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Pattern for Peephole

Akaihane — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:46:29 +0000

I absolutely love this adorable peephole covers on Cocoboheme. Now if only I had a peephole to attached one too

Yoko Tanji

Akaihane — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:55:21 +0000

Yoko Tanji’s fantastical works possess striking textures and colours, and are so diverse in content and style it is almost as if they have been produced by various artists. As well as creating her own illustration masterpieces, she works as an illustrator for both magazines and book covers.

For more of Yoko Tanji’s works, visit her portfolio website »

amenone

love

tone

hairy monster and me

Crescent Moon

Yoko Tanaka

Akaihane — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:34 +0000

Once based in Los Angeles and now in Thailand, illustrator Yoko Tanaka creates pieces that are adorable but slightly morbid and reminiscent of children’s fairy tale books. The soft, limited palette combined with the medium of acrylic on wood lends her paintings a beautiful endearing texture and depth.

For more of Yoko Tanaka’s works, visit the Billy Shrine Fine Arts website »

Conqueror

Remnant

An Interracial Marriage

Arbitrator

An Interracial Couple

belialchan

Akaihane — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:58:54 +0000

Another inspiring deviantArt-er, German artist belialchan creates manga-inspired original and fan art pieces that are rich in texture, soft in colour and inchanting content and characters.

For more of belialchan’s work, visit her deviantArt gallery »

Schneewittchen.

SS: Odile for To-fu

Lullaby for.

Chim-Chim-Cheree

xxxholic: dim hall

aloespica109

Akaihane — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:11:41 +0000

Japanese artist aloespica109 creates beautiful soft and dreamy fairy tail landscapes using a wide range of materials, from watercolours, gouache and even digital software. I particularly love the watercolour pieces (not a common material for artists inspired by anime and manga) with their texture and vividness.

For more of aloespica109′s work, you can either visit their website or their deviantART profile.

The color of the happiness

Honey bee

Cat girl

Hill of the dusk

Japanese style Alice

Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

Akaihane — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:43:29 +0000

Stanley “Artgerm” Lau is a digital artist from Singapore who has been able to clock up (at the time of this post) an amazing 7.5 million hits on his deviantART. His work has been used in magazines and even on products.

Pepper Robot II

Ninja Kurenai

Pepper IFX

Pepper Ero

Manga Studio Debut 4

For more of Stanley “Artgerm” Lau’s work, visit his deviantART page.

Hayato Nishimaki

Akaihane — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:44:08 +0000

Regarded as one of Japan’s up and coming surrealist artists, Hayato Nishimaki has been exhibited at the Geisai Art Show in Tokyo as well as at the special Geisai Museum 2 Show, hosted by Takashi Murakami.

#0.02 Ghost

#2.05 Silent Baby II

#1.39 KCS 'Paul'

#2.02 Scientist

#1.08 Ghost

Hayato Nishimaki has a selection of one-off, hand-drawn ink/acrylic gouache piece available to buy at the Tokyocube online store. More of his work can also be seen on his website.

Rin Nadeshico

Akaihane — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:34 +0000

Rin Nadeshico ( born in 1984 in Chiba) has turned 19th century depictions of the Yamato Nadeshiko on their head by inserting modern, young independent women in their place amongst historical backdrops of Mount Fuji and other similar cultural emblems.

Unfortunately Rin Nadesico’s website seems to be offline at the moment, hopefully temporarily.

Erika Yamashiro

Akaihane — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:03 +0000

Okinawa-born, Tokyo-based painter Erika Yamashiro uses soft pastels and cute motifs, such as black cats and butterflies, to create fantastical landscapes.

screen

swing

moonlight

rabbit hole

decoration

For more of Erika Yamashiro artwork, visit her website.

Hikari Shimoda

Akaihane — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:19:36 +0000

Hikari Shimoda was born in Nagano, Japan in 1984 and studied at the Kyoto Saga University of Art. With children as a motif she, as she explains in her own words, “pick(s) up their warped attitude or feeling toward the outer world and express(es) it through their physical body which has not been balanced yet. Through their unstable presence, I can express deep feelings I have inside, such as grief, alienation, and love.”

Self-portrait

Rabbit's stuffed animal

Prototype 2009-1

For more, check out Hikari Shimoda website.