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Artist File # 28 ——–Yoko Tanjji

So here is Yoko Tanji. Most of you already know her work.  She is one of the leading illustrators in Japan.  She does editorial illustrations, book cover illustration etc. She does most of her illustrations digitally and THAT”S what makes her TOtoro piece so special.  This is one of her VERY FEW original art work.  [...]

Artist File #27 —-Shino Arihara

Shino Arihara was born in the U.S., but spent most of her childhood in Yokohama, Japan.  She graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.  Her illustrations have appeared in publications such as Seventeen, Time, and the Wall Street Journal.  She has also illustrated three children’s books, and runs a letterpress greeting card [...]

Artist File #25 ——– Matt Forsythe

I’ve been a fan of Matt Forsythe‘s work since he started posting his amazing Ojingogo comic online. I am so happy Drawn&Quaterly is now publishing it in book form!!! And it just got launched, what a treat for all of us. Matt’s piece for the Totoro Forest is also one of my favorites, such an [...]

Artist File #24 —-Kyle MacNaughton

Let me tell you about this talented artist I worked with at Blue Sky Studios, Kyle MacNaughton. He is another one of those crazy talents who many of you may not know because he has no blog or website. He is responsible for the beautiful jungle design of Horton Hears A Who. Of course, with [...]

Artist File #23 ——– David Lee Doung

We were talking about Patrick Awa going 2 inches over the size limit in our earlier entry but man, we had one submission that went over 4 feet longer than our size limit! David Lee Doung is this amazing young artist whose work blew me away when I first came across it. Check out his [...]

Artist File #22 ——Scott Morse

Scott Morse is a force of nature. He’s the most prolific artist I know, hands down. In the time I’m trying to put one book out he’s just finished publishing three wonderful books. Really amazing. I can’t wait for one of his upcoming projects, an autobiographical comic I’ve seen him hard at work on in [...]

Artist File #21 ——Kendal Cronkhite

Kendal Cronkhite is a production designer at PDI Dreamworks and was another big name talent in animation who generously contributed to Totoro Forest Project. She is the one responsible for the distinct design of the blockbuster animated film, Madagascar. I won’t say much because her comment below says it all so nicely. I just love [...]

Artist File #20 —–Katsuya Terada

So many people who found out Katsuya Terada was doing a piece for this project asked me “how in the world did you get him to do a piece!!!????”  Indeed, how can we get lucky to get a superstar illustrator from Japan involved with this project? It was thanks to two other superstar illustrator friends [...]

Artist File #19 ——–Soosa Kim

Soosa Kim is this crazy Japanese artist friend of mine. He works for Namco as a concept/CG artist. He’s a pretty well respected artist in the Bat Area but he’s too modest to admit that. He’s a man with stories. Anyone who knows him would know what I mean. Next time you go out with [...]

Artist File #18 ——Jillian Tamaki

Jillian Tamaki’s blog has been one of my favorites to keep tabs on, it has wonderful daily serving ranging from pencil sketches and watercolor studies to finished illustrations. Her drawings have a great feeling of looseness, she really makes it look easy. If you haven’t read Skim the fantastic graphic novel Jillian illustrated and her [...]