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Nikolai Tiulin aka Nik Kelly
Nikolai Tiulin aka Nik Kelly
Art-Director in game industry
Belgrad, Serbia

Summary

I'm 3d-generalist with an Art Director experience in Mobile and Desktop gaming industry. I have about 15 years of experience and took part in developing a number of AAA mobile games known as Terminator Genisys: Future War (2017), Skybreaker: Down of Conquest (2019), Throne: Kingdom at War (2016), Vikings: War of Clans (Top 10 mobile 4x RTS of 2016, 2017) and others. I've been involved in working on large multiplayer games with detailed and realistic worlds, participating in the drafting of complex vehicles, weapons, and characters (NDA).

Soft Skills
• Business conversations;
• Relationship building;
• Customer communications;
• High-stress resistance;
• Work flexibility;
• Experience in conflict resolutions.

Managerial Skills
• Task Tracker;
• Roadmapping (basically);
• Team Building;
• Interviewing;
• Making of Tutorials;
• Writing articles for External resources;
• Making of Art-guide;
• Making of Art-Passports for game projects;
• Making of Presentations;
• Making of Tech documentation.

Skills

2D AnimationArt DirectionConcept ArtDigital PaintingIllustrationRendering3D Animation3D ModelingCharacter ModelingCreature ModelingDigital SculptingRiggingCharacter DesignRetopologyCreature DesignTeam ManagementProject Managementsupervising

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Keyshot
Keyshot
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
3DCoat
3DCoat
Procreate
Procreate
Jira
Jira
Hansoft
Hansoft
Krita
Krita
Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion

Productions

    • Video Game
      Grimzone
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Art-Director
    • Company
      Cheely Apps
    • Mobile Game
      Unannounced NDA Project
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Art-Lead
    • Company
      AXLEBOLT
    • Video Game
      Dragon Shelter
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Art-Director
    • Company
      Wild Forest Studio
    • Video Game
      Night is coming
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Art-Director
    • Company
      Wild Forest Studio
    • Video Game
      PlanetSite 2
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Art-Lead
    • Company
      Toadman Interactive(autosource) for Daybreak Game Company
    • Mobile Game
      Vikings: war of clans
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Art-Director
    • Company
      Plarium
    • Mobile Game
      Terminator Genisys: Future War
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Lead Concept-Artist
    • Company
      Plarium
    • Mobile Game
      Throne: Kingdom at War
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Art-Director
    • Company
      Plarium

Experience

  • Art-Director at Cheely Apps
    January 2025 - Present

  • Art-lead at AXLEBOLT
    July 2024 - July 2025

  • Art-director at Wild Forest Studio
    July 2023 - April 2024

  • Art Lead at Toadman Interactive
    Novi Sad, Serbia
    May 2023 - July 2023

  • Art Director at Gameteq
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    January 2022 - May 2023

  • Art-Director at Plarium
    Краснодар
    September 2015 - September 2022

  • 2d-Artist at Playrix
    September 2012 - January 2013