Category — Illustration
Very Cute Japanese Matches
Japan continues their talent for creating cuteness with these matches that are simply illustrated with little faces.
It almost seems a crime to strike and set these alight!
See TheDieline.com for more Japanese packaging
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August 1, 2008 No Comments | 583 views
Nintendo Mario’s Arch Enemy Bowser in “Real Life”
Marcus of essenmitsosse.de, wanted to create a more realistic rendering of Mario’s arch enemy Bowser and so came up with this frightening portrayal.
He used PhotoShop to create Bowser from scratch, developing a realistic texture and reworking the forms and proportions.
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July 19, 2008 3 Comments | 381 views
Clean and Dynamic Illustration Work by Tien Hee
New Zealand based Tien Hee has a select range of artwork on his Deviant page. He has a nice, clean and colourful style that has a sense of clear cut dynamism.
Here’s an example where he was inspired by Japanese demons of old.
A couple more artworks below.
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July 9, 2008 No Comments | 295 views
Graphic Illustrations from Tokyo Born Shingo Shimizu
Tokyo born, Toronto based illustrator, Shingo Shimizu, has a nice and clear graphic style. He has worked for various firms in the design industry such as X Corporation and Modern Media.
Shingo started by moonlighting as a DJ in clubs and lounges, and club promoters employed him to design artwork for their flyers and posters.
The eye-catching graphic illustrations became popular and eventually Art Directors took notice. Since then, Shingo has moved on to illustrating full time, doing both character and graphic design.
Technorati Tags: art, graphics, illustration, Japanese, Shingo Shimizu, Tokyo, Toronto
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July 4, 2008 No Comments | 285 views
A Darker Audrey Kawasaki
Previously posted artist, Audrey Kawasaki, goes ‘darker’ with one of her latest pieces.
‘She Who Dares’ is an 18 x 21 oil and graphite and gesso piece on stained wood panel.
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June 8, 2008 No Comments | 369 views
Japanese artist Chichi creates colourful and exotic illustrations
New York-based Japanese artist, Chichi creates elaborate illustrations that are both colourful and exotic.
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June 4, 2008 No Comments | 464 views
Brazilian Japanese Vector Illustrations
Elisa Sassi has excellent, clean Japanese character illustrations in her portfolio. She’s a self-taught artist from Brazil.
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April 21, 2008 No Comments | 1,544 views
Japanese Illustration from an Australian
Andrea Innocent has a nice range of illustration work in her portfolio. Her current work is an ongoing exploration, in a contemporary context, of aspects of Japanese popular culture from an Australian perspective.
“A self-confessed nipponophile there is no denying the influence her exposure to Japanese culture has had on her work. Themes range from investigations into the cult of otaku to traditional Japanese folk tales and Japanese textiles and their meanings. Her inspirations can come from various sources such as newspaper articles, Japanese television, and advertising, books, music, toys, animals, the Internet, or just from watching life unfold around her, both imagined and real.”
See more on her website Otoshimono.org or see more examples of her work below..
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March 26, 2008 No Comments | 844 views
