Horyukaku Illustratio by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Graphica Competition Category.

AesGraphica· 2023

Horyukaku Illustratio

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Graphica Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku Illustratio

Inspiratio ad illustrationes ex litteris classicis Nanso Satomi Hakkenden venit. Horyukaku scena popularis in Kabuki est. Thema consiliorum concordia est consiliorum traditionalium Iaponum et Europae. Traditionalis motivi Iaponicae stylos Artis Nouveau et Artis Deco incorporando trahebant. Pictura prima manu extracta facta est et in Photoshop colorata est ut propius ad qualitatem rei vindemiae accederet. Etiamsi homines, qui consilium didicerunt &#099 vident, in illa aetate vivunt, familiaritatem et desiderium sentiunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Horyukaku Illustratio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Horyukaku Illustratio rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Horyukaku Illustratio necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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