Introduction
Hi! My name is Viacheslav Nikulaichev (Hellbrush). I was born in Russia, in the cold Siberian region of Altai Krai, but I currently live in Cyprus. I work as a Lead 2D/3D Artist at Airicore Studio.
I’ve been drawing since early childhood, but I started seriously considering a career in art during my university years. At that time, I was into heavy music and created logos and album covers for metal bands. A few years later, I attended a conference where I was drawn to the idea of using 3D graphics to create dimensional, volumetric artworks.
At that time, I was inspired by artists such as Oleg Vdovenko, Maxim Verehin, Mark Kolobaev, and Jama Jurabaev. I believe they had a strong influence on my style and creative approach.
I later completed several courses, including a concept art course taught by Mark Kolobaev, and got my first job in a studio as a 2D artist. That’s where I began combining my 2D work with 3D. The more I worked in 3D, the deeper I dove into sculpting and modeling. Eventually, I was promoted to a 3D artist and later worked as a lead 2D and 3D artist on various projects.
I started out working on local projects for brands in my hometown and later moved on to mobile games such as Kingdom Clash: Medieval Defense, Dark Days, Magic Battle Arena, Dead Raid, and State.IO.
