Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
Influences
A course by Flor Kaneshiro , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will share with you my influences related to the theme of the course, they are artists who not only inspire me, but who continually teach me.”
In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor. Tell an original story by learning the techniques to illustrate characters and the world that surrounds them.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences I’m going to show you this book of art from the movie “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” a Studio Ghibli film. Studio Ghibli inspires me constantly. The movies, the art, the way they work, their character design, the worlds they create. “Kiki’s Delivery Service” is based on a novel by Eiko Kadono. It tells the story of a teenage witch who has to travel to another city to learn to be independent. In this book we can see a piece of the place that inspired Miyazaki to create the world where he sets the story. For example, we have these photos of a town in Europe. I love the themes of Studio...”
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Course summary for: Imaginary Worlds Illustrated with Ink and Watercolor
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Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Flor Kaneshiro
A course by Flor Kaneshiro
Flor Kaneshiro is an Argentine illustrator with a degree in fine arts from the National University of La Plata in Argentina, specialized in traditional Japanese-style illustration. Her work focuses on book illustration and video projects.
In addition to her studies in Argentina, she obtained a scholarship at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in Japan, where she has also exhibited her art. In her work, she depicts Japanese culture, nature, people, stories, and animals using watercolor as the main technique.
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