Jimmy, one of the top ten cartoonists in China

Comics are an art form that presents ideas on paper, using simple lines and exaggerated techniques to depict plots. Cartoonist is a profession that makes a living from cartoon creation. In this issue of Constellation Star, we will take you to learn about the basic information of Jimmy Ba, one of the top ten cartoonists in China. Chinese name: Liao Fubin. Foreign name: Jimmy. Alias: Jimmy (pen name). Nationality: Chinese. Place of birth: Yilan City, Taiwan Province, China. Date of birth: 1958. November 15, 2018 Occupation: Picture book writer Graduate school: Department of Fine Arts, Chinese Culture University Major achievements: Ranked runner-up on the Rich List of Comic Writers Representative works: "The Secret in the Forest", "The Moon Forgot", "Subway" and "To the Left" "Go, go right" and other constellations: What Scorpio wants to do most: devote himself to his favorite picture books. Personal achievements. In 2001, Jimmy was selected into Taiwan's Top Ten Fashions in 2001. In 2006, Jimmy was selected as the most creative person in Asia by StudioVoice magazine. One of the fifty-five people. In 2007, he was named one of the six outstanding figures in Discovery Taiwan. In November 2011, he ranked second on the 6th Comics Writers Rich List. In March 2016, Jimmy was awarded the title of Comics Writer. The seventh person on the list commented that Jimmy is one of the very few picture book artists in Taiwan with an international style. His characters’ faces are usually neutral, and their skin color is neither too dark nor too light. He deliberately avoids his works being viewed as racialized, but he His painting techniques are Western, and the colors of his pictures are very saturated. The magnificent colors are reminiscent of the Fauvist Matisse, but his sensitivity to lines is Eastern - associate professor of the Department of Media Communication Design of Taiwan Shih Chien University and a well-known In the process of contact between art critic Lu Rongzhi and cartoonists from all over the world, I feel more and more that if Chinese comics want to accelerate the pace of development, they need more new comics talents and forces with strong and distinctive styles like Jimmy to master their own comics. language. When Jimmy's comics first appeared, he had a keen and delicate heart to feel the people and things around him, conveyed his emotions and thoughts through paintings, and conveyed his views on the world, giving Chinese readers a strong emotional resonance. He created a The new form of adult picture books has given rise to a trend of picture book creation. We need more talents in this area.

——Cartoonist Benjamin