When did you start drawing?

I liked Supa Strikas, and when the comics used to come in the newspapers, I’d get myself one and draw them. I also had a friend in pre-unit who liked to draw Babu. He inspired me to start drawing. My father was also an artist. He mostly did fine art drawing using pencils. I can vividly remember a drawing he did of Moi. His drawings were always done on A3 drawing papers.

How did you transition to digital art?

I started drawing digitally on my phone using an app called Sketchbook. I would take a photo of a drawing I did on paper and start colouring it in the app. I eventually started tracing the photos in higher quality in the app and then add colour and effects. Later on, I got a laptop and had to draw with a mouse before I got a graphics tablet. I used software such as Krita, Gimp, Inkscape, and Photoshop. I stopped using Photoshop and went to MediBang paint and then after that, Clip Studio Paint. 

Did you study art in school?

We had art classes in primary school until class 3. When deciding on a highschool, I chose one that taught Art and Design. We learnt fine art and did some graphic design. My friends also said that in KCSE of 2014, I had the highest marks in Art and Design in the whole country, but I’m not sure if that was true. My final project for the Art and Design exam was a woodwork figure. The question required us to depict a mother’s love. I decided to carve a wooden sculpture of a mother disciplining her child.

What is your most famous personal project?

Working on the designs for The Sandwich Podcast. It was a project started by my friend Tonio Kibz. I did the cover art and later on an animated intro for the podcast. I illustrated the elements for animation first and then animated them in Adobe After Effects.

The most exciting project in Tsunami Studios?

My introduction project to Tsunami was a comic book for Akili Dada. I liked it because the art style I used was similar to Total Drama. The project was quite unique in that for every page you turned, the double spread had one page as a comic and the page beside it as a narration of a story related to the images from the comic side. I illustrated, inked, coloured, and shaded the comic, while someone else did the sketches, backgrounds and the final compositing and layout.

Who is your inspiration?

God. He blessed me with this talent. I also like cartoons, and interesting stories. Drawing is fun and when you get good at it, it’s even more enjoyable as you continue learning.

What are your favourite cartoons or programs?

My favourite genre is anime. There are so many anime I like that it’s hard to choose my favourite one. The first time I got into anime was through Bleach and a Naruto game  (Ultimate Ninja Storm 2). Later on I watched the Naruto anime and then Naruto Shippuden then finally on to One Piece.

Any words of advice?

Don’t push yourself too hard, remember to rest and take breaks.

What are your favourite cartoons or programs?

My favourite genre is anime. There are so many anime I like that it’s hard to choose my favourite one. The first time I got into anime was through Bleach and a Naruto game  (Ultimate Ninja Storm 2). Later on I watched the Naruto anime and then Naruto Shippuden then finally on to One Piece.

Where will you want to go with what you are doing?

I want to work on big blockbuster projects. When I watch films, I always see that there is a cast/crew member called Dylan in the credits. There is always a Dylan somewhere. This time, I want to be that Dylan.