Comics Jobs - Digital Manga Background Artist (Haikei-Gakari) at vertwo
Digital Manga Background Artist (Haikei-Gakari) Posted today 39 views vertwo vertwo.net Remote (Indonesia) Freelance / Contract Not specified Job Description We're looking for manga artists to join our growing team! If you're an artist with experience in this field, this position is perfect for you! Responsibilities: Design and focuses exclusively on setting the scene, environment, and world-building. Ensure the characters exist in a believable, three-dimensional space, allowing the manga artist to focus entirely on the characters and action. Perspective Grid Layouts: Establish precise 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective grids for every panel based on character placements and camera angles. Environment Drafting: Draw highly detailed indoor and outdoor settings, including urban streets, fantasy landscapes, historical architecture, and natural elements. Prop & Vehicle Illustration: Create accurate, scale-appropriate drawings of everyday items, furniture, weapons, cars, or futuristic machinery. 3D Asset Integration: Position, trace, or paintover 3D models (using Clip Studio Paint, Blender, or SketchUp) to speed up background production while maintaining a hand-drawn look. Screen Tones & Texturing: Apply digital screentones, cross-hatching, and textures to backgrounds to create depth, shadow, and environmental mood (e.g., lighting, weather). Character Line Art Blending: Ensure the line weights and textures of the backgrounds seamlessly blend with the manga artist's character art style. Editorial & Revision Collaboration: Work with writers, editors, or project managers to adjust panel composition, fix continuity errors, and meet tight serialization or delivery deadlines. Requirements: Has creativity and good sense of art, proven experience as a manga background artist, with a strong portfolio of work Strong illustration skills, mastery of perspective, and understanding of spatial composition. Proficiency in digital drawing tools such as Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, or Manga Studio. Strong understanding of architectural drawing, environmental design, and lighting/atmosphere. Willing to work as a team. Ability to work collaboratively with character artists to maintain a unified visual style. Some may only have worked as part of a group or drawn background art specifically, rather than developing characters from scratch. PLUS: Traditional media skills This position is fully remote and open to Indonesia-based applicants only. Applicants who submit earlier and meet the criteria will be prioritized during our review process. The schedule shown may change depending on the number of applicants received. 📅 Application form closes on 27th November 2026 at 23:59 (UTC+7) 👉 https://vertwo.net/careers/