Dreaming ~

akaKAZ

♠ Nur Hafizah Jumari
♠ Temasek Polytechnic
♠ School of Design
♠ Diploma in Moving Images
♠ Aspiring animator/illustrator
♠ ...And fanartist!

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Editor: /rac1994･
BG: Inspiration Gallery
Layout/Coding: Ma ry
Inspiration: xanga livejournal
Icon: taka-chiu

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Friday, May 14, 2010

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They're my 'music' original character clique. They like a certain kind of music, and have their own distinct personality. From left to right:

Zee Rasmus - the narcissistic playboy (classic, speed metal)
Gail Tatsuyoru Kazuya - the guy next door (thrash, heavy metal)
Rayne Amehito Ryuichi - the sarcastic, pretty guy (pop, hard rock)
Aiden Engelbert - not emo, just... spaces out a lot; the expressionless listener (screamo)

Done in Nov 2009

These 8 characters are my first main characters that I had with me and still are with me even now. I even wrote a story for them.

Allcharacters(c)KamiKaze43v3r [me]
Tiger&Dragon: Link
Pattern: ~Athena-P
Done in Paint Tool Sai

A tattoo designed by me for my character. Font from daFont.com. Drawn and edited in Paint Tool Sai and Photoshop CS2.

Using a more realistic style for my characters. I messed up on Rasmus and Gail's hand though... Drawn in the train on the way home from school. Used purple Red Leaf ballpoint pen! :)

Done in May 2010

Labels: digital, flat art, original and personal, traditional

Sunday, July 26, 2009

All character costumes designed by me :)

Original Character: Shidou Ayame
AiW Character: Alice

Original Character: Fujiwara Fuumi
AiW Character: Cheshire Cat; Female Mad Hatter

Original Character: Fujiwara Kaze
AiW Character: The Mad Hatter, Male Cheshire Cat

Original Character: Kageyuki Yoru
AiW Character: March Hare

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Alice in Wonderland Group pic: Red Queen (Tsuki), Cheshire (Fuumi), Mad Hatter (Kaze), White Rabbit (Shiroki), March Hare (Kageyuki) and Alice (Ayame)

Labels: digital, flat art, original and personal, traditional

Monday, July 6, 2009

2d art fundamentals

Pastels

Acrylic painting on drawing block

Similar painting on 1m x 1m wooden board

Labels: flat art, school work, traditional

photos.photos.photos

Near Focus

Shadows

Unusual Perspectives

Miscellaneous

*shot through a purple-tinted glass window

fanart.fanart.fanart.

FANART; because I am obviously heavily influenced by Japanese animanga

BLEACH

Neliel;Grimmjow;Halibel - Done in Paint Tool Sai

Katen Kyokotsu, from Zanpakutou filler arc - done in Paint Tool Sai, Photoshop CS2

Fake screencap of Bleach (made up a screencap by imitating the anime). Done in Pain Tool Sai, Photoshop CS2

design.philosophy

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

“Creativity takes courage.”
- Henri Matisse, 1869 – 1954

Henri Matisse is one of the more interesting painters to me as a designer. Having researched about him for school work, I learned how his difference apart from normal people made him a more interesting character, and how he perceived life, colours and his paintings also makes him one of a kind. His style of painting is bold, strongly and oddly coloured to the point of oddity in the view of the normal society. He proudly reflects his quote of creativity taking courage and I look up to him for that. It is quite true, as I find that to be a good and original designer, one needs a lot of courage in order to stand out. Matisse initially got his own style of the infamous Fauvism through learning other painters’ styles, having developed it from Post-Impressionism. I learned from this that as well as being original one needs to be bold, but to develop a new one, a designer also has to be bold and get inspiration from other designers’ works.

“I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.”
- Henri Matisse, 1869 – 1954

Once again, this quote from Matisse makes me feel that as a designer, or an artist, one should mix feelings of one’s perspective towards life and also work together. I think it would bring out the designer’s personality, passion, and true talent in the work. Practicing this would definitely show the designer’s true talent, and I am currently practicing that in order to have my works shine with my passion and effort, and to their true potential.

ARTIST INSPIRATIONS

Legends
Henri Matisse
Vincent Van Gogh

Deviantartists
Rannsama: dA official
Lanny Wu: dA official
Einlee: dA official
Hamlet Machine
SeriousBreakfastTime
ID-Boomer
Yuumei
Rattenfloh

Comic artists/mangaka

Kubo Taito (BLEACH)
Miwa Shiro (DOGS)
Nyanko-chan (RE:Play) dA official

Friday, May 14, 2010

Click on the images for full view

Done in Nov 2009

A tattoo designed by me for my character. Font from daFont.com. Drawn and edited in Paint Tool Sai and Photoshop CS2.

Using a more realistic style for my characters. I messed up on Rasmus and Gail's hand though... Drawn in the train on the way home from school. Used purple Red Leaf ballpoint pen! :)

Done in May 2010

Labels: digital, flat art, original and personal, traditional

Sunday, July 26, 2009

All character costumes designed by me :)

Original Character: Shidou Ayame
AiW Character: Alice

Original Character: Fujiwara Fuumi
AiW Character: Cheshire Cat; Female Mad Hatter

Original Character: Fujiwara Kaze
AiW Character: The Mad Hatter, Male Cheshire Cat

Original Character: Kageyuki Yoru
AiW Character: March Hare

Click on image to see full-size
Alice in Wonderland Group pic: Red Queen (Tsuki), Cheshire (Fuumi), Mad Hatter (Kaze), White Rabbit (Shiroki), March Hare (Kageyuki) and Alice (Ayame)

Labels: digital, flat art, original and personal, traditional

Monday, July 6, 2009

2d art fundamentals

Pastels

Acrylic painting on drawing block

Similar painting on 1m x 1m wooden board

Labels: flat art, school work, traditional