Horyukaku Asunuɣ by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz in Afeṣṣel n Unuɣ, Tugna d Teywalt Tamulant Competition Category.

LbrunzUnuɣ· 2023

Horyukaku Asunuɣ

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz Winner in Unuɣ Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku Asunuɣ

Asirem i yisunuɣen yekka-d seg udlis aklasiki ajappuni Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Horyukaku d taɣect yettwassnen aṭas deg Kabuki. Asentel n yilusmen d temṣada gar yilusmen iqburiyen ijappuniyen d wid n Turuft. Imutifen iqburiyen ijappuniyen ttwasunɣen s useddi n yiɣunab n Art Nouveau d Art Deco. Tamezwarut, tettwaxdem tunuɣt s ufus sakin tettwarna-tt deg Photoshop akken ad teqreb ɣer tɣara n usenfar aqdim n tidet. Ɣas akken imdanen i yettwalin asenfar ur dirin ara deg tallit-nni, zemren ad ḥsisen s usuneɣ d tugzirt.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz

Horyukaku Asunuɣ d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeṭṭafaren tinawt, tamusni d tezmert. Imerbaḥen n Lbrunz d isnulfa yelhan, ttbanen d timusniwin n tmusni n yimahilen-nsen. Horyukaku Asunuɣ ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. Horyukaku Asunuɣ yettemlil ɣef yimawlan, yettwaɛezzen s tmahilt-is.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The theme of designs are harmony of traditional Japanese and European designs.
Traditional Japanese motifs were drawn by incorporating the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The flowers drawn on the frame are peony and plum, which are often used in traditional Japanese patterns.
It is also based on the commercial design of the Meiji and Taisho eras in Japan (1868-1926).
During this period, many excellent designs inspired by European design were produced in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Data size : 4556 x 6891 pixel, 600dpi, RGB.
It can be printed on paper of any size.
Tags: samurai, traditional, Japanese art, kimono, kabuki, fantasy, vintage, classic,
Production Technology: These works is produced through a unique process.First hand-drawn painting was made and then colored in Photoshop. This way makes it possible to get closer to the quality of a real vintage design.
Design Challenge: The kimono is intricately turned over to show that wind is blowing on a high place.trails of blood indicate heavy fighting.It was hard to draw them, however they create a dramatic effect.
Research: A clear outline like an ukiyo-e.
It also creates a taste like an old Western picture book.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the illustrations come from Japanese classic literature Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.This work depicts a scene where the cornered hero fights on the castle Horyukaku.He is desperately climbing on the roof to survive.A popular scene in Kabuki.
Japanese classical literature is becoming unfamiliar even to the Japanese.However, its charm has not faded even today.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: This illustration can attract people's attention and lead them to a world of fantasy. It may also be an opportunity to come into contact with classical literature.
Image Credits: Image #1-5 : Illustrator / Aihara Nico