Evan Akcelik
2D/3D Artist, Animator, Photographer and Composer
Profile
Passionate and milestone-driven 2D artist focused on creating clean, game-ready assets and sprites for art, content creation, and games. Passionate about building fun, polished visuals and working with teams to bring games to life.
EXPERIENCE
Gameplay Animator
Star Tempest Studios
Character Concept Artist (Freelance)
New Daydream Media (Remote)
October 2025 - Present
Used Blender to create, rig, animate a 3D model for the main playable character
Created 3D animations rendered in a 2D art-style to fit game visuals
Created sprite sheets to be used in game engines
June 2022 - September 2023
Used Clip Studio Paint to create character design sheets for client’s video game project.
Collaborated with client and applied feedback to improve the final receivable product.
Asset Creation Intern
eLL Cartoons
September 2020 - December 2020
Used Adobe Animate to create stylized character assets and animation-ready source files for content creation. Adapted to fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines.
Communicated closely with supervisor and applied feedback to enhance quality of the final deliverable.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Majored in: Computer Art, VFX, And Animation
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
September 2018 - May 2022
SKILLS
Creative Problem-solver
Quick learner
Thrives on creative freedom
Cooperative and collaborative
Detailed-driven
Excited to learn
Eager to grow
Welcomes experimentation
Excited to learn
Eager to grow
Welcomes experimentation
SOFTWARE
Unreal Engine
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator)
Blender
Maya
Medibang Paint
Clip Studio Paint