Exhibition DAY

Few of what I printed during our Exhibition Day.

My business card     Collection of stickers  

And of course, bookmarks.

Let's DRAW!

 

This is drawing I did during our Final Year Project Exhibition .

The movie that made me love ANIMATION

 

 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

I watched this movie in awe. I was like "Oh...my...lord...". I was immersed in wonder and amazement by the visual images that they display. Each frame was like a painting, a beautiful painting. Even the character designs were inspiring. I loved Final Fantasy very much that my drawings were influenced by it.

For those who love paintings and drawings, this movie is highly recommended. It's like watching a moving painting.

What GAMES to play

Few of the games that I find very fun to play in 2015.

Dota 2

Approximately an hour of one game. The best game so far. Very addicting. Avoid if you still love your life.

 

Terraria

Probably the best game I played so far. It's sad that it has ending unlike dota 2.

Payday

A game that teaches you how not to rob a bank

The Forest

A survival game. You have to play this with friends, you are guaranteed to have tons of fun.

What MOVIES to watch!

Basically, these are my personal favourites in 2015.

Star Wars: The Force Awaken 

Not as good as I expected but Star Wars is a fun movie to watch. Overall, I was only disappointed in Kylo Ren unmasked.

The Good Dinosaur 

 The movie that I did not expect to be so good.

Inside Out 
 Another movie that is really good. Mostly the

Minions 
This is a movie that is a must watch for family. It's funny and adorable.

FYP is almost over

Few more days to go and it's over. To be honest I did not do well, I was lazy and easily distracted by useless things. This is so far my finished animation.

Where have choosing "dream" brought me to.

Back in my highschool days, whenever someone asked me what I wanted to do, I would say I want to become a comic artist or make a living with drawing. Common reply I get is "doing Art doesn't guarantee any future". These words often came from my teachers, uncles, aunts and my parents. In other words, old people. Even my dad laughed with a disappointed face when I told him I wanted to apply for animation. Instead he insisted me to become an architect if I really want to make a living with drawing. But that's not what had happened. When they said "drawing has no future", I was worried of my decision because I don't know what I was doing. I had better choices like going to matrikulasi school but I chose "dream" instead. I was a fool.

So far in the road of my life choice, I went to college for free (scholarship). Things that I did not expect such as getting an offer to further study abroad. I went to RTM for animation competition called Digista Teens (dear lord i'm on tv).

The thing is, what I have learned from my choice so far is that the road doesn't have to be straight. What people tell you most of the time doesn't decide anything, they give you pictures but they don't craft your success. Despite all that I went through good or bad, I never regret my decision as much as I would if I didn't choose what I do now. If somebody tells you what you are doing is useless, remember that it's from their perspective and knowledge not yours.

Lady luck smiled on me.

In the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive, you can unbox a case for RM10. The items you get can either be good or bad. So, one day I thought why not I open a case and see what I can get. I never expected to get such luck. I gambled and I won RM2000 for the price of RM10. I get an item as you can see on the screenshot above. It was one of the happiest day of my life.

People I admire (art)

Takeshi Obata 

A Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer.

Born: February 11, 1969 (age 46), Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Books: Hikaru no Go, Death Note, Bakuman, Death Note Gold, Death Note Black edition, Death Note Gold deluxe
Movies: Death Note
Awards: Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, Shogakukan Manga Award: Shonen
Known for: Hikaru no Go, Death Note, Bakuman

I started admiring this person since highschool. I thought his drawings were really good and inspirational especially his drawing style. Below are few of his drawings.

  

Hello Baby - A story about 3 friends whose life revolves around gangsterism.

All You Need Is Kill - A story about a man who repeat

Bakuman - Struggle of two young men who try becoming manga artist.

Death Note - A note book that can kill anyone if the name is written on it.

Kekkai Kotaki

Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. Arrived in Washington in the year 2000 to study and pursue a career in art. He graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle with an Associates Degree in Animation, Art and Design. He started at ArenaNet in november of 2003 as a texture artist working on Guild Wars Prophecies and later became the concept artist for Guild Wars Factions, Nightfall and Eye of the North. He was the Lead Concept Artist for Guild Wars 2 until leaving the company in June of 2012. Below are few of his digital paintings that I find very mesmerizing.