Kung Fu Romance - Animation

Here it is! The grad film I made with Tunde Jaji and Keith Rowsell for our final year on the Animation Production course at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth (now the Arts College University at Bournemouth). Hope you enjoy the show!

Wind

For the AIB art blog. The symbol on the character's back means 'wind' and is one of the four elements from the I-Ching. The idea I had for this is that each member of the martial arts school is assigned one of the element classes dependent of what their characteristics are. Sing is labeled with the wind element for his playful and carefree nature.

Kung Fu Romance - Heroes

The main characters of the Immovable Fist sect who are led by Master Chiu and have earned their famous reputation through Sing Chow for his ability to use the legendary Six Paths of Buddha Palms and protect his village from bully pugilists and corrupt ministers.

Master Chiu Remastered

Another repaint. Will post some actual new work up soon!
I recently completed Dead to Rights Retribution! Im very pleased with it and happy for my peers to have pulled together a solid game. I also found my fellow concept artist's website. Check out Bob Cheshire's work here.

Sammo Reloaded

More repainting and theres more to come :P Work is getting a bit busy so Im going to spend a bit of my spare time into it. But Im sure I will get time to continue more of my own work.

Reboot!

One day I looked through some old work.... they made me wince! So here are some repaints. There might be more on the way but I am leaving them to rest for now. There is a space of about 4 months between the repaints and the originals. In the repaints I got rid of some indecision from the first ones. Often colours are muddy, too hastily rendered, too random and without thought in the attention to clothing creases, messiness and general "what the heck was I doing?"
My hope is that I can continue to make improvements. The art journey continues on and on! Actually lately Ive been doubting myself again and so I hope to work more into some weak areas I am finding. More to come soon!

Inspirations: The Art Center - Awesome awesome awesome AWESOME blog! Very useful talks and tips. I made a thing of reading something off there every day. Gold! Read this post especially. I completely agree with whats been said in that post and it was a good reminder for me to read that. It is something I havent done enough of late.

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia - Sammo

New Version:
Old Version:

Name: Hong Sammo

Nickname: Cannonball

Age: 18

Rank: Blue

Favored Weapon: Butterfly swords, shield (on back)

Signature Move: Cannonball tackle, turtle-shell rotation

Likes: Theatrical dramas, helping friends.

Dislikes: Rain, scary people, sleeping.

Quote: The only thing I can control is my happiness

Sammo is Sing's best friend and partner in crime. The two of them have been mostly inseparable since their youth with Sing operating as the leader and bringing the two into constant trouble. Sammo is a light hearted gentle lad who loyally follows Sing into whatever mischief and bad ideas he has. He is nicknamed Cannonball for how he used to play and roll around the floor when he was younger. But Sing is the only one that calls him Big Brother and looks after him when they were both growing up. Sammo's friendly nature means he is very gullible and often tricked but he owes his close friends for being there to defend him and has grown with ambition to be more independent so that one day he could protect the ones closest to him instead.
Outside of class, if he could not be found following Sing around Sammo works at the butchers with Butcher Wing who he has grown fond of. Wing helped train Sammo in the use of short cleavers in self defense which he translates into the twin butterfly swords in class. He also carries a big shield on his back which is a vital element to his turtle form which utilizes a lot of grounded maneuvers with a strong back. Rolling about in all his early days helped Sammo become a fighter who is light on is feet and proficient with flips, couple this with his shielded hind turns him into a human cannonball!

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia - Siu Lee

Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year will be a great prosperous time for everyone.
I'm in the process of relocating so I might be a while till the next update?!?!? Or maybe not :P
New version:
Old version:
Name: Fhun Siu Lee
Nickname: Heaven-Shaking Youth
Age: 19
Rank: Red
Favored Weapon: Three-Section Staff
Signature Move: Siu-Lee's Heaven shaking fists, Siu-Lee's Earth cracking feet, flying bicycle kick, reverse roundhouse kick, chain punch
Likes: Improving, training, fighting, showing off, wheatgrass juice, reputation, referring to himself by name, his master
Dislike: Losing, medicine, guilinggao, letting his master down
Quote: A man of determination must exert himself and strive to be a great hero.

Siu-Lee is one of the top fighters in the Immovable Fist sect. He can be found training hard for long periods of time and is very dedicated to his discipline. He is a proud fighter with ambitions to be the strongest fighter he can possibly become. Of all the students under Master Chiu, Siu-Lee is renowned for the swiftness of his attacks which maintains great strength. The sheer speed of the movements of punches and kicks are said to be so quick that they frequently catch fire. To harness this into an extra offensive ability, Siu-Lee has bandaged his limbs to preserve his fiery state. Part of his trademark moves are the Chain Punch of the Yim house and his bicycle kicks.
Siu-Lee is also known to be quite a short tempered man, especially if he loses a fight. He cares much for his reputation as the leading male fighter from Master Chiu's pupils. Sometimes his pride leads to him refusing treatments from medicine to heal himself of any kind of injury. He has been training with Master Chiu as his shifu since he was a child and has known Mei since those days though they were not very close Siu-Lee has developed an interest in her. This eventually leads Sing to see Siu-Lee as a rival even though Siu-Lee does not see him as a worthy competitor.

