Taru Tillman
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A concept artist specializing in 2D artwork located in Oulu, Finland.
Currently open for work in Finland or remote possibilities, let me help turn your ideas into stunning visuals!

Hello
My name is Taru Tillman, and I graduated with honours from South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences with a bachelor's degree in game design in the summer of 2023. I am someone who deeply loves all things storytelling and art.
I’m 24 years old, and I am a junior concept artist with a focus on creature and character design. It is my dream to one day create and publish an art book.
My Story
My first introduction to the world of games came from watching my older brothers play on the PlayStation. I vividly remember watching them play through Silent Hill, discovering that you could enter the buses for the first time and watching them encounter the zombified dogs in Resident Evil. Eventually, I managed to convince my brother to let me try, too, and I was very quickly hooked. My love towards games went on to spark my interest in fantasy books and art.
It has been fascinating to watch the rapid development of games while simultaneously growing up surrounded by them. I was very lucky to have access to so many games, though I always found myself more invested in story-driven narratives. After junior high I was accepted into a vocational college where I got to study scriptwriting, photography, editing, and film-making in general. I knew I wanted to be a storyteller. In my last year of college, I had a year long practical learning period and to my absolute delight, I managed to secure a spot at a small mobile game company. Working there was hectic and confusing, the team was changing almost monthly as people came and went as their training periods started and ended. For the majority of it I did work with a team of five coders who were all older than me but quickly took me under their wings. I will forever be thankful for how encouraging they all were towards my passion as making it as a game artist.






experiance
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Artist at Sagittaras Games
Remote, freelance project
10 July 2023 - present
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Artist at Screaming Goat Studios
Remote, main office in Washington, US
15 April 2021 – 01 April 2022
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Artist at BelleGames OY
Oulu Finland
4 August 2017 - 1 August 2018
education
- South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
- XAMK Kouvola
Bachelor of culture and arts, game design
2019 – June 2023
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Breda University of Applied Sciences
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BUAS Breda
Creative Media and Game Technologies, student exchange 2022
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Vocational college
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OSAO Pikisaari
Vocational upper secondary qualification in Audiovisual Communication
5 September 2015 – 1 June 2018
familiar with

Clip Studio Paint

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Unity

Unreal engine

Substance painter

Agile Scrum