(´∀`) My first picture book "Rachel moves to Brighton" written by Morag Ramsay is out 5th May!! This is a tiny sweet book for children. It's only £3, should be available on Amazon.

I'm joining Artists' Open House in West Hove, East Sussex. I'll be doing manga portrait on 5th, 6th, 13th, 19th, and 20th May.
It will be interesting to see all different media works at the same time!!
http://www.aoh.org.uk/may-2012-houses?item=425&offset=0

All manga postcard sales will be donated to charity through Japan red cross for rebuilding affected area.

I do hope weather will be nice!! Look forward to it! :D

Drawing - Before & After 2

I thought it's interesting to see the progress for some people! :)

Colouring - before & after

I thought it would be interesting to see a line drawing and the same image after colouring together.
I used Photoshop after scanning in the original pen drawing, with at least 8 layers for :
Background
Petals behind the figure
line drawing
skin tones
clothing & hair
petals front of the figure
highlight
overlay effect


Normally Colouring takes 4 times longer than B&W.
I didn't time properly, but I think I took about 3 - 4 hours in total.
I wish I can work much faster...!

This weekend in Norwich...

At Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, I'm joining in

After Hours: Kingdom of Characters event!

Please come to enjoy cosplay competitions, Anime tunes, Manga workshops...
It would be a great experience!!

Manga workshop at New Addington Library

What I'm up for now is a manga workshop at New Addington Library in Croydon on Saturday 17th March.
It runs from 2pm for 2 hours.
The workshop includes practical manga skill learning with a brief introduction of what manga is.
I'll give away a lot of useful tips.

Beginners, amateurs welcome!

Japan Expo in Marseiile, France

Now I'm packing for flying to Marseille!
Me, Chie Kutsuwada, Deadly Kawaii/Nippon Aisuki are having a table at Japan Expo Sud in Marseille this weekend from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th March.
Visit our table to say hello, getting a manga portrait, lovely prints & original sketches!
Our table number is H113, under the name "D.K./Umisen-Yamasen".

See you there! :D