Be A Grad - Full Comic + VIDEO

WARNING: OLD ART!! The art and comments in this Deviation may no longer represent the artist's current views or interests.

Last week I officially graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a BA (Hons) in Animation Art. I was awarded the McNally Award for 2013 as top student, which meant delivering a speech in front of 800 people. In a college first I threw together this animatic to sum up my experience in the animation course ... and to take the pressure off me. You can watch it here.

The music was a gift from the voice actors of my film, and it kept me going throughout the final stretch whenever stress threatened to get the better of me. I am happy to finally have the opportunity to share it with you all. Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support for the past few years, for the gifts and the constructive comments, and for making the struggle feel that much more worthwhile. Consider this a "Thank You" from me to you, from the bottom of my heart. Keep on trucking, keep on drawing, and to the rest of you in the same boat, struggling with college or school life: Keep on fighting the good fight! Because they'll make a grad out of you!


--Sak
_{Louis Despatis voiced by Brendan Julian
James Hunter voiced by Richard Johnston
Santiago de la Cruz voiced by SungWon Cho
Original music: 'I'll Make A Man Out Of You' © Walt Disney Studio's 'Mulan'
Lyrics re-written by Brendan Julian, lyrics and music edited by Richard Johnston
All characters and artwork © Shamine Athena King}