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia - Master Chiu

Name: Master Chiu Chi Ling
Age: 64
Rank: Shifu
Favored Weapon: Bo Staff
Signature Move: Chi punch, razor leaf, axe kick, hook kick, snake bites into tiger slash, recycling energy strike
Likes: Teaching, tradition, meditating, spiritualism, discipline, helping people, tai-chi
Dislikes: Ignorance, laziness, dirty floors, gambling
Quote: Exert yourself everyday, be broad minded and far sighted

Master Chiu is the leader of the Immovable Fist sect. He is very protective of his adopted daughter Mei who is also her prime student in martial arts. As well as running martial arts classes he is also a well known doctor in his village with his temple being a sanctuary for those who are sick/ injured and the training grounds for his students.
His fighting style has him specialize in the 5 animal forms of Hung Kuen and Tai Chi Chuan. With Tai Chi, Master Chiu is accomplished with the "hardness in the softness" techniques allowing him the ability to use his opponent's forces against them and evade attacks by following the flow of their movements as if you are fighting a piece of paper caught in the wind. Master Chiu can also store up a large amount of inner energy, adding to that his ability to save energy by recycling those of his enemy gives him a great supply of chi to spend. These energy can be used in chi related attacks like the Chi Projecting Finger to healing others by passing his inner energy into wounded areas. Another skill he adds to his arsenal is his Dian Xue, acupressure point attacks that can paralyze victims.
Despite his tough exterior, the shifu of the Immovable Fist sect is not fearless. His wife can be just as intimidating as the master himself and even he dares not to cross her. He is fond of helping people and is fond of teaching his students. Though some are more challenging to tame it is much more rewarding to see those excel beyond expectation.

Little Fighters

A watercolour painting! And a lil wallpaper thingy... a lil present for the festive period :D I'll be going to Bournemouth for just over a week so there may be no updates during this time! Ho ho ho!!!
Coming soon... 400 hands done within a week

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia - Mei

Name: Chiu Mei Ley
Nickname: Mountain Flower
Age: 19
Rank: Red
Favored Weapon: Sword
Signature Move: Blossom rainstorm, triple front kick, flying sleeves, jumping snap kick, hook kick, roundhouse kick
Likes: Playing the guzheng, shopping, her garden, sweet dumplings
Dislikes: Show offs, bullies, snakes
Quote: A hero must be of self help
Mei is the beautiful and powerful adopted daughter of the master of the Immovable Fist sect. Because of who her father is, she is raised disciplined and strict. She is the top student in her class, a specialist in kicking techniques and one of the few students of her sect to be able to use qing gong. She can also perform the Flying Sleeves skill which enables the user to project forward their sleeves over a large distance as an attack. The projected sheet of fabrics move with such speed and force that they are capable of slicing up a bamboo tree. This technique can also be applied to her dress. When Mei turns quickly she is able to slash with her dress like it was a sword making it both an offensive and defensive maneuver.
Her beauty often draws in a lot of unwanted attention but is slowly turned by Sing's sincerity and innocent charm. Eventually she catches the the worse attention around...

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia - Sing

New Version:

Old Version:
Name: Chow Sing Si
Nickname: Mop boy
Age: 18
Rank: Blue
Favored Weapon: Iron Mop
Signature Move: The Buddha palm, boomerang mop, mop grab, sleeper's morning call
Likes: Singapore vermicelli, sleeping, fighting
Dislikes: Training, studies, ginseng, being beaten
Quote: Jiayou! Aja aja fighting!
Sing is a lazy martial arts student of the Immovable Fist sect who often dozes off during class and when caught by his teacher often ends up spending his time sweeping up and doing other chores as punishment. Having more time play fighting with the mop during detention than using a bo staff in training he developed a unique specialism with a mop as a weapon! A special Battle Mop later is forged for his use.
His lazy carefree personality also leads to him learning the fighting stance the Sleeping Disciple from the Beggar sect, which involves the fighter fighting in an unconscious state. This unconventional style can throw off enemies and is deceptively dangerous if done well. Eventually he is taught a secret legendary move called the Buddha Palm by an ailing master he helps out. But such an expert move requires rigorous training to perfect, something our character here needs to practice more of, which is why the success rate of this skill is very low!
He is suddenly able to sharpen his focus and fighting abilities when the girl of his dreams Mei is watching, bringing a new level to what he can do in the attempt to impress her.

Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia

A new chapter begins!
Kung Fu Romance: Wuxia is a re-imagination of my grad film Kung Fu Romance. During the production of the grad film I kept day dreaming of back stories and expanding on the little story and world. For KFR Wuxia I am trying to shift the theme to something a tiny bit more mature and different so here the characters might appear older and I hope I can introduce all the new characters I have been thinking about. Wuxia is a genre of chivalric martial arts heroes often battling against big corrupt forces. The setting is quite fantastic with supernatural feats performed and various spirits creeping up a few times. I am still playing around with different stories that goes on in this world but I hope to illustrate some of the scenes to show you all!
A different challenge rises over the horizon, there's a fight to be won, a new chapter begins! With bold spirits and iron nerves we walk on! As we brave through our darkest storm with our blood and sweat we write our dreams and the future. So raise your head, raise your brush and fight on...

Kung Fu Romance Site

This was what Ive been working on. Took a bit of time to get everybody's work together but I think its all done now! Of course the film isnt on there yet :P

Kung Fu Romance

Teaser

Under construction...

Kung Fu Romance Online

Hey everyone! I'll get back to updating properly when I can. Just wanted to let people know that you can probably watch my grad film 'Kung Fu Romance' online temporarily as it is in an online festival right now. Follow the link below to view the film let me know what you think of it :D

LINK

Note: You will need to register with the site to view any of the films there.

Hmmmm... you know Ive been thinking of creating more artwork from the KFR world so you can expect more of that!