About

Sarah-Lisa is a freelance illustrator specializing in fun characters and colorful illustrations for a variety of fields, including books, mascot designs, children's publications and animation. As a self-taught artist, she works primarily digitally. For her illustrations, she likes to focus on reduced and flowy designs with a soft look and nice lighting. She has been drawing since childhood, but it wasn't until she discovered manga and video games that it became her passion. They are still one of her biggest inspirations, along with other animated movies and daily life. She currently lives in Vienna, Austria.

When she has free time, she likes to play Dungeons&Dragons and video games and watch anime with her two cats Lionel and Luna.

Member of Illustratoren Organisation e.V.

Photo: Kerstin M. Platzer

Clients

Team Rottensteiner/Red Bull, Adobe, 3dtotal publishing, Carlsen Verlag, Egmont Ehapa Verlag, Sesame Workshop, Lorenz Snackworld, Cottage Door Press, Loewe Verlag, Community Editions, Storytime Magazine, ...

Press and Interview

Kleine Zeitung (8 Feb 20, "Sie haucht Figuren Leben ein")
Kronen Zeitung (3 Jan 20, "Farbenfroh um die Welt")
Kärntner Woche (28 Nov 18, "Sie zeichnet sich ihre eigene Welt")

Character Design Quarterly Issue 29 “The Sheep’s Gambit”

Adobe Live vom Sofa (mit Melanie Daveid)
Adobe Live “Figuren-Illustration mit Sarah-Lisa Hleb und Julia Zieger”

INPRNT (Artist Spotlight)
Crazy Shapes (Interview)

Exhibition

GROUP EXHIBITION Austrian Illustration Ausstellung -"Drawn to Water", March 2023, Alte Schiebekammer, Vienna 

Further education

Illuskills class "Blender for 2d illustration" (2023)
Schoolism online class "Fundamentals of Character Design" (2019)

Schoolism Live Workshop Copenhagen (2018)
“Advanced Drawing Techniques For Fine Art And Illustration” - Eliza Ivanova
”Live Demo” - Claire Wendling
”Character Illustration” - Karla Ortiz
”Making Books For Children - From Imagination To Print” - Alexandra Boiger
”Designing Color” - Tuna Bora
”Story Illustration” - Helen Mingjue Chen

Schoolism online class "Fundamentals of Lighting" (2017)
Schoolism online class "Gesture Drawing" (2015)
Illuskills class "Media Illustration" (2010)
Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Austria - Bachelor in business administration (marketing and media management) (2012)

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