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An
interview with Tuna Ferit Hidayetoglu
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3DTotal -
Can you give us a short introduction please, age, location, employment etc?
Tuna
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I was born in 1976 and I currently live in Turkey. I'm working at the Graphic Design Department of the Fine Arts Faculty of Erciyes University in Kayseri City as an instructor, where I teach students all about illustration. I've also being working freelance for the past 5 years doing medical illustration.
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3DTotal -
What first got you started in art?
Tuna -
Since my childhood, it has always my passion to draw imaginary of creatures from other worlds. I would
draw a robot or an alien at every occasion. I used to dig in the backyard to find insects and stuff so that I could I draw them. I always loved the way that people were interested
in my drawings, which encouraged me to continue.
I started to draw my classmates in art classes during primary school and it continued till I graduated from high school. Counting on my talents, I decided that the best
way forward was to do an art course at collage, as you
could say the rest is history.
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3DTotal -
You mentioned that you are a medical illustrator and an instructor at the Erciyes University, do you enjoy teaching, and could you tell us more about your work scheduals?
Tuna
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Yeah, I like my job, especially medical illustration. Medical illustration is an unknown branch in Turkey. Many universities have this department in the U.S.A, but unfortunately our universities don’t seem have one. Many of the medical doctors here in Turkey try to make illustrations themselves which they need for their researches, but they usually end up with a mess since they don’t have any art education. Medical illustrators are needed here and I'm trying now to pioneer in getting a medical illustration department started in our university, and I hope it will be open in the near future at the University.
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3DTotal -
What involvement would you like to have in the Medical Illustration Department if one was to open in the University?
Tuna
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I'm instructing Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Drawing in the university now and I would love to be the President of the Medical Illustration Department once it has opened. It will really require a lot of responsibility as it will be the first department of its type in Turkey. There is no real academical research on medical illustration in Turkey yet, resources are limited and there is know one that I would ask help from on a professional view.
I am planning to prepare my thesis on medical illustration and then probably go abroad to research and practice new technics. You see, I am really eager to develop myself on this subject and when the day comes, I will be ready to run the department.
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3DTotal -
Can you tell us a little about your drawing techniques?
Tuna -
I try to use a lot of dark, light and middle tones and to give as much detail as possible in my portrait drawings to capture the effect of photo-reallistism. My favourite tools of the trade are 2B and 7B pencils and of course an eraser. To enable me to be more in control of my drawings, I tend to stay clear of large sheets of paper and opt for a more managable A4 size which suits my working style and is big enough to control and present detail. I usually use reference images whilst I'm drawing, call it a live model, a photograph or a statue as I find it helps. For me, photographs are best reference, as I take a lot of time to produce a drawin. My Milla Jovovich drawing took a total of 22 days to complete as a tend to workpart by part. I start with the eyes and continue to shade the other parts. Working in parts is good for giving more details but it has disadvantages too, i.e. there can easly be tone differences within parts, so I tend to put a lot of concentration to make my drawings perfect. Some artists draw the rough piece and then give the details to work but I think to capture a photo reallistic effect, drawing in parts is the best technic.
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