STUDIO SERVICES

SERVICES

SF Bay Area illustrator and designer Cecelia Perez, known as Hey Ruca, works across merchandise, product and packaging, brand activations, murals and digital art — and appears on camera in national commercial campaigns.

01

Merchandise illustration and design

Original illustration built for garments and product. Open to brand collaborations.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Original graphics, lockups and colorways
  • Placement and print method direction
  • Production-ready tech packs
  • Size and spec sheets
  • Mockups for buyer approval
  • Full collections or one-off collaboration capsules

SELECTED CLIENTS

SF GIANTS  ·  SACRAMENTO KINGS  ·  THE HUNDREDS  ·  SADBOYZ / SADGIRLZ  ·  ZUMIEZ

Print and production ready deliverables, three rounds of revisions on the art, two to three week turnaround.

San Francisco Giants artist series merchandise designed by Cecelia Perez Beach Bomba apparel graphic designed by Cecelia Perez for The Hundreds

02

Brand activation design

Booths, stands and branded environments for conventions, pop-ups and retail activations.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Booth and stand design
  • Environmental graphics and signage
  • Branded fixtures and display artwork
  • Activation merch and giveaway design
  • Layouts and renders for approval
  • Documentation for the brand's own channels

SELECTED CLIENTS

SADBOYZ — COMPLEXCON  ·  MONSTER ENERGY — OUTSIDE LANDS

Designed the Sadboyz booth at ComplexCon, from structure and graphics through to the merch on the shelves.

Sadboyz booth at ComplexCon designed by Cecelia Perez Detail of the Sadboyz activation build

03

Product and packaging design

Artwork made for physical product and promotional packaging, produced at national scale.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Packaging and cup artwork
  • Promotional box and carton design
  • Die-line ready files
  • Product artwork for retail and QSR
  • Colorways and print-method direction

SELECTED CLIENTS

MCDONALD'S

Designed the McDonald's promotional cup, August 2026, and the meal box. Central Valley and Northern California.

McDonald's promotional cup artwork by Cecelia Perez McDonald's meal box artwork by Cecelia Perez

04

Casting and on camera

Available for casting in commercials and TV spots. Featured talent in four national campaigns.

CASTING DETAILS

UNION STATUS: Non-union
REPRESENTATION: Self-represented
BASED: San Francisco Bay Area — travels for shoots, local hire in the Bay
AGE RANGE: 24–36
LANGUAGES: English, conversational Spanish
SPECIAL SKILLS: Drawing and illustration on camera, product handling

SELECTED CLIENTS

7-ELEVEN 2022  ·  MODELO 2024  ·  CALTRANS 2024  ·  MCDONALD'S 2026

Design work on request.

Cecelia Perez featured in the Modelo commercial campaign Cecelia Perez in the McDonald's commercial spot

05

Murals and large format

Mural design and production for walls, buildings and vehicles, including food trucks and mobile builds. 

WHAT YOU GET

  • Large-scale wall mural design
  • Food truck and vehicle artwork
  • Site mockups and scaled proofs
  • Color specs and paint schedules
  • Files sized for print, wrap or hand-painting
  • Production and install coordination

SELECTED CLIENTS

MCDONALD'S — STOCKTON  ·  MONSTER ENERGY — OUTSIDE LANDS

Digitally designed mural below, painted by artist Carlos Lopez.


Finished mural installed in Stockton, California

06

Digital and social assets

Illustration and design for websites, apps and brand channels, built to a system so it holds together across a season.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Website and app illustration
  • Icon sets, spot art and empty states
  • Launch and drop announcement art
  • Illustrated post and story series
  • Feed templates that hold a look
  • Sized exports for every platform

SELECTED CLIENTS

1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY  ·  SADGIRLZ  ·  LINKIN PARK

Illustration assets and portraits for the 1-800 Happy Birthday web project, billboards, and monthly collection release assets for Sadgirlz.

Illustrated portrait assets by Cecelia Perez for the 1-800 Happy Birthday website Sadgirlz monthly collection release asset designed by Cecelia Perez
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07

Speaking, workshops and education

Artist talks, panels and hands-on craft workshops for museums, festivals and brand programs.

WHAT YOU GET

  • Artist talks and panels
  • Hands-on craft workshops
  • Youth and community programming
  • Demonstrations and process sessions
  • Materials lists and lesson plans

SELECTED CLIENTS

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL  ·  DE YOUNG MUSEUM

Audiences from 10 to 300, ages 4 to 90. Has travelled to Washington D.C. and works throughout Northern California.

Cecelia Perez at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Workshop participants at a Hey Ruca craft session

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Exhibitions and gallery

Available for group shows, curated exhibitions, licensed art collaborations and charity auctions.

WHAT I BRING

  • Original works on canvas and paper
  • Limited edition prints and editions
  • Licensed collaboration pieces
  • Work for charity auctions and benefits
  • Artist talk or walkthrough alongside the show

SELECTED SHOWS

MINIONS × COMPLEX — MAKE-A-WISH BENEFIT  ·  SACRAMENTO KINGS AT THE CROCKER MUSEUM  ·  THERE ARE NEW SUNS AT MACLA SAN JOSE

Licensed collaboration for the Minions film release through Complex, with proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. There Are New Suns at MACLA in San Jose. Sacramento Kings art exhibition at the Crocker Museum.

Minions x Complex licensed collaboration piece for the Make-A-Wish benefit Work by Cecelia Perez in the 1-800 Happy Birthday exhibition

Tell me what you are building and roughly when you need it.

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