Kévin Gemin (French pronunciation: [kevin ʒəmin]) (born April 14, 1992), known online as Kékéflipnote or simply Kéké, is a French artist and animator. He is best known for his work created using the Flipnote Studio line of software for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS handheld game consoles.[2]
Kékéflipnote | |
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| Born | Kévin Gemin April 14, 1992[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Émile Cohl School, Lyon |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Early life and education
editGemin was born in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France.[2] He enrolled at the Émile Cohl School in Lyon in 2013, graduating with a degree in animation in 2016.[2][3][4]
Career
editGemin initially discovered Flipnote Studio in September 2009 after having animated via traditional means for a period of time and was inspired by 1930s cartoons, specifically the work of Tex Avery.[2][4][5]
Two of his works include a Steven Universe parody entitled Steven Pigeon Universe and an animation featuring anthropomorphic pigeons (resembling kiwis) dancing the can-can.[3]
Gemin was the Guest of Honour at NordicFuzzCon in 2019.[6] In May 2018, he spoke at the 14th annual Pictoplasma Conference and Festival for character design and art in Berlin.[7]
Gemin's animation was featured in the ending of an episode of Pop Team Epic.[8]
References
edit- ^ Gemin, Kévin (14 April 2018). "8 Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Lamy, Corentin (14 August 2019). "Kéké, la star de Flipnote, le logiciel d'animation de Nintendo". Le Monde.fr (in French).
- ^ a b Dami, Lee (24 August 2016). "This French animator's wonderfully whimsical GIFs were made on a Nintendo 3DS". The Verge. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b Hanoun, Marianne (17 October 2018). "First Hand — How French animator Kévin Gemin taught himself to animate on the Nintendo DS". Lecture in Progress. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Martin, Garrett (26 March 2017). "The Disney of the 3DS: Animating with Flipnote Studio". pastemagazine.com.
- ^ "Guest of Honour - NordicFuzzCon 2019". 2019.nordicfuzzcon.org. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Harris, Miriam (15 December 2017). "8 brilliant character artists speaking at Pictoplasma 2018". digitalartsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Kévin Gemin [@Kekeflipnote] (10 December 2022). "I made the ending of Pop team epic Season 2, episode 11! Thank you so much for the opportunity!" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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