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Michael Muthiga is the CEO of Fatboy Animations. He's made a name for himself as one of the few animators who create 3D animations for advertisements. He is well-known for his work at faiba, Safaricom, and KCB. Michael was born in 1986 and grew up on the Buru Buru Estate.
 

FatBoy Animations is a company that exudes and lives creativity. Here, characters come to life, and we strive to make our clients happy. We're sure to smile as we create these characters. I was given the nickname Fat Boy as a child, and while I wasn't as fat as the name implies, I decided to use it to build something positive and profitable.

How did the artistic journey begin?

I grew up as a fan of art and drawing. My parents were fascinated by my hobby, but they hoped it would remain that. They were concerned that focusing on child's play would lead to academic failure. I left the art ship for a while to focus on my studies. However, while in Form Two at Alliance High School, the art itch returned, and this time it was severe. I had to scratch it, and I'm glad my teacher, Musa Francis Okwaro, encouraged me. After high school, the pressure to cast a wide net became too much for me, so I enrolled in Nottingham University in Malaysia and studied Civil Engineering for safety.
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What did you do?

Free online tutorials in animations became my companions. With practice and patience, I landed a job as a trainee animator on the show Tinga Tinga Tales, a children’s cartoon series based on African folk tales. After one and a half years at Tinga Tinga, I had grown to be the lead animator. While working there, I still felt the urge of going solo so I used to save 90 per cent of my salary every month and by the time Tinga Tinga Tales was winding up, I had saved enough to buy equipment and to register my own business. This was in 2010, and that is how Fat Boy Animations was born with its headquarters in my bedroom. A YouTube upload of my work earned me a gig with Jamii Telecom Limited, a local telecommunications company. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Do you think you just got lucky?

Nothing comes from luck, and if it happens, then luck favours the prepared mind. The chance meeting with the CEO of Jamii Telecom and the future engagements I got was as a result of sheer determination, perseverance and hard work. Behind my first animation, the Faiba advert which caught the nation by storm, are several sleepless nights and a constant urge to perfect my craft.