Takayamatya's Portfolio(EN)

(Takayama Tya)

経験 Experience

2016

LPT N1 certified

-Studied at National Taiwan University of Arts, BA in Multimedia and Animation Arts (graduation date: 2022) 2017

Participated in government program Comic Stars -Started freelancing 2019

2022

Characteristics

Experienced in team project productions and familiar with 2D and 3D animation media production processes, improving the efficiency of interdisciplinary communication.

Interned at INSPIDEA Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia, as Background Artist/ Exchange student at Kobe Design University, Japan,BA in Manga Media

Started a long-term cooperative relationship with Mingshan Monster Village Hotel, handling illustration design related cases.

Proficient in English (conversational) and Japanese (fluent), increasing effective communication and reducing translation costs for international cases.

Experienced in several business cases such as comics, designs, illustrations, and others, possessing high credibility and punctuality.

Possess various art styles, able to adjust accordingly to meet clients' requirements.

Commercial Case

Character Design

I would provide multiple options and possibilities when proposing character design and then make adjustments to produce images closest to the client's ideal after discussion.

On the right are the two main characters' draft designs.

Drafts of Cover Art and Interior Illustrations

The book cover was initially a colored draft participating in the selection. The author decided to use a different design after the case officially began.

I would propose two to four ideas for each interior illustration, and after discussions and revisions, finalized the draft.

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Draft to Finished Art

I complete the art in the following order: draft, line art (sometimes not required depending on the art style), and then coloring. Each step includes one to two revisions for free. You cannot return to the previous step to make changes (an additional charge may apply if you want to change the draft during the coloring step).

<Long-term Cooperation with Monster Village>

Since October 2020, I started a long-term cooperation with Mingshan Monster Village Hotel, handling characters design, postcards, illustration materials, and design-related cases.

*Images are authorized by Mingshan Monster Village for display only, may not be used for other purposes.

<To Eat Or Not To Eat>

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A three-page comic drawn when I participated in the Angoulême Training Camp, hosted by the government in 2020. I attempted an American cartoon art style for the character design and drew it with high chroma colors. It won the Merit Award at the Angoulême Comic Workshop and First Place in the Professional group at the Monster Village Monster Design Contest.

2-3 weeks

A ten-page colored comic entry for the 9th Annual Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Art Contest and published in the 9th Annual Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Art Collection. I used a Japanese art style for the character design and matched it with refreshing and strong color tones based on the story development.

<The Boy of Alistan>

A ten-page comic drawn while exchanging at the Kobe Design University in Japan. It is featured in the magazine トビオ [Tobio] 2019 vol.14. It explores the various aspects of violence through ethnic-style illustrations.

<The Flower and the Dirt>

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My graduation project.

A 60 pages comic that tells a bloody and eerie story of humans' possessive behavior and psychology towards others through gorgeous and detailed art style.

5-6 months

3-4 months

A 29 pages comic I drew while studying at Kobe Design University, Japan, as an exchange student.

Drawn in a simple style, it discusses the meaning of freedom.

I usually like to express my emotions through illustrations. This work is mainly to express the longings I feel for the people in the past.

2-3 days

<Planet Alamutsram-lisban>

イラスト Illustration

1-3 weeks

These are primarily my original illustrations, except for NARAKU, a derivative work of the Japanese comic Inuyasha. Whether the coloring style is thick-painting or celluloid, and whether the character design style is Japanese or American, I can make adjustments accordingly to meet the client's requirements.

映像作品Video Art (3D)

<The Ruins>

A 10 seconds long 3D animation project, produced singlehandedly, from composition to design, to modeling, to texture mapping, all done by myself.

I used MAYA for modeling, Substance Painter for texture mapping, and finished postproduction with AE.

Click on the link below to view the complete video:：

https://youtu.be/aBY4bbWNrds

Also did a black and red version

It's a team collaboration animation short film with me as the producer. The animation uses a 3D background with 2D characters.

Click on the link below to view the complete video:

2-4 months

A personal 3D character modeling project I made. I did the settings, the modeling, texture, rigging, lighting, and rendering alone. Most of the work is done with MAYA, and the texture is done with Photoshop.

Click on the link below to see the finished piece: https://skfb.ly/6zMDR

Out of love for this character, I created various works revolving around him, such as merchandise, postcards, webcomics, and et cetera.

1-2 weeks