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Akif Kaynar

Animator and illustrator

Akif is a hearing-impaired animator and illustrator based in Istanbul. He creates illustrations as well as short animations and music videos. His works try to explain the traces of concepts, moments, emotions and dreams in his mind with imagination.

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A black and white self-portrait illustration of Büşra's face and neck with medium lenght, dark grey, and slightly wavy hair. There is a subtle pinkness on her cheeks, and her lips are pale red. She is smiling and looking towards the right. Her pupils are black. The portrait is created with simple lines and a watercolour brush effect. A thick white brush contour separates the portrait drawing from the background. The background has a lavender hue with a touch of blue.

Büşra Çakmak

The illustration shows a self-portrait of Ender; there is a single character facing the viewer. The character is black and white. Surrounding the character is a flower motif with neon red colours, repeating (composed of identical drawings) except for the corners, and in some parts, it remains behind. The character, dressed in a hoodie and denim pants like an ordinary young person, has a completely contradictory situation in his head, which can be described as terrifying but also cute due to being drawn with a humorous tone. In the upper left corner, a small cute bat-like creature resembling a furry ball pulls the skin of the character's face gently, drawing all attention directly towards us while revealing the character's skull on the right side of the head, as if pulling a blanket from a bed. There is a visible skull on the right side of the character's head, separated from the skin above. There is no blood or detailed other tissue between the skin and the skull; this intense and frightening movement is drawn with a simple, cute comic style. The character's large eyes and huge pupils, almost covering the entire eye, look directly at us with attention and a sense of vacancy. The character is holding a hand scythe similar to that of the Grim Reaper. Designed as a combination of the Grim Reaper and an ordinary young person, this character has taken on a frightening, cute, and humorous appearance.

Ender Yıldızhan

A black and white self-portrait of the artist Akile Nazlı, drawn with pencil. Nazlı is in the centre of the illustration. She has big dark colored curly hair, in big circular shapes around her head. Her eyes are looking at the right side of the picture, making her look as if she is thinking about something. Her face is neutral and a little bit sad. She wears a sweater with a crew neck.

Akile Nazlı Kaya

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