Art of DoÄŸa Karaalp
Artist & Animator
About Me
DoÄŸa Karaalp, 25 years old Turkey based animator and award-winning animation director with 2+ years of professional experience in the games industry. She gradauted in 2022 from Budapest Metropolitan University Animation BA. Currently working on a survival RPG called Good Heavens!
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I directed and produced an animated horror film "Paracosm" as my diploma project with a team of 12, screened in many festivals around the world and won 3 awards.
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I pride myself for being a team player, my eagerness to learn and be able to master many different mediums to tell a bigger story. Experienced in Spine, Unity, Adobe packages (Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Premiere Pro), Blender, Zbrush and Substance Painter.
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Though my focus and specialization is 2D character animations, I have beginner experience in 3D art/animation.
I am passionate about creatures, mythology, horror and sci-fi. On the side I am working on my fantasy horror novel Citadel Academy, which I am actively posting about on my instagram.
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Contact: dogakaraalp2000@gmail.com
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Work Experience
2024 - Present
Fulltime 2D Animator, Nowhere Studios
Responsible for in-game character and VFX animations for a top-down RPG game called Good Heavens!
2023 - 2024
Freelance 2D Artist, Moonsurf Studios
Created concept art and 2D assets for characters for the indie Tower Defense game titled Rabutopia for startup incubation programme of BUG Lab Tekmer.
February - July 2023
Freelance Concept Artist, Unshackled Worlds
Created concept art of characters for an unpublished title.
November 2023
Freelance Animator, BÄ°LGÄ° ÇOÇA
Created animations for a short film about disabled rights.
September 2023
Freelance Storyboard Artist
Created storyboards for a public service announcement for Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı.
January 2023
Freelance Animator, Hipp Organik
Created animations for a commercial.
2020
Freelance Illustrator, Lizzy Letts and The Crystal Triangle
Illustrated the book cover and inner pages of the childrens fantasy book « Lizzy Letts and The Crystal Triangle » by Esra Ertiryaki.
2018
Animation Internship, Adisebaba Animasyon
1 week highschool internship at Adisebaba Animasyon.
Education
2019 - 2022
Bachelor of Arts Diploma in Animation at Budapest Metropolitan University
2014 - 2019
Sezin Highschool, Ä°stanbul
2016 July
Sabanci University, Animation Summer School
Activities
March 2025
Participated in Women Game Jam as 2D Animation Mentor
January 2024
October 2023
Participated in Global Game Jam as 3D artist on "Pawesome Parenting"
Participated in 11th Canlandıranlar International Film Festival as director of "Paracosm".
July 2023
Participated in BUG Lab "Demo Day" as 2D Artist with Moonsurf Studios presenting our Tower Defense title "Rabutopia".
May 2023
March 2023
Participated in 6th International Ä°zmir Women Filmmakers Festival as director of "Paracosm"
Won "Vedat Ar" award in Maltepe University ANIFEST as director of "Paracosm"
January 2023
Participated in Global Game Jam in BahçeÅŸehir University as 2D artist on "Mushy the Druid."
December 2022
Participated in 6th AFSAD Shortfilm Festival as director of "Paracosm"
August 2022
Participated in Helikon Art Residency as Animation Artist.
July 2022
July 2018
Participated in GMTK Game Jam as 2D Artist with a game titled Shoot 'n Dice.
Participated in Milan MUN, as the delegate of Hungary
2017
Won "Best Documentary" award in Özel Alev Okulları Film Competition as director of "Sokağın Sesi"
July 2015
Participated in Royal Russel MUN, London as the delegate and ambassador of Egypt