{"id":92,"date":"2022-10-25T17:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b22\/?p=92"},"modified":"2022-10-25T20:35:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T00:35:59","slug":"yulin-jeff-chen-introduction-and-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b22\/ychen23\/yulin-jeff-chen-introduction-and-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Yulin (Jeff) Chen – Introduction and portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

My name’s Jeff, and I’m an international student from China.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Art fits into my life as something that allows me to express my interests in subjects ranging from Saturday morning cartoons to giant robots, and it’s one of the very few subjects that, despite being challenging, still motivates me to learn more about it. My goal is to be able to create character or mechanical designs for game studios, comics or animation studios.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I have been doing digital art for the past 2 years, and I’ve taken art courses including 2D animation, digital painting and figure drawing. I’ve worked as an artist for multiple game jams, and helped as a concept artist to create a mobile game that is currently on Google Play and App Store called Cafe Cat. I’ve been drawing in pencil since high school, but only started taking it seriously after I got into college.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As for other creative arts I like to practice, I frequently build model kits, with most of them being Bandai’s Gundam model kits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are plenty forms of games and media that have been inspirational to me as a person and an artist. I’ve grown up watching sci-fi and mecha animations like Transformers G1, Akira, Space Battleship Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mazinger Z, Getter Robo and Gurren Lagann, over-the-top animations done by studios like Gainax and TRIGGER (the studios that created Evangelion and SSSS.GRIDMAN). I’ve also enjoyed watching Tokusatsu shows like Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Godzilla because of their usage of special effects, their legacy left in both animations and games, and the rich moral themes some of them provide, especially from Ultraman and Godzilla. As for games, I’ve grown up playing action-based games like Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Monster Hunter and Dark Souls, especially with the art styles of the first two inspring me as a creator. All the forms of media I’ve mentioned tend to share something in common, which is a vibe of Saturday morning cartoons that usually involve swashbuckling adventures, visions of a future influenced by technology, themes of hope, bravery and persistence, and most importantly, fights involving giant robots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As for something I’d like people to know about me, is that I don’t really see myself as a good artist at all due to a lack of self esteem and the oddity of my works compared to other artists, as well as the fact that I started off pretty late. However, I am willing to learn and improve at anytime. I also tend to be very anxious over both my work and presenting it due to diagnosed anxiety.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Anyways, here is a link to my portfolio site: https:\/\/www.yulinjeffchen.me\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Down below is a list of my recent artworks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Fanart of Billie Joe Armstrong from the pop punk band Green Day<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Final project of Digital Painting in A term of 2022.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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A study of Sonic Adventure 2’s<\/em>\u00a0art style.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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A color study of a bust of the Strike Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Illustration of the Full Armor Gundam from the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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(Work in progress) Lineart of the God Gundam from the anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Illustration of the Nu Gundam from the animated movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Artwork of my own character designs and referencing the art style of Gerard Way’s True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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An artwork featuring my own character designs, the Cartoon Network Palette and the art style of Sonic CD<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Alternative design of one of my characters, themed with edginess and Jetstream Sam’s sword from Metal Gear Rising<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Illustration of a friend’s character design in the style of Shin Kamen Rider<\/em>‘s poster.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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An artwork of one of my characters referencing Sonic Adventure 2<\/em>‘s opening.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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An artwork of my character designs (again) referencing Sonic Adventure 2<\/em> (again)’s cover art.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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An artwork of my own character inspired by the poster of the movie Akira<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Illustration of the Crossbone Gundam X-1 from the comic series Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Illustration of Dynazenon from the anime series SSSS.DYNAZENON<\/em>.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name’s Jeff, and I’m an international student from China. Art fits into my life as something that allows me to express my interests in subjects ranging from Saturday morning cartoons to giant robots, and it’s one of the very few subjects that, despite being challenging, still motivates me to learn more about it. My… <\/p>\n

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