About Me

Graphic Design Major, 2D/3D Game Artist & Illustrator specializing in Fantasy and Science Fiction. I can draw, model and design fantasy and sci-fi gadgets, characters and designs.

Born in Kadıköy, İstanbul. I studied traditional clay sculpture at Kocaeli University and graphic design at Marmara University.

I have been working freelance illustrator for years and i was streaming on Twitch and Youtube for a while. Most of the time i use “Xaelis” as my alias.

My current goals are to improve myself in the game industry while maintaining my online presence.

Mehmet Akın Sarıca “Xaelis”

2D/3D Game Artist & Illustrator

Education

Sculpture

Kocaeli University, 2015-2018

Turkish / 2.98 GPA
Learned the basics of 3D Form
Learned how to make wood and clay sculptures.

Graphic Design

Marmara University, 2018-2022

Turkish / 2.71 GPA
Learned the graphic design basics, color theory, perspective, composition and lighting.
Learned how to use Adobe program such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and many more.

Experience

Freelance

2D/3D Artist (June 2019-Present)

Created 3D Models & Props, Character Designs, Environment Concepts, Splash Arts, Illustrations and Book Illustrations. Mainly worked on sci-fi and fantasy pieces.

QNB Finansbank

Graphic Design (Intern) (August, 2019-October, 2019)

I was responsible for creating and customizing internal and some external graphic design projects.

Freelance

June 2019-Present

Remotely

QNB Finansbank

August, 2019-October, 2019

Inhouse – Istanbul / Turkey

2D/3D Artist

Created 3D Models & Props, Character Designs,
Environment Concepts, Splash Arts, Illustrations
and Book Illustrations. Mainly worked on sci-fi and
fantasy pieces.