Jeeb
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Concept Artist/Cg Artist/ Teacher |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Nadjib 'Jeeb' Assani was born in France and traveled extensively as a child; spending time in Benin, Ivory Coast, Canada, Maryland and finally North Carolina. Everywhere he went though, he always had a sketchpad with him. As a result, Nadjib developed a passion for illustration and telling stories. When choosing a career, he decided on NC State’s Design School, subsequently earning a B.A. in Art and Design program. Afterwards, Nadjib traveled to California to take classes at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Once he finished there, he worked as a freelance artist, doing illustrations, graphic designs and animation both 2d and 3d. But Nadjib couldn’t abandon his passion for creative art that displays a positive message (through stories, animations or sculptures), so he decided to come back to NC to found a company that would allow him to do just that! Now he has recently published a book from his first series, Legends of Onile and teaches conceptual sculpting classes at the Art Center. Additionally, he works freelance while Ilu Works grows. |
| Interests | illustration, concept art, sculpting, digital sculpting, animation, storytelling, reading, writing, movies, music, traveling, cars, soccer, tennis, basketball |
| Favorite Movies | The Matrix, Children of Men, The Mummy, The Man from Nowhere, Electric Shadows, Count of Monte Cristo, Goodfellas, Kill Bill, Iron Man, Avengers, Xmen X2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Incredibles, Ratouille, Lion King, Fantasia, Lady and the Tramp, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Macross Plus the Movie Edition, Princess Monoke, Enter the Dragon, Fearless, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Spartacus, Indiana Jones, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Superbad, etc. |
| Favorite Music | Perfect Circle, Tool, Outkast, Seven Dust, Janelle Monae, Lauryn Hill, Nas, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Linkin Park, 2Face, P Square, Timaya, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Fort Minor, The Roots, NERD, Korn, K naan, K OS, Wale, The Mars Volta, The Parliament of Funk, Youssou N'Dour, etc. |
| Favorite Books | American Gods, Redwall Series, The Graveyard Book, Stardust, The Da Vinci Code, Anansi Boys, The Lightning Thief, The Illusion of Life, A Game of Thrones, A Storm of Swords, A Clash of Kings, Angels and Demons, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, Dragon Flight, Dragonquest, The White Dragon, Nausicaa Valley of the Wind, Xmen, The Bio Booster Armor Guyver, Lycanthrope Leo, Naruto, Dragonball, One Piece, Claymore, Berserk, Spawn, etc. |