His pursuit ended when he got a Fulbright scholarship to study at his dream university, the Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD). 'I was tired and I wanted to look for something else,' he explained. He later ended up working as an illustrator for Singaporean exhibition company Rich-Art Enterprises in 2001 but stayed for only two years. He later moved from one city to another, taking up different jobs ' but one thing remained the same: his passion for comics made him a little bit picky when it came to choosing a company to work for.
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He had to quit due to different visions on the studio's future with his partners.įresh touch: re-On comics' free interpretation of the epic Ramayana. The job was pretty good because the studio got orders from local publishers like Gramedia and Mizan.
With a group of friends, he later opened the Bajing Loncat comic studio in 1998. That was when I decided to focus on comics,' he recalled.
'I fell sick because I was handling two jobs. He continued juggling the two until at one point, he had to choose. He pursued his passion although it forced him to stay up late. Using his architecture background, Chris helped the sculptor design the famous Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in Bali.īack then, in the morning, Chris was an architect working in an office, but in the evening, he was busy drawing and publishing comics independently. Yet, he refused it because it was not what he was looking for.Īfter graduating in 1997, he took the chance to work for renowned artist I Nyoman Nuarta. His parents' doubt impeded Chris's plan to take an art major at the Bandung Institute of Technology, deciding to study architecture at the same university with the hope of pleasing his parents while fulfilling his personal ambition to continue drawing.Ĭhris turned out to be a brilliant student, graduating with flying colors and being offered a very good job with very good pay. The urge encouraged him to become a comic artist, an idea that raised many questions, including from his parents, who doubted that the profession could guarantee their son's future. I can go to outer space or even go into hell with only a pen and a paper,' said the man, who named Tintin as his favorite comic. 'Drawing has become a tool to realize imagination inside my head. The failures did not deter him he still continued drawing. The influence from my uncle made my drawings not really winning material,' recalled the man who originates from the Central Java town of Surakarta. 'I won only one time but after that never again. He is probably one of the country's most successful comic artists, owning his studio with clients coming from all around the world, but his journey has been filled with many ups and downs.ĭriven by a passion for drawing, little Chris always enthusiastically took part in drawing competitions. 'I practiced my drawing skills looking at my uncle's paintings at home,' recalled the artist, who, in his black-rimmed glasses, blue shirt and greenish casual pants, does not look like a man in his forties. The inspiration came from his uncle, Kristanto, who was a painter and an illustrator for the legendary Kho Ping Ho action novel series. Little Chris had always wanted to become a comic artist and no one could stop him, even his own parents. Chris Lie is living his dream ' designing Spiderman and Transformers toys and helping draw illustrations for books and games for the Star Wars and The Lords of the Rings franchises.
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