I am Yuyanda

My recent digital art and illustration work is showcased in a new book called the Virtuoso Project which is avaliable to buy now so please go out and support your fellow artists! Book synopsis: 'Volume one of an annual showcase of talented new artists from around the world. A photographer from Italy, illustrators from Africa, Malasia, Phillippines, and America are just a few of the featured talents within this book. Most of these artists are being published for the first time ever here!' (Click the image to access the online shop)

Hi guys, just a quick update. After alot of rendering I have opened a new animation showcase on Vimeo. I have 3 videos on there at the moment and will be adding my 2010 showreel when it's done. http://vimeo.com/kazimation Look out for a preview of my showreel soon.

This fully animated HD presentation takes a close detailed look at the fictional world realised through promotional poster art for short film 'Dummy', from Wise Ostrich productions and Wonderland Pictures.

A Kaleidoscopic psychedelic hallucination of music if you like. Artwork http://yuyanda.deviantart.com/art/KAZH-visual-music-avatar-172702189 Kazimation logo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg1KFXPRYpo

This animated title sequence is part of a HD video presentation for my Dummy film poster. Its a work in progress and there's alot of it but I wanted to show it on my blog. The presentation is for self promotion and will be uploaded to Youtube and Vimeo when completed. It will be a 2.5D animation that shows the making of the poster and focuses on the vibrant environment and visual language in fine detail. More on this later.

I recently submitted my short film poster 'Dummy' into a book publication called The Virtuoso Project. The editor of the book DragonBrusher has accepted the artwork and it will feature in the book when it is published! This is a very exciting prospect as I have never been published before! The book will feature art from new and upcoming artists from around the world and will be avaliable to buy online. More info can be found here http://www.dragonbrusher.com/

I was advised by my good friend Lewis Coyne that I should showcase my work on this new portfolio site called Shown'D'. Its actually a cool site with a simple clean visual layout and large amount of capabillities to showcase art, videos and audio! So check it out if you ave a spare minute. http://shownd.com/yuyanda

So following the trend of most digital artist I have made a quick gallery and bio profile on CG Society which is an amazing community (much better than conceptart.org if you ask me) Check it out, join the site and leave a comment. http://yuyanda.cgsociety.org

Recently posted new poster artwork to my Deviantart account here  http://fav.me/d2mdikp To round things up I produced a teaser version, like real production studios would release after post production of a film is completed. Watch the film here http://www.youtube.com/crispynewt

DOWNLOAD free desktop wallpaper of the poster: http://www.box.net/shared/ld72g8koun Watch the short film here: http://www.youtube.com/crispynewt

Another overdue piece im still working on. A conceptual piece based on Cammy from Super Street Fighter II. More on this when it happens.

Another take on my artist icon. KAZH are my initials and this version is also an animated GIF. I'll try and upload it later but if you visit my Deviantart page you'll see it as my animated avatar.

I like this self portrait. Acrylic on board and a mirror. Part of a workshop held at National Portrait Gallery some time ago.

So a couple of years ago I met Bruce Lee's widow Linda Lee Cadwell. This was a huge deal for me as Bruce Lee has been my idol since forever! So, naturally I brought along a piece of Bruce Lee inspired work for her to admire and sign. The poster is part of a graduate installation piece. Click the title above for a video link . Linda Lee Cadwell and her daughter Shannon Lee sign my poster! Click on the image for a deviantART link.  Me on the right, my brother Titus on the left and Linda Lee Cadwell. Taken at Seni08 Martial Arts Event, Docklands, Excel.

Some commission and freelance work I've done in the past. All images are watermarked and copyright applies to their respective owners. No copying or redistribution without written permission. Thanks. Liberty's Gun. London Society. Forealovers. London Skyline.

Another commission I have'nt put on my Deviant art gallery so here it goes. Fellowship Society is a religious group located at Brunel university (UK) Blue sky is a 3D render using Terragen, lens flare generated with Knoll Light Factory and custom brushes in Photoshop CS. -

Some old concept art for a rotoscope animation project I was working called 2D KILLED!! Part of a SFX assignment. I have not put these on my Deviantart art ( http://www.yuyanda.deviantart.com ) page yet cos I have bigger plans for them. Click on the pics to watch a high quality rendering of the finished effect :) Enjoy

My 2006 Mercury Prize winning finalist piece 'In Serach of' is kindly featured on my old university TVU's homepage. Thanks guys :)    Homepage thumbnail.

Newly animated studio logo made with Photoshop & After Effects. Pretty pleased with how this turned out.