Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence
Influences
A course by Flor Kaneshiro , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I think we are constantly influenced by many things, it is in one to make a filter or selection based on our intuition and follow the hunch. I would like to share with you those artists that produce deep admiration and inspire me to continue learning and take on new challenges. Seeing his works, I am moved by feelings of both happiness and nostalgia and sadness. ”
In this video lesson Flor Kaneshiro addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence. Give your drawings an ancient identity with the Sumi-e painting technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now I will show you the artists who inspire me. Oga Kazuo is the artist who does the backgrounds for Studio Ghibli. This book is a collection of his work, from sketches, to backgrounds from the Studio Ghibli films. For example, here we have some studies of plants, some landscapes, perspectives of walks, woods, streams. What I really like about this artist is the way he uses lines, the watercolours. It's very fluid and simple. Here we have a very nice family situation. For example, here, with the kids playing in the river and I like the way he leaves these empty spaces. I mean, th...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Illustration with Japanese Influence
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Areas
Drawing, 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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