The Teacher

Every programmer remembers the professor who first made algorithms click — this is a tribute to Pak Tri, immortalized in cartoon form with a pointer, a grin, and a flowchart that started it all.

Character Illustration — The Teacher · Pak Tri

Caricature Illustration · College Work · Algorithm & Programming Lecturer

A warm, affectionate caricature illustration of Pak Tri — the Algorithm and Programming lecturer whose classroom became one of the most formative spaces in a designer-developer's early education. Created during college, this piece is part tribute, part creative exercise, and entirely a love letter to the kind of teacher who leaves a lasting impression.

The illustration captures Pak Tri in his natural element: standing confidently beside a blackboard easel, pointer extended toward a flowchart — the fundamental diagram of algorithmic thinking. The flowchart itself is rendered with charming accuracy: oval for start/end, parallelogram for input/output, rectangle for process — the building blocks of every program ever written, drawn in chalk on black, exactly as a good lecturer would.

The character design is full of personality: spiky black hair, round glasses perched with knowing authority, a wide grin that makes even the most intimidating lecture feel approachable, a light blue shirt and sneakers that give him the casual confidence of someone who genuinely loves what he teaches. A green notebook tucked under one arm completes the portrait — the teacher who always comes prepared.

The caricature style is gentle and celebratory — not mocking, but affectionate. The kind of illustration a student makes when they want to say "I remember you" in the language they know best: design.

A piece that proves the best tribute to a great teacher is becoming someone who creates things — and remembering who first showed you how.