Drawing I made for the Facebook page of city of Orizaba, Veracruz (H. Ayuntamiento de Orizaba) during an internship at the PR department for the city's government. The building depicted here is the tourist attraction known as Casavegas
Comic featuring Sofi and a "Happy Ghast" from Minecraft in anticipation of their arrival to the game
Comic featuring a yet-to-be-named original character and Sofi. The story being told here is something that happened to me and a friend while playing Fortnite
Fan art featuring Fluttershy from My Little Pony
Fan art featuring Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony
Rocket League fan art
Fan art featuring Shadow the Hedgehog from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Puss in Boots + salad cat meme
3D Work
Shot from an animated short film I worked on for a school exam. Modelled, rigged, textured, animated, and rendered by me
One of my original characters (Kevin) and a double recreating the "Pointing Spider-Man" meme. Modelled, rigged, textured, staged, and rendered by me
Kevin posing with a Ryan Reynolds cardboard cutout. All models by me. HDRI and marble texture from a 3D asset library
Kevin and a double recreating the "T-Pose to Assert Dominance" meme
Test shot featuring Glamrock Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's), and a Perry the Platypus (Phineas & Ferb) plush toy model. Both aquired from a 3D asset library
Scene featuring Kermit the Frog. Furniture made by me, Kermit model aquired from a 3D asset library
Test render of a Cubone (Pokémon) model, sculpted and retopologized by me
Graphic Design
T-Shirt designs I made for the H. Ayuntamiento de Orizaba PR department during my internship. The one in green was worn by full time employees of the department, while the one in purple was worn by the interns (including me)
T-Shirt designs I did for UGM Centro (college from central Mexico). The top left design was the one they chose for printing. These shirts were then given to new students as "welcome gifts"
Facebook header I made for the H. Ayuntamiento de Orizaba page during my internship at the government PR department
Lettering work for the FILO (Feria Iberoamericana del Libro Orizaba) 2023. Multiple designs were made based on different quotes. These were then printed and used as decoration at the event
Design I made for the Orizaba Facebook page to commemorate World Book and Copyright Day 2023. During my internship I worked on multiple designs like this one, themed around different holidays
Designs I made for holidays and other relevant dates in October. These were posted on the UGM Facebook page
Ad promoting a limited time discount in enrollment fees. The design was created in a square format and then adapted to be used in different platforms
Flyer proposal
Design for a banner that was used to cover the facade of one of the UGM campuses
