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Gez Fry

Akaihane — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:58:54 +0000

UK-born but now based in Japan, Japanese-British artist Gez Fry applies both hand-drawn and computer-generated techniques to his anime-inspired style. The influence of several big manga artists, such as Masamune Shirow (of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ fame) can be seen in his work, as well as those from traditional Japanese art periods such as Ukiyo-e. His great talents have not only helped him gain a following, but has landed him work with the likes of BBC, Namco, Industrial Light and Magic and Future Publishing.

For more of Gez Fry’s works, visit his Profile on Folio – Illustration Agency »

Poplin Firetrap

Ukiyo 2

Bar

Rebel Star 3

Hot Version

Katogi Mari

Akaihane — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:09:23 +0000

Illustrator Katogi Mari’s fantasy works bring to mind the traditional illustrations German fairy tail books would often contain, those many of us will remember from our childhoods. Her simple, pastel-based colour schemes are given an extra layer with intricate shapes and patterns.

For more of Katogi Mari’s works, visit her website »

kimono

Escape

Birthday

picnic

Four Hands

Toonikun

Akaihane — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:24:31 +0000

Malaysian illustrator Toonikun’s pieces have a real decadent quality to them; less isn’t always more and the intricate detailing and patterning on these prove that fact. In addition, the colour depth helps the illustrations jump off the page, even in the case of the more monotone works.

For more of Toonikun’s work, please see his deviantART gallery »

Heritage

Arvian

Departure - Darkstalker Tribute

Rad der Traume

Garden of Delights

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

kidchan

Akaihane — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:01 +0000

Malaysian artist kidchan has over an amazing 3 million hits on deviantArt, and no wonder. Her work is so original, combining intense backgrounds with gorgeous character designs and beautiful colouring.

For more of kidchan’s work, visit her deviantArt gallery.

Pink Romance

ALEX +"O"+

smoke

falling stars

KAITO:INSTINCT

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.

Masaki Yokobe / YKBX

Akaihane — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:54 +0000

Masaki Yokobe is a Japanese professional digital artist, not just creating illustrations but also 2D and 3D CGI work. He is the director of Strange Ga Rhythmom [S.G.R], a digital animation company.

For more of Masaki Yokobe/YKBX’s work, visit 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.

Takashi Okada

Akaihane — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:43 +0000

Takashi Okada is a graphic and web designer from Tokyo. The detail in his monotone print work is a site to behold, and his Flash websites have beautiful, sumptuous motion to them.

Atelier BUTCH Website

N705i Website

For more, check out Takashi Okada’s website.