Have you ever wondered about the role of art in the world of technology? Cedric Kashama was asking himself the same question. Combining his love of art and technology, he had an idea to create something new. He took art and technology and blended them with his passion for manga to create unique 3D art that inspires a generation of people. As one of the most successful 3D artists, he has amassed a significant following of people from every walk of life on his social media.
Cedric Kashama, a manga and anime enthusiast, started his creative journey by making TikTok videos. His videos revolve around his passion for art and futuristic technology. It influenced him to do vlogs and become a YouTuber. While creating his blogs, he discovered he preferred editing videos over recording them. As a result, he learned to edit to create better videos. Soon, he realized it was more than just editing and putting together stuff. Minor elements were usually what he lacked in his films. This acted as a catalyst for the development of 3D art.
His breakthrough point came when one of his TikTok videos went viral. He had to make a video on a futuristic Xbox idea one day. This video wasn’t doing well, which discouraged him, so he turned off alerts. It wasn’t until 24 hours later that he turned back on the alerts that he saw the craziness. There were thousands of alerts across all social media, dozens of collaboration invitations in direct messages, hundreds of emails, and so on. So he went to TikTok to check the statistics of his video and discovered that it had received 30 million views in 24 hours. An extraordinary and unexpected outcome that transformed his life—following that, he had employment offers from large corporations, project requests, and so forth.
During an interview with Damso, he learned an important life lesson. Damso is a Belgian-Congolese rapper. He learned that to achieve success, you must be passionate. If you love something, you must do it, and if you do it, you must do it properly. He tries to keep this in his mind every day.
He tells his industry colleagues to pursue what they like and give it their all, striving for perfection so that as many people as possible can appreciate it. There was no other way to achieve success; you had to become an expert at what you did. Work is the only thing that pays. If you believe in yourself and work hard, you will achieve your goals. He also shares the five lessons he has learned in his life: save money, stay true to yourself, be resilient, learn English, and never take success for granted.
