Cem

Work / Illustration

Cem Dinlenmiş

Words by Alex Bec, Friday 03 September 2010

Cem Dinlenmiş’ world is one full of vivacious line and colour. Being the son of a graphic designer fed his desire to draw from an early age, and 25 years on, his website has some really nice moments. Having grown up and been living in Istanbul his whole life, it feels as though his portfolio is only at its sapling stage, but one that we’d like to continue to see watered.

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Born in Brazil, he then went on to live in Argentina and years later moved to England, where he now calls London home. César is currently working as a director at motion studio weareseventeen and sees his style as a mix of 2D and 3D. “I like to use 3D more as an animation tool rather than looks, I like keeping things flat,” explains César. “At the moment I am really enjoying experimenting with 3D, basically having a 3D character is like having an actor in scene, you can position the camera in different angles and perspectives and that gives you infinite possibilities, especially if you’re coming from an illustration background like myself.”

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