here are some beautiful japanese illustrations. if you have a moment, sit and observe them, see how tradition intertwines with modern design and illustration. let the drawings carry you away and imagine the scenery and nature, because this is exactly what illustrating japanese nature is - meditation on nature and life.
illustrator yuko shimizu is new york based and multiply featured artist. there is a great article with her words in it that definitely offers some great food for thought.
above is an illustration of a chrysanthemum variety "nishiki no mihata" from the japanese book "a hundred chrysanthemums" by keikwa hasegawa.
this is an illustration by young artist masayoshi mizuho. i find his art very contemplative, and the way he depicts nature reminds me a lot of gaming design techniques, and images from that time we spoke of locoroco.
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toshiyuki fukuda is another young illustrator. his work is magnificent in that it is also not the utter realism you often see or expect. he takes nature many steps further and ignites your imagination. if it was up to me to say, that is one of the best ways to do art!
toshiyuki fukuda is another young illustrator. his work is magnificent in that it is also not the utter realism you often see or expect. he takes nature many steps further and ignites your imagination. if it was up to me to say, that is one of the best ways to do art!
