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DEAN IGNAZIO TANDUNGAN

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I’m a 2D Illustrator and aspiring animator who enjoys turning research and story ideas into clear, engaging visuals.

About

I’m a 2D Illustrator and aspiring animator who enjoys turning research and story ideas into clear, engaging visuals. My work spans character design, environment art, illustration, and animation—always with strong emphasis on storytelling, design principles, and problem-solving that fits professional team workflows.

I’ve created key visual assets such as character sheets, background art, storyboards, and animatics for university-level creative projects and independent studio work. From ideation through final presentation, I enjoy building stylized characters and immersive environments, collaborating in structured mentorship programs, and delivering high-quality visuals with careful attention to detail.

  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Gaming

Work experience

2D Artist (Environment & Character Art) · Nouv/Novor StudioSep 2025 – Feb 2026 · 6 mos

Created original environment concepts through research, composition studies, and high-fidelity digital painting. Designed stylized characters from concept exploration to final presentation sheets, ensuring alignment with game play and art direction requirements. Produced large-scale environment key art and architectural concepts to support an immersive home animation proposal, including support for projection mapping and visual validation.

2D Artist (Character and Environment Art) · Nusa nTara University | School of Design (Independent Project)Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 · 6 mos

Created stylized character designs and environment key art for an immersive animation dome proposal. Produced research-driven character and world-building concepts, large-scale environment key visuals, architectural direction, and supporting materials such as projection mapping visual validation. Worked from initial concept exploration through to final presentation sheets while meeting art direction and gameplay/art direction style requirements.

Character/Portfolio Development (Mentorship Project) · Portfolio Mentorship (Certificate)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025 · 6 mos

Developed industry-ready character and portfolio work through a structured mentorship program focused on worldbuilding, reference research, silhouette exploration, shape iteration, turnaround sheets, and prop integration. Produced production-oriented concept sheets emphasizing storytelling, character functionality, and behavioral exploration.

Education· 5

Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Animation) · BINUS University | School of Design2022 – 2026
Storytelling Through Colors (certificate) · Whitebrush Academy2025
Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Animation) · Universitas Pelita Harapan (Bina Nusantara University | School of Design)2022 – 2026
2D Art (Photoshop & Procreate) · Bina Nusantara University / LSP2025

Certifications and awards· 8

2D Art (Photoshop & Procreate)2025
Intensive Portfolio Mentorship (certificate)2025
Storytelling Through Colors (certificate) - Whitebrush Academy2025
2D Art (Photoshop & Procreate)2025

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