~Animu 2011~

On Sunday the 4th December there was the Anime Festival organised by Animu!

I went there as representative of Talented Mauritian Artists to promote the artworks of the members, using a flash animation as found on the site, along with the different artworks of the members in files (special thanks to Jason Tse, Vincent Manargadoo, Stel Chung and Jeremy Lan). I kinda felt guilty of not being able to do much for the artists, specially writers, singers, musicians, craftsmen, amongst others. But I was glad for having met up with so many members for the first time!

There was the Aritst Alley represented by Christelle Barbe, K-San, Emi Lee, Kyky Otaku, Shailee Elliah and Lionel Anthony. On the other side was found the sponsor table selling mangas, magazines and badges, and there was also Yu Gi Oh card game being held throughout the event by Desyre Allan Victorien. Beside the TMA table, Noah Nany was doing digital portraits for interested customers! Activites like the Live Drawing Contest, Live Drawing Demonstration and Cosplay Contest were being held too! The winners of the different contests can be found on the website of Animu itself!

Animu 2011 Live Drawing Contest and Cosplay Contest

Personal views about the event: lack of activities or due to the too long duration, at a certain part of day the attendees had nothing to do but walking around the premises, and unclear judging of the winners of different categories since many have been doubting about the outcomes. But I sincerely thank the organisers for their effort put into setting up the event with limited support!!

Waiting for similar events in Mauritius in 2012!

~Interesting Quote~

I don’t usually cite phrases, but there is one that I found interesting and wanted to share with you~!

“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self” – Cyril Connolly

And of course, this applies to any situation you may come across. Are you living for your own or living for some one else? Easy to say for the majority of the people, but not really when the people live on something that needs to be publicly recognized. Designers, music producers, actors…well, it encompasses quite a lot of artists!

How to please yourself and please the public at the same time? It’s a difficult question, since evey single person’s taste is not the same. I’ve been hearing people who are complaining about their job when it was supposed to be their hobby! Yet, in order to please the public, sometimes they have to give up their own style and what they like. Though, I am not saying that artists cannot survive when they are doing things that please themselves! (Erm, I wonder if you can understand, since I can’t find a sense in what I am talking about)

It’s a question to think about…What type of artist are you?

You? or Another You?

~My drawing tools~

So yeah! It’s been like a month and more since I’ve posted anything here! No, I haven’t forgotten this place, it’s just that I’m overloaded with different responsibilities currently.

Still, I would like to do a little introduction about my digital drawing tools!

1. Wacom Bamboo tablet
Strange enough though, I’ve been checking it on the internet but could not find the exact make of it…

I have received this tablet along with a drawing lesson package that I have taken up in Taiwan, which I have not completed yet till now. The stylus is light and handy, and the tablet has a good pressure sensor too!

2. Acer TravelMate 6231
A good mate of mine since year 2006 till today!

Even though she does not have strong processing power and storage, she has been with me from the start of my digital drawing journey. I am satisfied with the outcomes of my drawings! Yay!

Say Cheese!