Born in 1984, in a world pixelating into the digital age, Cihan's earliest memories were shaped by two forces: the glow of computer screens and the raw, mythic power of Conan the Barbarian. That single comic, inked with fury and imagination, cracked open a portal. From that moment, drawing wasn’t a hobby. It was destiny.
As other kids chased soccer balls, Cihan chased anatomy, perspective, and the thunderous brushstrokes of John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala. Their work wasn’t just admired, it was studied, dissected, and reimagined in sketchbooks that never stayed closed for long.
Years later, armed with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and a thesis that paid homage to the comic medium itself, Cihan stepped into the creative wilds. He illustrated album covers that screamed from record store shelves, inked tattoos that walked the streets, and built a studio where skin and story met.
But the journey didn’t stop at paper and pigment. The digital frontier called and Cihan answered. Simulation companies became his playground, where he sculpted worlds in 3D, designed concepts that trained minds, and quietly mastered the language of machines. Programming became another brush in his toolkit.
Today, he stands at the intersection of art and engineering as an Asset Engineer at Siemens, optimizing pipelines, crafting models, and breathing life into data. But behind the technical precision lies the same fire that started it all: a love for storytelling, a reverence for ink, and a belief that every asset, every polygon, every pixel… can carry a soul.