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Tag: Illustration

  • Ken Niimura’s Love Letter

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    As I just mentioned in my post about card games, the only games I kept and brought back from Tokyo where my two editions of the excellent Love Letter game (which I’m very happy to say that my wife quite enjoys as well). I have the basic Tempest edition from AEG, but also the beautifully…

  • Don’t Stare at Naked People

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    “Don’t Stare at Naked People” is a new illustrated piece created for Singapore-based magazine Kult by Mr. Papriko, a Swiss illustrator and graphic designer who runs a studio in Tokyo and Switzerland. Found via Canvas.

  • PauseDraw for October 2016

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    The next edition of PauseDraw — PauseTalk‘s sister series all about drawing — is just around the corner, taking place on Sunday, October 16, at 16:00, at Shibaura House, the same place as last time (pictured in this post). As always, it’s hosted by Tokyo’s two favorite drawers, Luis Mendo and Adrian Hogan.

  • Black Hole

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    Pictured here is a new piece by Tokyo-based artist Andrew Browne, which he produced for this short story. It’s done with a ballpoint pen on paper. I also really like Andrew’s Buddha Vader (or Darth Buddha, take your pick). Found via Canvas.

  • Daisuke Nimura

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    I absolutely love the illustrative work of Daisuke Nimura — there’s plenty to browse through on his personal site (and Tumblr/blog). Found via Tokyo Soup.

  • Cold in Yokohama

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    I really love “Cold in Yokohama,” a series of illustrations produced by Tokyo-based Mateusz Urbanowicz. As he explains on this page from his site (which also includes a 20-minute “making of” video), he was inspired by watching Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill, wanting to recreate the Yokohama of that film, that no longer exists.…

  • Hiroshi Yoshida

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    Thanks to this tweet by illustrator Kevin Hong, I’ve fallen in love with the work of 20th century painter Hiroshi Yoshida. Just take a moment to take in the beautiful pieces in this Google image search result.

  • The Tokyoiter

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    The Tokyoiter is a fictional tribute to the great covers of The New Yorker, done as a project to celebrate the love illustrators have for the city of Tokyo. It was started by a couple of friends of mine, Andrew Joyce and David Robert, along with Tatsushi Eto. A new cover is shared on the…