About the Artist and the Site
Who is Genevieve and what is PandaPad.Com?
My name is Genevieve G. Tan. Born on January 27th in Manila Philippines, a Christian Chinese currently residing in Canada. A graduate of Humber College's Advertising and Graphic Design program, I'm working full time as a graphic designer and some may say I'm a jack of many trades (and really a master of none). From graphic and web designing to illustrating and pixel art, my interest in the arts and web media constantly grows. Some personal information about me: I'm female (I must stress this because for some odd reason some people on the web think I'm a guy), my favorite colour is purple and am quite lazy.
My goals as an artist is to not only to share my faith through the work I do but to also have people enjoy my art. My interests for the Asian culture influence a lot of my designs and illustrations with a mix of inspiration from my surroundings as well as morals and principles. Being a kid at heart also drives me to design things not only for a general audience but designs and illustrations that give a cute, child-like feel.
It is said that ever since I could hold a pencil I started drawing (as recounted by my loving parents). My interest for arts and crafts grew stronger as I grew older and finally became a determination through the famous statement of "Art is just a hobby. You can't make a stable living out of it" (coming from my same loving mother). By high school I was determined to find a career that would include art and I had later found a special interest in design and web. This was when I decided to pursue graphic design which branched out and influenced my other art forms.