Personal Info
- Name: Johnathan Eden Merced
- Alias: Kazemaru
- Pen Name: Eden
- Born: October 7, 1982
- Sign: Libra
- Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Email: [email protected]
- Favorite Manga Artist: Akira Toriyama, Oda Eiichiro, Hiro Mashima, Hideaki Sorachi, Nobuhiro Watsuki, and J. Scott Campbell
About Me
My name is John AKA Kazemaru from the Summasault Crew. A regular class clown, who has the balls to do anything and say anything that's in my mind. I do for the lulz, its the only reason anyone does anything. I may seem like an ordinary guy on the outside, but there's nothing ordinary about me. I always consider myself as a total badass who isn't afraid of anything. However still kind enough to help out or protect the people I care about. I'm a guy with a wild imagination, which helps me in creating great manga stories. I like studying up on ancient mythology, space, and practice the fighting style Baguazhang. I know that I may not be the best looking guy or the most healthy guy. But I'm a good person with a big heart. I have a lot great friends like everyone in the Summasault Crew which I consider to be my Nakama 4 LIFE.
My History in Art
Ever since I was 4 years old I've loved to draw. For as long I can remember I've learned how to draw on my own. I remember the first picture I ever drew, I drew Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. From there on most of my early pre-teen years I spent drawing Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, and as I grew older I started drawing Dragon Ball Z characters. And ever since I've began drawing Dragon Ball Z characters I became fond of drawing anime style characters. Though I've never been taught to draw, I've learned by reading books and picking up tips from other artists. Though I hope one day to be taught by someone better than me or someone in the field of drawing that I'm learning.
My Future in Art
Through out my life I had so many things I wanted to be when I got older. The first thing I wanted to be was a comic book artist, but then I changed my mind and decided to be a video game marker instead. However in my last year of high school I want to make an anime series and to start things off on that road I decided that i would be a manga artist. However being that I live in the US and my skills aren't that great I knew that my dream of becoming a manga artist or making my own anime series was going to be impossible. I still hold on to my dream of being a manga artist. And now that I'm older I'm eager to learn all sort of different art techniques and anything that falls into those fields. Like I want to learn how to draw scenery, landscapes, and vehicles, as does are the things I have the hardest time drawing. I want to learn how to do animation, and anything 2D & 3D, plus CGI. I want to expand my horizon so that I can have many different skills that I can put into my artwork. As I have a great imagination and can come and can come up with many interesting characters and stories.
The Birth of the Site
When coming up with a name to represent my creations and website. I wanted a name that would reflect me. I wanted something easy and remember able. I thought of using my first name or last name, but everything I came up with didn't sound good to me. So I decided to try using my middle name Eden. The first name that came to mind was "Eden Studios". However thanks to Weebly I found out that there's already a site called "Eden Studios". I was very disappointing and so it was back to the drawing board for me. I came up with a few new names but none of them really stuck with me. I thought long and hard for several days for a new name. Then after several weeks it hit me. The name I came up with was "The Studio of Eden", it was simple and easy to remember which like I wanted. The name "The Studio of Eden" is a sort of parody for The Garden of Eden. Though I'm not a religious person, I thought that the name fits. It was like I'm god and the Studio would be my garden where all my creations born. I would mold, shape, watch over my creations and see how my creations grow & change over the years. And so on August 19, 2009 "The Studio of Eden" was born.
Dates to Remember
Studio of Eden Anniversary: August 19
Handsome May: May 1st - 31st
Handsome May: May 1st - 31st