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Name:                                   Brual Joseph Paulo Catipan
Gender:                                 Male
Date of Birth:                        July 24, 1990
Address:                               BLK 346 Kang Ching Road, #06-127 Singapore 610346
Hand Phone No. :                +6583724358
E-mail Address:                    Signpen_1@yahoo.com,  Signpen_3@yahoo.com
Nationality:                           Filipino (Singapore Permanent Residence)
Language Spoken:               English / Filipino
NRIC No.:                             S9075697D
Passport Number:                EB1208821

EDUCATION

1997 - 2002                       
Primary School                 
Seventh Day Adventist Elementary School           


2003 - 2005                       
Secondary School           
Grace Academy


2005 - 2006                      
 Secondary School           
Canossa Academy(4th year)


2007 - 2008                       
Degree Studies                 
Bangkok University(1st year)


2009 - present                    
Diploma Studies                 
Nanayang Academy of Fine Arts



EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN AND ARTS (COMPETITIONS AND INTERNSHIPS)
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2011
Animation testing at NTU Gamelab as they were having a new software called CACANI which is an animation software for 2D animation.

2010
I have had joined the Animation team of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and I have created some components of the animations and videos used in the opening ceremony of this event. I had been the one who created the main idea of one major part of the show which is the ”apocalypse” a panning  video animation in the show.

 2009-present
I have been studying in NAFA until now. As of now I am taking Design & Media majoring in Animation. Now I am still learning more stuff about Design and Arts through NAFA.

2009-present
I have been doing freelance Graphic Design projects for church leaflets, banners and postcards.

2009
I have auctioned some of my photography masterpieces and some of my paintings in a Church fund raising auction.

2007-2008
I had been able to study in the Bangkok University International College. During this period I have just finished the first year of my BA after that we moved to Singapore because of my father’s working situations but then I have learned a lot from the classes that I took there. I was taking Bachelor of Arts in Computer Graphics and Multimedia at that time. I have learned to use a lot of design software by that time and the concepts about my course of study.

2006-2007
I have been always busy taking pictures around Singapore which is like a photography practice for that certain period of time. I have had a lot of experience in taking photos of different themes such as landscapes, still life and just any other common photo stuff that I could do that time.

2006
I have joined several essay writing contests in school.


2005
I have joined an editorial cartooning contest

2003-2006
I have been considered as a freelance school artists where teachers used to commission me for doing artworks for the school such as school exhibits, designs and for school events and programs.

2003
I have taken a summer lesson in acrylic painting and had been able to learn that I have a unique talent in this area.

2002-present
I have been engaging myself in a lot of paper crafts such as paper sculptures and origami art.

2002-2004
I had been a member of my High School Paper Organization. I had taken the position of being an editorial cartoonist. I have had a lot of editorial cartoon posted on every publication that time and mostly its about the current events in a surrealistic way of illustration. 

1998-2002
I had been a school class artist for 4 years.  I had been doing illustration projects while I was in Grade 4 to Grade 6 at that time. I have also been doing a lot of drawings for my teachers and I have accomplished a lot of successful art projects.


DESIGN SOFTWARE SKILL

1.     Adobe Photoshop
2.     Adobe Illustrator
3.     Adobe Premiere Pro
4.     Adobe InDesign
5.     Adobe Flash
6.     Adobe After Effects
7.     Dreamweaver
8.     Autocad
9.     Autodesk Maya
10.  Soundtrack Pro
11.  Final Cut Pro
12.  Cinema 4D
13.  Celtx