Heyyy, I'm Keitlyn and I'm an Estonian artist with a passion for animation, audiovisual art/design, and printmaking.
During my four-year study at the Department of Media Design at Pallas University of Applied Sciences, I acquired knowledge in many different techniques and processes both in art and design – from illustration, painting, and printmaking to graphic design, animation, video editing etc.
At the end of October 2024, I started learning TouchDesigner to maximise my skills in creating audiovisual art. Most of my recent work involves collaborating with musicians and event planners to create unique visuals for live performances. I use TD as a tool to design ready-made visuals as well as to do live visuals, working as a VJ.
In addition to specialising in TD, I am currently focused on becoming a great creative video editor. Check my Instagram page to see my journey and to stay updated with my latest work!
// I go by @nyltiek on all social media platforms, it's just my name backwards //
For commissions, questions about my work, or just to chat, feel free to contact me. I speak Estonian and English :]
CONTACT
Keitlyn Kruus
nyltiek.art@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Pallas University of Applied Sciences // bachelor of arts in humanities // media and advertising design // cum laude
INTERNSHIPS
2023 Divize animace // Czech Republic, Prague // 2 months, Erasmus+ internship // making props and the set, assisting the animator, web design
2022 Labora // Estonia, Tallinn // 1.5 months // letterpress printing, paper-making
2021 Velvet // Estonia, Tallinn // 1 week // art director's observation internship
PROJECTS
2025 Beach Grind 2025 // background visual for Karl Killing
2025 IKAROS // graphic design and end credits for a BFM student film
2025 Sprincle by Sparcle @ Paavli Kultuurivabrik // VJ, live visuals for DJ sets
2025 Sparcle Vol3 // VJ, live visuals for DJ sets
2025 NOËP X // concert visuals for NOËP's 10th anniversary concert // viewable on Inspira+
2025 Karl Killing "petan" @ EMA2025 // background visuals for the gala performance // Live
2024 su/mi "Burn It Down" music video // production team, camera operator
2024 Poster competitions // Presentation
2023 Butiik Moodne Puudel // logo redesign // Presentation
2023 BSRY // logo and slogan competition // Presentation
2023 Alamakstud Härrad "Päike tõuseb, läheb looja" // directing and editing a music video
2023 Tahvel UX/UI case study // suggesting solutions to a problem // Presentation
2022 Starsale // creating a logo
2022 Elektrum // creating icons for web
FESTIVALS
2025 "Valga Hot Shorts" // a short film festival // participated with "Kalamees" // More info
2024 "Intrepid Extravaganza II" // an alternative multimedia festival // participated with "Kalamees" // More info
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Threshold" // Gallery Pallas // a multimedia exhibition // More info
2024 "Exhibition of the Class of 2024" // Gallery Pallas // thesis exhibition // More info
PUBLICATIONS
2024 NOBA // Artist page
2019 Akadeemiake I, "Puusaliigese endoproteesimise veebileht" // Article
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Cloud, TouchDesigner, Procreate, Figma, Dragonframe, Davinci Resolve, Glyphs, MadMapper, Google Docs Editors; basic knowledge in Python, HTML, CSS and JavaScript