Hi, I’m Ayşim Nirun—an illustrator and character designer with 10+ years of character design experience and a strong focus on digital illustration, traditional drawing/painting, and printmaking. I create reference sheets and character concepts with a careful design process, and I enjoy building worlds through both detailed character work and environment/concept art. I’m also a traditional fine artist with an academic background from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, where I graduated as a top-ranked student in the Painting Department. I’m fluent in Turkish and English, and I love turning ideas into visuals—whether that’s digital flat colors, concept art commissions, oil paintings, or woodblock/acid etching prints.…

AYŞİM NİRUN

Hi, I’m Ayşim Nirun—an illustrator and character designer with 10+ years of character design experience and a strong focus on digital illustration, traditional drawing/painting, and printmaking. I create reference sheets and character concepts with a careful design process, and I enjoy building worlds through both detailed character work and environment/concept art. I’m also a traditional fine artist with an academic background from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, where I graduated as a top-ranked student in the Painting Department. I’m fluent in Turkish and English, and I love turning ideas into visuals—whether that’s digital flat colors, concept art commissions, oil paintings, or woodblock/acid etching prints.…

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Hi, I’m Ayşim Nirun—an illustrator and character designer with 10+ years of character design experience and a strong focus on digital illustration, traditional drawing/painting, and printmaking. I create reference sheets and character concepts with a careful design process, and I enjoy building worlds through both detailed character work and environment/concept art.

I’m also a traditional fine artist with an academic background from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, where I graduated as a top-ranked student in the Painting Department. I’m fluent in Turkish and English, and I love turning ideas into visuals—whether that’s digital flat colors, concept art commissions, oil paintings, or woodblock/acid etching prints.

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Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Game Concept Art Commission (Digital Painting)
January 1, 2026 - January 1, 2026
Commissioned digital painting work for game concept art, producing initial sketch-to-final artwork.
Freelance Illustrator at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - Present
Freelance artist/illustrator/character designer for individual clients.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
October 15, 2018 - October 15, 2022
Mastery of Arts at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
October 15, 2025 - October 15, 2027
Bachelor's degree (Painting Department) at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Faculty of Fine Arts)
January 11, 2030 - October 15, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Other, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education