Comic Embassy Photo Story (July)
Lots of comics happenings this month, check it out in this video! To find out more about our event, please see here.
See Kum / About Author
Ho See Kum is an art educator with 20 years of teaching experience. Born and educated in Singapore, he has taught and mentored students in the field of fine arts and cartooning in both government schools and private institutions. He is the founder of ComixGuru and LearnXArt, an online training portal for art and cartooning lessons. His cartoons, Emily and Rocket, was featured in The Winged Tiger in Singapore, published in 2010.
“Looking back, the reasons I went into teaching is because I do not know how to be a cartoonist. I have no friends from this field and knew no one that could guide me along the path. That was more than 20 years ago. But now 2022, I still could not see how a young artist can pursue his dream if he says he wants to be a comic artist or cartoonist. I find this unacceptable! I decided to pull together a team and start the Sg Cartoon Resource Hub to find an answer to this. If the industry does not have a clear vision of the cartooning future, let us begin by giving one.”
“Looking back, the reasons I went into teaching is because I do not know how to be a cartoonist. I have no friends from this field and knew no one that could guide me along the path. That was more than 20 years ago. But now 2022, I still could not see how a young artist can pursue his dream if he says he wants to be a comic artist or cartoonist. I find this unacceptable! I decided to pull together a team and start the Sg Cartoon Resource Hub to find an answer to this. If the industry does not have a clear vision of the cartooning future, let us begin by giving one.”
Related Posts
Interview: Yeo Hui San Murasaki
Murasaki is the Vice President of Comics Society (Singapore), Chief Editor of Puracomixmag.com, and senior graphic artist of TCZ Studio Pte Ltd. She is also the leader of doujinshi group Comix Pandora…
The Artist’s Mentor
Do boys or girls make better comics? Comic instructor Rixou shares her observations from teaching students 7 and up.
Editorial – Issue 11
Will Comic Embassy make a profit or suffer a loss of income if this is a business entity rather than a community project?
Interview with Murasaki (Part 2)
In this video, Murasaki reveals how she found herself working for SPH back then and the reasons that made her leave the company.
Dream Walker (Part 3)
In this video, Hui Xuan shared how she earned a living as a full-time artist and her plan for Dream Walker.
Editorial – Issue 15
If you were to ask me what is the one thing that kept comics artists continue drawing and excelling in their craft, my answer is to have feedback from the audience…
Editorial – Issue 7
The Sg Cartoon Resource Hub’s first onsite project is to promote Singapore produced comics and comic artists for six months from June to November. The soft launch of the Comic Embassy is on 11 June, Saturday, at 3 pm at Tekka Place.
Interview: Rixou Low
Rixou is an illustrator and comic artist of multiple publications, including the international award winning young adult urban fantasy graphic novel series, ‘Pandora’s Scar’.
The Future of Cartoon Practices in SG (Part 2)
In this video, we discussed the different comic genres and art styles. Presented by Clio Ding.
The Geungsi Slayer (Part 3)
In this video, Sean Lam shall share what you need to do if you have decided to be a comic artist.
The path less travelled
Rixou, the author of fantasy comic series Pandora’s Scar, discusses her choice to switch career path from architecture to becoming a comic artist and instructor.
Interview with Murasaki (Part 4)
In this video, Murasaki shares her opinion as a comic editor and the challenges she needs to overcome when mentoring her artists.
Interview with Wee Tian Beng (Part 1)
In this video, Wee Tian Beng talks about the local comic scene and why many comic artists can’t make a living doing comics alone.
The Geungsi Slayer (Part 2)
In this video interview, Sean Lam talks about why he wants to draw Geungsi and publish it in Singapore.
Where Do Original Comics Belong?
FOMO Art Weekend organised by OICsingapore happened on the first weekend of December at *SCAPE. As a mini event preparing for the resurrection of Illustration Arts Festival (IAF) which…