Posts Tagged ‘artistry’
Have a chat with the poster designer for CU 2018 – Ben Tan!
Ben Tan, the poster designer for Cartoons Underground 2018 Name: Ben Tan Where do you live: Singapore 1. Tell us more about how you got started as an artist? I think this is a rather premature question because I’m not really an artist, or at least not yet- I’m only 19. But I…
Read MoreAn Interview With Tiffany Lim
Title: Artist Interview: Tiffany Lim Writer: Matthew Bates Date: Monday, 2nd July 2018 _________________________________________________________________________ Introduction In order to learn more about Singapore’s budding talent, Cartoons Underground dives behind the scenes with Tiffany Lim, an artist who has garnered an impressive resume at the age of 24. Having worked with several notable organizations in Southeast Asia,…
Read More2017 Cartoons Underground
Southeast Asia’s first and largest underground animation festival is back! Get Your Tickets Here! Cartoons Underground in partnership with Sideshow celebrates its 6th year with a new set of awards for the best animation from the region and the world. Five years after its inception, Cartoons Underground is putting local animation on the map with the…
Read MoreYoung Talent – Elena and Olivia Ceballos
Cartoons Underground sat down with Elena and Olivia Ceballos, a pair of twin sisters with a flair for art. At the tender age of 21, they’re currently concept artists at Dreamworks Animation, and have amassed many followers over the internet. In this interview, we’ve discussed their inspirations, their aspirations, as well as advice that they…
Read MoreNational Library Board – Design Talks: Singapore Animation – David Kwok, Mark Wee and Cartoons Underground
Last week, Cartoons Underground Co-Founder and Festival Director Vicky Chen spoke at Design Talks: Singapore Animation at Library@Orchard with David Kwok (the CEO of Tiny Island Productions), Michael Lim (the Founder of the Singapore Visual Effects and Animation group), and Mark Wee (Independent Animator) about the fundamentals of IP creation, current trends observed in the…
Read MoreIndustry Professionals – Alain Ughetto
Cartoons Underground sat down with Alain Ughetto, a seasoned animator, director and filmmaker. We spoke about his inspirations, his career, and his aspirations. We have also talked about Jasmine (2013), a mixed-media animated film that explores love in the midst of a revolution. ABOUT THE ARTIST How did you start your career? A: I first…
Read MoreYoung Talent – Samuel Lim
We spoke to Samuel Lim, a multimedia and animation student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. We spoke about his aspirations and experiences. I hope that you enjoy reading this interview as much as we enjoyed conducting it! What do you hope to achieve from your course/ studies at this academy? I studied Game Art and…
Read MoreIndustry Professionals – Derrick Song
We sat down with Derrick Song, an Art Lecturer at 3DSense Media School Singapore. Derrick has more than 7 years of industry experience working as a Concept Artist and Modeler. He was the Art Director of Zealot Digital (a subsidiary of Softworld, Taiwan), and has also worked with Ksatria and KOEI. He has worked on…
Read MoreBehind the scenes: Tiny Island Productions & David Kwok
Cartoons Underground caught up with David Kwok, an early pioneer of the CGI industry in Singapore. A strong advocate of the development of 3D animation in Singapore, David is no stranger in the animation industry, having founded Singapore Animators Connection (SAC), Tiny Island Productions, and CG protege Animation School. David wears many hats – he…
Read MoreCartoons Underground 2013
Are you ready for more mind-blowing animation to rock your socks?! Indulge yourself with booze, cartoons and funky music on 5th December (Thursday) at the Artistry! This year, we are excited to have renown pop-cult artist Mojoko design our poster! You might have seen his works at the National Museum of Singapore, Kult Magazine, Singapore Art…
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