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Somaru

Illustrator | 2D Artist | Character Designer

Hi! I'm Soma, I'm a freelance illustrator who has interest in video game and comic. My art style consistent in anime/manga and chibi, I'm open to learn new art style for certain projectI produce merchandise for animanga event, also comic and game based on project. I experienced as assistant for typeset, colourist, and storyboard. I work for personal and commercial project

PROJECT

Game Project

Magnet Tricks as 2d artist, Game Jam 2015 in Yogyakarta, 2015
Snake Tower as 2d artist, an internship program in Altermyth, 2016
Dice Detective: And The Liar Jewelry, Thesis Project for D3 Animation in ISI Yogyakarta, 2017-2018
Roojack game project as 2d artist, 2018
The Leah Bunker as character designer, Black Wine Games, 2021
Wangan Dorifto as character designer and 2d artist, Rigged Box Softworks, 2021-2022

Book Project

Re:Connect, Closers Online Fanboook Zine, as main artist, 2019
Dream Skin, Food Fantasy Fanbook Zine as main artist, 2019

Comic

Shiralintang webtoon, as colourist, 2020

Illustrator

Fanmerch Exhibitor at local event, 2014-2026
Merchandise and trailer illustrator for Cat Meets Vet Novel by Acariba, 2015
Merchandise and promotion illustrator for Playboy's Tale Novel by Jenny Thalia Faurine, 2015
Merchandise and outfit design for Nijiiro Palette Event in Jakarta, 2025
Interactive Sticker Cars City Edition for Triyuli, 2026

EXPERIENCE

Work
PT. ZENIUS EDUCATION	2013	Graphic Designer	Internship as a Graphic Designer to create proposals and various content for learning needs at Zenius
ALTERMYTH STUDIO	2016	2D Artist	Internship as a 2D Artist and responsible for creating mood boards and UI following design directions made by the Art Director
PAHAMIFY	2021	Illustrator	Work as an Illustrator with the responsibility to create storyboards, video thumbnails, and illustration assets in making learning videos
FREELANCE	2020-now	Colourist	Responsible for shading, highlighting and finishing on illustrations
RIGGED BOX SOFTWORKS	2021 - 2022	2D Artist, Character Designer	Worked as a 2D Artist and Character Designer for the “Wangan Dorifto” project, responsible for designing each character, creating illustrations for story content, and creating in-game assets and advertising
FREELANCE	2023-now	Typesetter Assitant	Work as an assistant typesetter who is responsible for placing and giving effects to dialogue and sfx according to the guide and images for each webtoon chapter
VERTWO	2026	Colourist	Worked as a colorist responsible for base colors, shading, and finishing on the webtoon entitled "Wakeari Hime"

Training Class
GAME JAM	2015	Yogyakarta	Challange to build a game in 24 hour
POLITEKNIK SSR	2020	Bogor	Frame to frame 2D Animation class
IGDX INCUBATOR	2021	Jakarta	Training class to create games with groups and present to investors
INDIE GAMES ACCELERATOR	2022	Singapura	Training classes for indie developers under the auspices of Google to help indie developers develop their companies and games
NAWARASAMEDIA	2026	Online	"Level Up Online Pixel Class" one day class to learn make pixel art

Other
EXHIBITOR	2014-now	Indonesia	Creating and selling merchandise at local events like Comifuro, Mangafest, and Cocoma. This includes preparing booth requirements, researching popular merchandise, producing merchandise, and designing and creating merch packaging.
VIRTUAL GAME EXHIBITION	2022	Virtual	Virtual game exhibition for Indie Games. I made exhibition requirement like banner and icon for Wangan Dorifto
OXYGEN: ORICON EXHIBITION AND GAME ARENA	2017	Yogyakarta	Organized a Japanese event called Oxygen with Oricon, the animation student unit of the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI Yogyakarta). Served as the core committee, managing the game exhibition and ensuring the event ran smoothly.