Illustrate
Character art and digital illustration in Ibis Paint X and Photoshop, from fan art to original studies, with a warm, expressive hand.
About
I'm Sharbel, a designer and illustrator who likes making things feel warm and a little alive.
Portrait
The short version
I'm a graphic designer and digital illustrator based in the Philippines, with an IT background from PUP and a love for character art.
I move between illustration, brand and graphic design, and a little UI/UX, drawing characters, shaping visuals for student organizations, and prototyping friendly interfaces. The common thread is making things that feel warm and considered, not cold or generic.
What I offer
Services tailored to your needs
Design
Brand visuals, posters, and social media graphics that stay clear and on-brand even in a busy feed.
Build
Clean, friendly interfaces designed and prototyped in Figma, shaped around the people who actually use them.
Skills
The tools I draw, design, and build with, kept to the ones I actually reach for.
Illustration
- Ibis Paint X
- Photoshop
Design & brand
- Illustrator
- Canva
- Figma
- FigJam
Web & build
- HTML5
- CSS3
Workflow
- Notion
A bit of background
The path so far
- Now
BS Information Technology, PUP Parañaque
Studying Information Technology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Parañaque Campus, while taking on design and illustration work on the side. The IT side keeps the design grounded in how things actually get built.
- 2025
Member, AWS Cloud Club PUP
Created visually impactful assets and publication materials for event marketing, supporting promotion and engagement for the Amazon Web Services Cloud Club at PUP.
- 2024
Assistant Secretary, AICTS PUP Parañaque
Prepared and maintained key organizational documents for clear communication and record-keeping, helped manage social media with captions and publication materials, and facilitated and hosted organizational events.
- 2022
STEM, Holy Rosary Academy of Las Piñas
Finished senior high school under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics strand, where the mix of technical and creative work first started to click.
- Earlier
Drawing, always
Years of self-taught digital illustration in Ibis Paint X, building the character work, color sense, and patience that carry into the design work today.
What I do
Tools