Jack Zhang fashions a portrait of Liu Yifei for a CGChoice Award and a place in EXPOSE 5.

Two and half years ago I decided to switch from computer engineering to 3D animation. Ever since then, CGSociety became my second home. I grow up from there, learnt many of my skills and met many talented artists. I had four goals: make to the CGPortfolio front page, get into CGChoice Gallery, have my work printed in EXPOSÉ, and get to the top three in a CG Challenge. My recent work, ‘Flower Messenger,’ has made three of my dreams come true. I remember a morning, couple of months ago, when I found out that ‘Flower Messenger’ got placed on CGPortfolio front page, I was jumping and running in the house, with a joyful tear in my eyes.

Having ‘Flower Messenger’ printed in EXPOSÉ 5 has pushed me to a whole new level. It doesn’t only give me more recognition, but also allows me to re-evaluate my own abilities. Becoming a CGPortfolio featured artist will surely make my future a lot brighter. And one thing I now know for certain: if I work hard, anything can happen. ...