Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

New piece for an upcoming group show based on Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. This one being the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, or you know, the Japanese tale of the Moon Princess!

TEENAGE BROTHERS (RE-SHELLED & JAPANESE TEXTED) + SHREDDER

Fake Vintage Japanese Ad Characters

Hi Everyone!! I've been invited to this amazing collective, and just stoping by to introduce myself.

My name is Juan Molinet, I'm an illustrator and character designer from Buenos Aires, and my first post is about a series of fictional vintage japanese ad mascots.

I'm planning to do between 12 and 20 of these japanese characters. I don't know if i should turn some of them into toys, but I like the idea. Also the type is custom made, I find designing custom type to be a lot of fun!

Hope you like them!

More here! Fake japanese ad characters.

Cheers!

Juan

Off Kanagawa

Third Ely. Inspired by Mt. Fuji off Kanagawa

...my nods to Hokusai

Japanese Pop Culture Show, Piece #1

This is my first piece for the Japanese pop culture show. If you want some more info, just go here where I explain the tanooki suit's origins in Japanese folklore and how KFC is huge in Japan.

Pikachu!

here's my piece for the turning japanese art show. my favorite little electric type pokemon! i painted it with watercolor.

TONIGHT: East meets East - AS Exclusive!

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Come Sleep:Kitsune

Long time no post, but here's a Pinup for the Upcoming East Meets East show. It's a geisha kitsune (fox) girl inspired by the folktale "Come Sleep". Hope you like her!

M

The Cool Kids

oliverakuin.blogspot.com

skate or die!!

Skuttle custom for It Came From Skullbrain II show

This is my custom Skuttle toy, which I did for Super 7's It Came From Skullbrain II art show. The show consists of artists customizing Japanese vinyl toys. Genereally Japanese toys are painted with an airbrush in small busts of color to highlight the sculpt. I chose a clear Skuttle by Tuoma, and painted the inside then added the details outside w/ spraypaint. By painting the inside, the color is a bit more subtle, and still shows some clear when viewed on an angle. I named my piece "Slices" after the record by the band of the same name w/ a turtle on the cover.

Jan 16th 2010 from 6pm - 10ish.
Super7 retail outlet
1628 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94115
www.super7store.com
www.skullbrain.org

*flyer coming soon?*

Laptop Skin

Hey all, I decided to enter a design for the City Series on Infectious. I chose Tokyo since I'll be there for the next 4 weeks! Very exciting!

Vote for my design here if you'd like to see it turned into a laptop skin! Or perhaps enter your own, but careful, the deadline's tomorrow - the 13th!

ジョーカー

Here is my piece for the Joker show. I've got to thank my friend in Japan for getting me the correct Japanese characters that translate "Joker".