Memories Of The Sky – Shinkai Makoto Background Art Book Review
Posted By yonghow on May 9th, 2008
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Freedom Project concept art
Posted By yonghow on August 23rd, 2007
A piece of conceptual artwork done for Freedom 4.
Yoko Tanji
Posted By yonghow on July 3rd, 2007
I’ve been a big fan of renowned Japanese illustrator Yoko Tanji ever since I saw her work after arriving in Tokyo 3 years ago, so you can imagine how elated I was when she replied an email I wrote to her a few days back. ( considering she must receive fan mail by the hundreds everyday. )
I had learned about her latest works while visiting the blog of her friend Enrico Casarosa, ( an amazing storyboard artist from Pixar with a penchant for Japan, who was super nice to add my blog link on his. ) prompting me to write to her while in a brazen, excited state of fanboy stupor.
In her reply she remarked that she had bought Freedom 1 dvd *Yay!* and had enjoyed watching it, which understandably made this fanboy very, very happy.
Be amazed by her beautiful illustrations at http://www.tanji.jp/
Yoko Tanji Illustrations
Posted By yonghow on July 28th, 2004
Exhibiting palpable influences from an eclectic mix of Art Noveau, the Impressionists, Surrealists, Gustav Klimt, and manga art, Japanese illustrator Yoko Tanji’s works ellicit an unspoken feel of quiet poignance, cast in autumn shades with gloom forever lurking round the corner. With a colour palette awash in sombre, intense reds and browns, oblivious, detached characters, felicity is probably not the artist’s favourite subject.
