Thomas Tan
Artists are invited to recreated their best versions of classic comic characters for the Taiwan-Malaysia Classic Comic Character Illustration Competition 2021.
The competition is open to artists from Malaysia and Taiwan and is jointly organized by the Malaysia Comicker Union, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan and Taipei Comic Artist Labour Union.
The competition allows artists to showcase their creativity through recreating their beloved classic comic characters.
“We would love to see as many artists involved to use their creativity through recreating classic comic characters and turning them into unique creations more stunning than the original versions,” Malaysia Comicker Union president Lau Shaw Ming said.
He added that participants can only use Taiwanese and Malaysian classic comic characters to create illustrations for the competition.
Participants can submit multiple works to increase their chances of winning but can only win one prize.
Lau said all entries will only used for non-commercial profit-making purposes for cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Malaysia. The copyright of the characters is owned by the publisher or the comic artist.
The winners will have their artwork featured at the Taiwan-Malaysia International Comic Week.
“We are delighted to have received more than 30 entries so far. We expect last minute to reach more than 100 entries.” Lau said.
Winners will receive prizes sponsored by XP-Pen,a professional manufacturer specializing in digital painting tools such as pen display monitors and graphic drawing tablets.
The first, second and third-prize winners of the competition will be awarded a XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro, a XP-Pen Artist 12 Pro and a XP-Pen Deco Pro Medium respectively. There are seven consolation prizes of RM150 cash voucher each.
The closing date of the competition is June 30, 2021. Visit Malaysia Comicker Union Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComickerUnion for more information.
CJMY
