♥ about me ♥

FORMAL BIO:

I'm a professional comic artist/illustrator specialising in the Anime/Manga style. My first graphic novel was Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (SelfMadeHero). I was a Winner in Tokyopop's UK Rising Stars of Manga competition (2005/06) and Winner in NEO Magazine's 2005 Manga Competition. I designed the official Catgirl mascot for Wacom-Europe's Manga campaign. My artwork features prominently in the British movie, Popcorn (2007) and is currently being used on the set of Channel 4's sitcom The IT Crowd. I contributed to Comic Book Tattoo (Image Comics), Tales inspired by the musician Tori Amos. I've been involved in various art books - I was Lead Artist for the book Draw Manga by Sweatdrop Studios, the leading UK comic collaborative. Currently I'm working with Infinite Ideas on the Manga Life series of self-help comic books, the first two titles being Find True Love and Be Creative. I'm the artist for Aya.Takeo, a full-colour comic published weekly online from April 2007-2010. I've exhibited artwork in the Kyoto International Manga Museum, London County Hall, London Cartoon Museum, Japanese Embassy and the Manchester URBIS Centre and provided product demonstrations on behalf of Copic, Letraset and Wacom.

MY GAIA ART GALLERIES: ~ Older works ~ Newer Works ~

Below is a selection of my works =^w^=





VISIT MY OFFICIAL WEBSITE (www.fyredrake.net) for more info and pics!

AVATAR ART COMMISSIONS
Yes, I do have a mini shop where you can commission me for art in exchange for Gaia gold or rare items *^w^* I'm not cheap though! If you're interested, head over to my thread to find out more: ▓▒░FYREDRAKE░▒▓ quality avi art shop

LOLITA!
I am also a Gothic & Lolita fashionista! I dress lolita pretty much everyday, as my wardrobe is almost entirely goth loli. Innocent World, Angelic Pretty and BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT are my favourite brands.

WHAT ELSE AM I INTERESTED IN?
I enjoy handcoding websites to strict standards (!), reading manga, watching anime, playing videogames, singing classical opera and j-pop. Homebaking (cakes, biscuits and jam) and Oriental Cooking (Chinese, Thai and Japanese). Gothic, Lolita, Punk, Victorian and Couture/bespoke fashions (always overdressed for EVERY occasion). Cosplay (in fact, mostly crossplay - I make a pretty good bishy guy!). Collecting weapons (antiques, replicas and modern sporting varieties of melee and ranged, etc.). Shooting (I ♥ my 0.177 calibre 95K Weirauch break barrel rifle muchly).



My FAVOURITE....
ARTISTS: CLAMP, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Yoshitaka Amano, Thores Shibamoto, Kiyo Kyujou, Yuji Shiozaki, Ogure Ito, Kei Toumei, Haradaya, Sena Aritou, Yonekura Kengo
COMICS: Trinity Blood, Lament of the Lamb, xxxHOLIC, Air Gear, Cardcaptor Sakura, Battle Angel Alita, IWGP, Battle Vixens, MARS, Azumanga Daioh
LITERATURE: Rendering in Pen and Ink (Guptill). The Mallorean (Eddings). Masterharper of Pern (McCaffrey). Kushiel's Dart (Carey). Sophie's World (Gaarder). The Name of the Rose (Eco). The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (McCall Smith). And various apocryphal religious texts
FILMS: Kamikaze Girls, 300, Hot Fuzz, Pirates of the Caribbean, Get Carter, Snatched, Transporter 1 & 2, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Ring
TELEVISION: CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: New York, CSI: Miami, Agatha Christie's Poirot (David Suchet), House, Apparitions
MUSIC: L'Arc~en~Ciel, Utada Hikaru, KOTOKO, Bonnie Pink, Do As Infinity, Koda Kumi, livetune, U2, Goo Goo Dolls, Snow Patrol, Gorillaz, K T Tunstall, Alanis Morissette, Amy Winehouse, Pendulum, Rihanna, Caramell, Kylie and general TECHNO/DANCE EUPHORIC TRANCE XD

If you really want to know more about me, please visit my livejournal at sonia-leong.livejournal.com. I often post up any news of my work, things which amuse me, images of recent work and photos of any fashion or cosplay shoots or events ^^