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Artist Profile: Tag2 Team Studios

13/07/2015 by

Tag2 Team Studios Production Ltd was co-founded by four friends: George Ioannou, George Kyprianou, Tilemachos Tilemachou and Alexandros Iordanou, who share the same passion for comics, Japanese manga and anime.

The idea for creating their own manga came while they were having a conversation over a game of bowling. One thing led to another and they reached the decision to create their own company, in order to promote their work and ideas.

Tag2 Team Studios was created with one purpose: to give opportunities to new and upcoming artists to share their vision and help make the world of manga and anime more known and well-respected in Cyprus, where the company is based.

Follow Tag2 Team Studios on Facebook and also visit their website for more information.

Their first manga currently in production is called ‘Elementum‘ and to stay updated on that you can follow its Facebook page.

‘Elementum‘ is now live on Kickstarter.com! You can pledge your support for this creative project and help bring it to life!

Tag2 Team Studios would also like to send a message to all local artists that they are open for new collaborations! So if you would like to join their team of artists, you can contact them directly on their Facebook page, or visit their allocated table at the convention!

We are very excited to see new, local talent forming teams and collaborating to create really good quality work!

We hope you are all anticipating to see more of Tag2 Team Studios and of course their first manga, ‘Elementum‘, this coming August! Until then, here’s the Kickstarter trailer:

Artist Profile: George Demetriou

09/07/2015 by

George Demetriou is a young aspiring artist from Cyprus. He is 16 years old and currently a student at the Grammar School of Nicosia. George has been drawing since a very young age and the only thing that can compete with his love for art is music.

Art and music have always been his greatest passions and he aspires to be a talented artist and musician. He wishes to pursue an occupation that is relative to art and accomplish all his artistic endeavours. We wish him best of luck!

Currently, George is working on a collaborative comic book with a friend, which they hope to publish sometime in 2016. However, George will reveal a small preview from their comic book at this year’s convention, which he will showcase along with the rest of his artwork and illustrations.

We hope you are all looking forward to seeing George’s work in progress comic and more of his creations this coming August!

Leave us your comments below and stay tuned for more artists to be featured at Cyprus Comic Con 2015!

Artist Profile: Heba Rena Yassin

06/07/2015 by

Heba Rena Yassin is 22 years old and currently based in Limassol, Cyprus. She completed her degree in BA Fine Art at the University of Hertfordshire in United Kingdom, which she graduated with First Class honours and is now doing a Masters degree in Digital Art and Design at The University of Nicosia.

For more of Heba’s work, visit her page on Facebook.

Heba has been interested in comics, books, anime and manga since a very young age. She purchased her very first graphics tablet around the age of 14-15. Since then, she discovered that having a background in Fine Art is really helpful with digital work, as it allows her to apply certain techniques to her work that she learned from traditional drawing and painting. Having always been interested in narrative, she now writes her own stories and illustrates them.

Heba will be presenting her own comic along with some of her digital creations at this year’s Comic Con.

We hope you are looking forward to seeing more of Heba’s work! Leave us your comments below!

Artist Profile: Stella Violari

03/07/2015 by

Stella is an aspiring artist from Cyprus, specialising in ιllustration, Concept Art and Comics. She graduated from Birmingham City University in the field of Visual Communication and Illustration.

During her studies, she began enhancing her drawings with digital tools, in order to create more dynamic work and had the opportunity to do freelance work for two starting video game companies.

For more of Stella’s work visit her Facebook and Instagram.

Her passion for art began at a very young age and her interest in fantasy art, video games and comics pushed her to develop her passion even further. In the near future, she hopes to influence and inspire others with her work.

Currently, she is working on her own projects that include short stories, graphic novels and character design and is more than excited to share her creativity with the rest of Cyprus Comic Con.

Stella was a participant at last year’s convention and we are very pleased to have her joining us again this year!

Are you looking forward to seeing Stella’s new work this coming August? Let us know in the comments below!

Cyprus Board Gamers @ CCC’15!

30/06/2015 by

Cyprus Board Gamers is a growing community in Cyprus dedicated to board games and their sole purpose is the promotion of the hobby on the island. With their participation at Cyprus Comic Con they aim to show the public just how amazing the world of board games really is!

Members of the group will be available at their allocated area to present and demonstrate a number of modern board games and to showcase how much board games have changed in recent years. They will also provide details about the group’s regular meetings in Nicosia and Limassol.

For more information, you can join Cyprus Board Gamers on Facebook.

“When we play a board game, it’s so that we can travel to mythical islands, grow civilizations with great cities, solve mysteries and save the world. The best aspect of our hobby is that we get to do all of these with our friends and families. Laughing and talking. We love board games and we want you to feel the same way. ” – Cyprus Board Gamers

If you also love board games or want to be re-introduced to them, keep an eye out for the Cyprus Board Gamers table area at the convention – you are sure to find more like-minded people there and even meet new friends to play with!

Cyprus Comic Con is all about helping this kind of communities grow and we are thrilled to be able to offer a platform for so many diverse groups of people to get together around shared interests and hobbies!

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