ABOUT ME
I am Tuba Kars, 23 years old, a fourth-grade Communication and Design student at Bilkent University. Since I was little, I have been in love with the possibility that art gives you the brush and lets you create your world. When I was watching animations, witnessing a non-real world amazed me a lot. I was immersed in how much an unreal world gives me real feelings. This motivates me to be a part of the creator of this world and make it alive. Therefore, this drives me to get into the animation and character design sector.
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I believe that communication is an essential element for understanding ourselves. Therefore, I am always eager to learn new things by socializing, and participating in volunteer activities, and events. Thanks to this feature, I worked with the societies and clubs at Bilkent University as a social media coordinator and designer. I discovered myself more and I realized I am a team member who opens others’ ideas and acts. I had a chance to meet different people and change my perspective. Currently, I am doing Erasmus at Corvinus University in Budapest to experience different cultures and challenge myself to get used to their living style. This enables me to widen my perspective about the world and realize it does not matter how different culture you have if you can communicate and create intimate connections.
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My journey started on 19 June 2023 when I worked at Backpack Hypercasual game company in the animation and character design field as an intern. My areas of development were character design in Photoshop, character animation in Unity, and 3D object modeling and animation in Blender. During my internship, I worked on the following projects: modeling donat, bouncing ball animation, walk cycle, fire bending animation, 2D character design, and setting up a sample level for the company's Emergency Fixer game.
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Apart from animation, I am also interested in filmmaking and cinematography. Thanks to my major, I have various chances to develop myself in shooting, editing, and directing short films, video clips, and documentaries. This knowledge enables me to approach critically and analytically when I start a project. In that way, I can apply the fundamental rules including the rule of thirds, sense of depth, camera angles, and creating meaning not only by showing but also by design.
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As an aspiring artist, I strive to bring imagination to life through my designs and creative projects. This space is where I share my journey and showcase my passion for visual storytelling and design.