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Pixelsmith Studios is a directory for independent creatives and the studios that hire them. Claim a profile, upload your best frames, and stay findable.
Creatives
Illustrators, designers, animators and art directors.
Studios
Small teams and shops casting their next collaborator.
Showcases
Image-first profiles that load fast and read clean.
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Zubair Ismail
Creative@zubair-ismail
Cape Town
Marsh Town Madness
Studio@zoo-zoo
Cape Town
zhsremona85
Creative@zhsremona85
Zeropoint Studios
Studio@zeropoint-studios
Cape Town
zee-ndlangamandla
Creative@zee-ndlangamandla
Johannesburg
zayaanah-albertyn
Creative@zayaanah-albertyn
Johannesburg
The journal
Notes on craft & hiring
Building a portfolio that actually gets you hired
Ten projects nobody asked for, or three that answer a brief. We break down what studio leads look for in the first thirty seconds.
How studios actually pick collaborators
Availability, taste and trust — in that order. A candid look at how creative teams assemble a roster.
The critique that changed the work
Notes from a year of studio reviews: how to give feedback that moves a project forward instead of flattening it.
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