Tan Jiun Qi, 20 years, a rising talent in ‘Concept Art’ and winner of the ‘Rookie of the Year’ 2024 award, has distinguished himself in many ways, not only through his art book, ‘A reflection of trust’, but also in The One Academy’s (TOA) Hall of Fame, sweeping five awards, the most outstanding being the ‘Best of the Best Craft’.
He has been accepted into Birmingham City University, UK to complete his master of arts in feature film, having just completed his diploma at TOA with a major in illustration.
Being crowned ‘Rookie of the Year’ in ‘Concept Art’ at the Rookie Awards 2024, considered the world’s leading competition for aspiring creatives to showcase their best skills and abilities, with competitors from America, France, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Singapore, has added to Tan’s image as an upcoming talent.
In addition to the highly coveted ‘Best of the Best Craft’, Tan also garnered four accolades in the top of illustration category for character design, digital painting, environment Design, and matte painting in the TOA’s Hall of Fame.
As testament to his talent, Tan’s illustrated masterpieces have also been featured in the No.1 art magazine for digital artists, ImagineFX magazine, in their October 2024 issue.
