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V-zhon

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About Me


My CafePress Shop


www.vk-uk.com

niki-uk.deviantart.com ..
Gallery at Anime Artists UK
Kotaro's doll blog
Please also visit my friends at:
Animetion
www.mangaka.co.uk
Stinky Fish Clothing
INSANE RECORDINGS
My real name is Niki Hunter.I am a commercial artist with over 15 years of experience, 7 years of which was spent working full-time in the computer games industry. Prior to that I worked in a design studio, and going back further still I was taking on paid art commissions as young as the age of 14.
I have a number of high-profile published game titles under my belt, including work on the Theme Park series (where I produced concept art as well as building, texturing and animating 3D models). Probably my biggest achievement so far is as the main concept artist/character designer for Microsoft's X-Box game Sudeki.
Since the very humble beginnings of the project, I produced literally hundreds of drawings and CG art pieces through the years of its development, as well as adding my own finishing touches to various pieces of Sudeki marketing art.
Aside from the games industry, I've taken on numerous art commissions over the years and my work has found a variety of outlets, including:
Merchandising, marketing and website art for Japanese rock musicians JO:YA and Duel Jewel
Print designs for a major guitar strap manufacturer
CD covers and T-shirt designs for Anime Radio
CD cover art for "Anime Toonz Vol. 2" CD released by Jellybean Recordings of New York
Art showcased in New York at "Gamers' Nite Groove" event
Various art pieces for sci-fi/anime convention books and promotions
Pantomime poster art
On-the-spot caricatures
Art workshops/presentations
Character and mascot design
Commercial identities and logos
Vehicle concept design
Sci-fi and high fantasy artwork
Designs for animatronic displays and theming projects
Anthropomorphic/"furry" art and other cartoon styles
Digital photo re-touching/manipulation
Personal online manga comic project
Small press comic work
Art for print in magazines
Vector art
Pixel art: Animated .gif files, window-sitter mascots and 2D game sprites (Palm PC, Game Boy Advance etc.)
Model-making and doll customisation
Toy design
Fashion designs for print on clothing and accessories
Costume design
My own wedding dress design
Greetings card designs and other commercial 'cute' art
Concepts for web page visuals
Although cartoon, manga and anime style art is among my specialties, it's certainly not all that I am capable of. I'm confident that I am a flexible artist able to work in a wide range of styles and media.
Currently I am freelancing full-time. Recent jobs include producing artwork for an interactive language education package for use in schools and working as art director and graphics artist on hand-held console and mobile phone games. I am also one of TokyoToys' official artists.
My Chun-Li cosplay photos featured on Tokyopop Popcast 22/5/08:
Visual Kei in the UK!
On the musical side, I am part of the "Gaijin Kei" band Machina Shogunate (where I go by the stage name of V-zhon). Please check us out!


Myspace Contact Tables

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Eccentric intellectuals, artists, musicians and actors/thespians; other fans of any of the stuff I'm into; my heroes; renegade Time Lords...

I'd like to meet so many of my heroes with whom I feel a strong artistic connection. They have all inspired me in some way or another.
Recently I was lucky enough to meet one of my heroes - the actor Paul McGann. It truly was a marvellous experience and although it may have been one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities I'd be only too happy to meet him again. He was just so nice! :D
I'd like to meet Elliot Minor... AGAIN! Who says you can have too much of a good thing? They were awesome in person too.
Elliot Minor video - Discover

I'd also like to meet ZiVA, super pianist and my online buddy of so many years whom I've never yet managed to meet in person. We need to fix that, mate! LOL
Then there's dear long-lost Shunchan... and all these great peeps whose banners I'm proud to pimp!



My Blog

Interview with Animetion.co.uk

Animetion's interview with UK artist Niki Hunter, who has worked on character designs for several video games, including Sudeki and Theme Park. She has also produced logos for many companies and has a...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Cuckoo

A little poem of defiance in the face of adversity. If you've ever encountered snakes in the grass or felt like you've been given the doormat treatment (pretty much everyone has, right?), then this ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:25:00 GMT

Interview/feature on mangaka.co.uk!

Konnichiwa minnasan,My good friends at mangaka.co.uk have written an article on the spread of Visual Kei to the UK! I've been personally interviewed for this article, offering a long term VK fan'...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Alice Cooper Southampton gig report!

Piccies and vidlets be HERE...These give the impression we were further away from the action than we actually were, for some reason. We had a pretty good view for the most part! So, report time... we ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:03:00 GMT

My PCs vandalised itself >_<

Just a quickie post from my hubby's PC;My regular PC is currently unuseable so things are pretty f*cked up right here. I need to access my work emails/files and I can't... thankfully my work is backed...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:25:00 GMT

100% authentic Gaijin Kei

Hi everyone!I have a little something to share with you...For a little while I have been collaborating with a friend on a music project.Our first demo is now ready and we have a MySpace page...But fir...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:56:00 GMT

Seme or Uke Test

Ekkekekeke... ^____^ Discover if You are Seme or Uke! Created by ChiisaiYume on Memegen.net This is the result if Seme-in-Training! has the highest score. Take this quiz now - it’s easy! ...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:18:00 GMT

Off to Invasion - the Doctor Who convention

10th Planet - InvasionUm, that's it really! I've not got time to type much as C-kun and I are heading to London tonight - we'll be crashing at a hotel so we can have an early start at the con tomorrow...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Announcement of a little something Im working on...

Paperboy: Week 2 for mobile phonesAre you, like me, old enough to remember the original game? I was a big fan of the Commodore Amiga version. It feels pretty surreal to actually be working on the rev...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:34:00 GMT

Fan-art folder up!

'Lo again peeps!Just thought I'd let you know that I've created a folder in my MySpace pics for fan-art that I've done. Some of the images go back a good few years but it was quite fun digging them up...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:13:00 GMT