Tarik Bilgiseven
Ben is the main character from my personal project, The junebug, a story about a young firework craftsman who stubbornly fights against the rise of new technology that threatens to replace the craft he dedicated his life to. He is designed with an oversized, ill fitting suit to reflect the heavy load of responsibility he places on his shoulders.Some images may be cropped. Click on an image to see the full image without cropping.
Tarik Bilgiseven
These are some of the buildings from the town the story takes palce in. The town is architecturally inspired by Hungarian and overall Eastern European suburban towns.
Tarik Bilgiseven
These are some of the designs for the towns people, mainly working in agriculture, their color palettes reflects this and are mainly earth toned. The patterns on their clothing are also inspired by Hungarian and Eastern European textiles.
Tarik Bilgiseven
The Messenger between hearts and places, she keeps the town alive, some stories she delivers, others she keeps. Amelie is the tones letters person who is always in the go even to her own detriment at times.
Tarik Bilgiseven
This is the character exploration sheet for a short film. The character is inspired by the 1920’s American jazz singers, dynamic shapes and body language .
Tarik Bilgiseven
BFA Game and Entertainment Design
Tarik is a Turkish character designer and story artist based in Los Angeles, California.
He is graduating from Otis College of Art and Design in Spring 2025 with a degree
in Game and Entertainment Design. Tarik specializes in dynamic character design and
storytelling, with a passion for creating original films and developing pitch decks
for future directing projects. He currently works as an Associate Programmer in the
Animation Department at the Southeast European Film Festival.
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