Category - Inspirational -

February 6th, 2010

Chitchat: Alan, Wong Ming Lun

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Your Full Name
Alan, Wong Ming Lun

If you have a bachelor degree/education background; what is it?
BA (hons) in Design (Advertising)

Tell us about you
I am just a design student who love to draw, to think and to observe. I hope that he can bring Fine Art and Design together. I love to try a lots new things to enhance my knowledge.

wong_ming_lun_photoWhere are you located?
Hong Kong

What do you do when you are not producing artwork?
When I am not producing artwork, I usually go sport, play games, watch movies, read books or have a nice talk with my friends (that usually gives me a lot of inspiration).

What drove you to become an illustrator?
A simple heart that love to draw :) .

How do you promote/sell/showcase your work?
Sharing my works at forum or some art related community.

What’s your way(s) to balancing work and life?
Fall in love with your work so that it becomes your life.

A great illustrator is…..
A great illustrator is who can touch your heart with his/her works.

Who is an illustrator that you look up to? Why so?
huh, I am looking up to so many great illustrators! Who’s works can touch me I will looking up to he/she whatever who he/she is.

What do you think about the Internet and how it is affecting the visual communication business?
Internet definitely improved the visual communication business. From the faster information exchange to the contact point of the client to the illustrator. All the process becomes faster because of the Internet. Many illustrator can make use of the advantage of it showing their works and got known. (Just like me, haha!)

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What music are you listening lately?
My lately listening/watching is a live concert of a Japanese singer who named Mika Nakashima.

How does the global economic recession affecting the industry, or the least affecting your business/ work?
The recession is affecting the industry, especially the fresh grad student. However, it maybe a very good experience to us to learn how to live in this world.

Name 3 your favorite art books.
Bridgman’s complete guide to drawing from life.
It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.
Kashiwa Sato’s ultimate method for reaching the essentials.

What do you like the smell of? Why so?
I love the smell of pencil. It is great :)

If you have online portfolio, what is the URL?
http://lun2004.deviantart.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lun2004/sets/72157606582886144/

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