Artist short profile:
– Name: Jin Chan Yum Wai
– Location: Canberra, Australia
– Artistic style: I like to call it “fusion” a mix of both Manga and Western styles.
– Website/s: www.jinchanyumwai.com and www.facebook.com/HighSchoolRomance
– Bragging rights(Featured work/collaborations): High School Romance, Sonic and the Black Knight featured artist Artist continued profile.

 

Artist continued profile – Let’s get a tiny bit personal:
– What are your goals as an artist?: I just want to tell awesome stories through my art whether that be through comics, animation or games, and have someone pick it up and enjoy it.

– Favourite artist/why?: Akira Toriyama of Dragonball fame. He has such a distinct art style that you can’t ever mistake his artwork for somebody else’s. And also they way he portrays movement, he is just a true master.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Toriyama)

– What do you think of Comics being made into movies?:
I think it’s awesome, most of my favourite movies are comic book movies. The only thing that rubs me the wrong way is people making comics specifically to try and get a movie deal. When you make comics, you should be trying to make the best comic you can, not the best movie pitch.

 

– If someone created a Comic about your life what would they title it?:
“Too Many Names”….yeah I have no idea.

– Has reading a Comic ever changed your life? Which one/why? (If yes):
I guess you could say DragonBall changed my life. If it wasn’t for that series I probably wouldn’t have wanted to work in this industry.

– Where there any defining moments in your life that have influenced your artistic style?: Being an Australian that was brought up in China was probably what influenced my style the most. My art style is heavily inspired by both Eastern and Western comic culture.

– Favourite Comic artist of all time/why?: Akira Toriyama for all the reasons above.

– If you were a car, what kind of car would you be?: All I know about cars is how to drive them, so I can’t really answer this question. But I can tell you what car I would like to be. The Batmobile.

– Do you believe in second or third chances?: Sure, why not.

– Favourite joke: Why did the skeleton cross the road? To get to the body shop.

– What do you prefer to snack on when creating a masterpiece?: I don’t really, snacks make my fingers all dirty so I have to keep washing them. I prefer having a Smoothie or Milkshake.

 

– Where do you ‘draw’ your daily inspiration from?(See what I did there hehe): I did see what you did there. I keep all my favourite art books and arms length away, if I need a kick in the balls when it comes to inspiration I just whip one of those bad-boys out. There is also music.

– If pigs could fly how much could I realistically charge for a 10 minute ride around the farm?: Probably $60, it all depends if you could get that experience else where or if it was unique to your farm.

– If you could have any power from a Comic character, what would it be/why?:
All of them are pretty cool. But I guess Spider-Man. He has such a unique power set and just thinking about it, I can imagine that the sensation of swinging between sky scrapers would be thrilling!

– Likes: I am absolutely obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog, Dragonball and Ryan Reynolds. 

– Dislikes: Water levels in videogames and Avacado.

– Any thank you’s/shoutouts?: Thanks to all my friends and family, and a massive thanks to all the High School Romance fans! Thanks for helping me support my dreams.

 

 

 

Thank you to Jin for his interview, Good luck with High School romance (Be sure to check it out guys’n’gals).
– Ness 🙂

 

 

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