My name's Dat but you could call me Percy. Born and raised in Vietnam, I came to Canada in 2015. I am now a Montreal based artist who aspires to sprinkle a pinch of creativity to the web development world.
A comission by the Fine Arts Assossiation Alliance of Concordia for Lunar New Year celebration 2022!
Since the art piece is a riso print, there may only be a maximum of 4 colors. I first chose Yellow to reflect the beauty of the ochna integerrima,the yellow mai hoa mai vàng in Vietnamese, a vital component of Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year). The second color, red, symbolizes good fortune and compliments the striking yellow. Any other colors in between the two is a mix of the two in different opacity.
The finished project was printed out and given in red envelope to celebrate with any lucky passerbys!
Medium: Photoshop
First year of university through a digital screen was rather unpleasant. Yet it showed me all the opportunities I have missed due to my reserved nature. This piece symbolizes not only my own, but a new beginning for many of the students in the world following the pandemic.
Medium: Photoshop
Upwards we go.
Medium: Photoshop
Demotivated during the pandemic, I challenged myself to work on a fully detailed digital drawing. The man depicted ties his shoes before departing from his homey village to embark on an unknown journey ahead.
My first ever digital drawing piece
Following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, this digital painting was created in critique of the United States' flaws in their firearm regulations and laws. Obtaining a firearm for a minor is comparable to a child reaching for a jar of cookie in a tall cupboard.
A poster design with emphasis on my orginal 3D model character - Godric the Royal jester.
Medium: Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Adobe Substance Painter.
Logo showcase on hoodie, mugs and tote bag.
Medium: Illustrator, Photoshop.
I spot red snow on my window this year. It's still red, almost as if its proud. To think that we'd go backwards in 2022
Medium: Photoshop.
These three posters aim to raise awareness about biodiversity loss as we play god in our coexistence with the animal kingdom. This choice not only endanger species but to our own as well. Similar to a domino chain, human is merely one of the many pieces and we will collapse if the chain falters. By applying humanity’s egoism and interest in survival to the issue, the three design address the issue on a personal touch.
Medium: Photoshop.
Designing my names as if: I have hiccups, I'm a magician, I have COVID, I'm a TV evangelist, I'm a chameleon, I use serif font.
Medium: Photoshop
Slide it to see!
In collaboration with Ines Pioselli.
Blasted with neon pink and teal, the empty lobby of Montreal's famous performing art centre is transformed into a relaxing and eye catching place of rest and wait.
Medium: Blender, Photoshop, Adobe Substance Painter.
A 1 minute satire 3D animation featuring Facade, a dating app prototype that mocks modern matchmaking applications where users are clowns, constantly putting on a facade to market themselves.
Medium: Blender, Adobe Substance Painter, Mixamo (Rigging), Free Online 3D Models
A 3D model of my bust with a bit of flair and featured in silly
Medium: Blender
The goal was to create a photorealistic beer.
Medium: Blender
Godric was made from the simple 2D concept drawing above. He was my first sculpture on blender. Thanks to previous experience in illustration, my subpar knowledge in human anatomy simplified and accelerated the sculpting process.
It was a great joy bringing him to life through tedious rigging and animating.
Medium: Blender, Photoshop
Scraps into robot what more is there to say? Tinkering with mechanical parts, piecing them together and a clean paint over.
Medium: Blender, Adobe Substance Painter.
The Good, The Bad and the Dying. Observe it in 360 view turn table
Medium: Blender, Adobe Substance Painter
While Godric may always appear collected, not a soul knows what goes through his mind. Why don't you take a walk and see what he's up to?
Medium: Unity, Blender, Adobe Substance Painter, Premiere Pro, Online 3D Models.
Just a game of rock paper scissors. Say GO before your pick. for example, GO ROCK! Keep playing by yelling out Go + Rock/Paper/Scissors!
Only available in desktop view.
Medium: p5.js library, Annyang speech recognition library.
Proposal Day is a short, silly game about the big day when a man goes on his journey to pop the big question! Two months later, Proposal Night picks up the story with less visuals though more groove and chaos.
Only available in desktop view. Zoom in/out if necessary.
Medium: p5.js library, Photoshop.
Work in collaboration with Valentine Senegas
In 2015, NASA launched their API portal to allow greater public accessity to their discovered data and imagery. Pick a date and see what what Mars looked like from the lens of a Mars rover!
Medium: Photoshop
Reflecting back on my life and that of others, I wrote a short letter to humanity. Written from my heart, it touches upon the simple roll of dice and the human's fate that it assigns.
Currently available in tablet/desktop view. This project is expected to be expanded, renovated and responsive now that I've got a few more tricks to show.
Medium: Jquery, CSS, HTML, Adobe Illustrator.
At every metro station in Montreal lays a homeless man, sheltering away from the heat of summer or the winter cold. I researched and created a short, informative website.tackling the statistics of homelessness in Canada as well as the causes behind them. It also offers a unique experience that imitates a fraction of the sufferings that homeless people go through daily.
Tip: With your mouse, navigate through the end of the "Experience" page carefully to reveal hidden clue.
Currently available in desktop view. Will be responsive in the future if time permits.
Medium: Javascript, CSS, HTML, Adobe Illustrator.
