Shanen Pae

I have been following 'Go-bear' since my primary school days (Which would be nearly 20 years come to think of it...), and I have watched her improve on her art with each passing day, I watched her as she experimented with a variety of art styles and techniques, tried new things, learnt new things (Did I mention that she was already able to do some basic animating at a really early age?), and truth be told, anything from her would just leave me in a state of awe, be it a little doodle or an absolutely polished piece of work that she had grown sick of. 

It was only about 2 years that I finally managed to pick up the courage to approach her, despite how different we seem to be from one another, I felt that we were able to get along pretty well. And to this day, I still think to myself about just how lucky I am to befriend someone as talented and down-to-earth as her.

Specialising mainly in concept art, Shanen briefly studied at Pasadena's Art Centre College of Design (An art academy that is as renowned and as prestigious as the California Institute of the Arts and Sheridan College) and took a course in Entertainment Design, below you will see some of her amazing original works, with the last few being a part of what might possibly be her magnum opus.

I absolutely look forward to the day that a studio decides to adapt one of her concepts, until then, I will continue to admire of her gorgeous works. It is just impossible to pick one aspect I love the most when it comes to her works, everything is just so perfect to me, the lighting, colour usage, lineart style, expressions, perspective, body shape and language of all her characters... I just never loved anyone's works as much as I do hers!

Despite how she constantly denies it, she remains one of the most inspirational people I have ever known in my life. Other artists and designers that I admire tend to come and go, but she is the only artist that I have stood by for this long, and something tells me that I will continue supporting her until the very end itself.