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Diar Talabani
Artist | Professional | Digital Art
Canada
Diar Talabani is an Iraqi-American artist born in 1986. His current focus is animation, traditional, paperless, and cutout. His hobbies include reading, writing, and drawing. With degrees in Associate in Arts, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts & Animation, and a diploma from Vancouver Film School in Classical Animation.
He is currently living in British Columbia and enjoying the scenic mountains.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Frank Frazetta, Moebius, Jen Zee, and Tatsuya Yoshikawa
Favorite movies
Rain Man, Lord of the Rings, The Fountain, The Fall, The Color of Paradise, Iron Giant
Favorite TV shows
Futurama, Arrested Development, Wonders of the Universe, Ninja Warrior
Favorite bands / musical artists
Matisyahu, Ludovico Einaudi, Sting, Clint Mansell, Hans Zimmer, Brian Crain
Favorite books
The Alchemist, The Writer's Journey, Interview with the Vampire, The War of Art
Favorite writers
Leo Tolstoy, Rumi, Thoreau, Malcolm Gladwell, Orson Scott Card, Robert E. Howard
Favorite games
Xenogears, Journey, Final Fantasy VI, Breath of Fire IV, Armored Core, Tech Romancer
Favorite gaming platform
Playstation 2 or DreamCast
Tools of the Trade
Photoshop, pencils
Other Interests
Literature, Art, world affairs, cartoons, story telling, Mythology, Nature
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