Cosmic Neighbourhood
When a curious kid called Benji moves to a fisherstown, he finds out that the town is taken over by aliens, and danger lurks around every corner. Benji and his new best friend Theo go on adventures to unravel this mystery and stop the aliens.
The world of Cosmic Neighbourhood takes place in a small fishing town, called Sudberry, that thrives on their fishing businesses. It’s between the mountains and located on the coast. It’s very hidden and thus the perfect place for the aliens to hide. For this project I designed the bedroom of one of the main characters, Theo Holden. This 14-year old kid is obsessed with the galaxy and all its mysteries, so I let that play a major role in the process of designing. Theo’s room, or better known as ‘the hide-out’, glows softly under a string of Christmas lights that gives the effect of tiny little stars.
Let’s explore Sudberry! To an outsider, Sudberry looks like any other coastal town quiet, a little odd but harmless enough. The human houses have wonky shapes and sometimes have the silhouettes of ships and boats, to really exaggerate the fishing business. I love to add little inside jokes and puns.
While the alien technology is very advanced, they try to disguise it, but they do a very bad job at it. It’s clear they’re doing their best to look ordinary, with emphasis on trying. And somehow, against all odds, it works. The humans of Sudberry are either too polite or too distracted to notice that their neighbors are from another world.
Cara Mia
This story is a very personal one. I lost my cat in January of 2025. His death hit me hard and I had a difficult time accepting it. For me, making this story was a way to deal with it. A step towards healing.
Cara inherited the apartment from her grandma, and so I designed the room to be a mix of older and newer furniture. I wanted a mood that felt somber and muted, so I was naturally drawn to the color blue.
Rojak - W.I.P.
When a half-deer, half-tiger girl is sent to the market to get a missing ingredient, she must overcome her fear and insecurities in order to truly be herself.
Rojak is the newest project I’m working on. It’s currently still in production and will be a short 2D-animated film. I’m in charge of the backgrounds and the layouts. It’s set in modern Malaysia; accuracy is a very important part of the storytelling. People who live, have lived or went to Malaysia need to recognise the setting. I did a lot of research beforehand. The animation will be mixed media. In order to blend the two techniques, I went with a textured and sketchy style.
