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Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración by Arata Yokoyama

Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración by Arata Yokoyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Shuyu Kamay Competition Category.


BurunsiShuyu· 2023

Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración

by Arata Yokoyama

Client: Arata Yokoyama

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Shuyu Category

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The Design

About Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración

Spectrum nisqaqa huk digital illustración, mayta Japón llaqtapi kalli moda churakuyta rikuchin, Japón anime rurayninwan. Kay llamk'ayqa mana photorealism nisqata churanchu, aswanpas sumaq llimp'ikunata paykuna kaqllamanta rikuriyta churan, chaywanpas ñawiwan qhawaspa ancha allin, natural hina rikch'akuq kanan. Qhipa rikch'aynin Tokyo llaqtaq neon nisqa k'anchayninkunata rikuchin, formakunataq ancha pisi-pisiyachisqa kashan sut'i, laxa hinallataq k'anchaq rikch'ayta ruwanapaq. Kunan-tiempo Occidente-manta graphic design elementonkuna, Japón runa illustration-wan tupachisqa kashan. Spectrum-taqa Adobe Photoshop CC nisqawan llimp'irqanku. Munayninqa kaymi: kay estilota sut'incharayta, Japón ukhupi hinallataq hawapi kaq runakunapaqpas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Spectrum Rikch'aq Illustración mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

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Unique Properties
This work depicts Japanese street fashion in the style of Japanese anime.

Such motifs are popular in Japanese illustration, but this work is unique in that it defies photorealism and uses vivid colors in a flat, yet optically natural-looking manner.

The background represents the neon lights of Tokyo, and here, too, the form is boldly deformed in pursuit of a sharp, flat, yet luminous expression.
Dimensions & Packaging
8000 x 5678 pixel, 400dpi, RGB
Tags
street fashion, anime, character design, japanese illustration, vivid color
Production Technology
Drawing with Adobe Photoshop CC
Design Challenge
In order to convey the goodness of a particular thing, I must first like it myself.
In order to use street fashion as my subject matter, I focused on improving my sense of style by experiencing and wearing it myself.

I also devoted myself to researching painting styles that would convey the good looks equally to both Japanese and foreign audiences.
To compose the picture with flat surfaces, not lines. He used vivid colors, but kept the entire picture in harmony. And at the same time, to make the characters look cool and cute in a Japanese way.
Research
A study of street fashion in Japan and abroad. Collect snapshots, purchase actual items, and wear them myrself to deepen understanding of function and design.

Research on drawing techniques. Challenged to fuse Western graphic design with Japanese character illustration. Strived to find a balance between deforming the form and color of objects while maintaining the cool, cute, and liveliness of the characters.
Inspiration
Today, fashion based on techwear and designs using vivid colors are global trends.

Japanese street fashion and illustrations are also in that trend, but they also have their own unique characteristics.

I analyzed the coincidences and differences between them and aimed to visualize them.

Japanese people will find this illustration foreign. Foreigners may feel it is Japanese.

This in-between state is the expression I pursued.
Project Duration
This work was created in 10 hours on September 20, 2020, and published on Twitter, pixiv, and other social networking sites that day.
Operation Flow
Suggestions about the affinity between street fashion and the neon streets of Tokyo and how cool it can be.

Especially in Japan, when proposing a fashion style to an audience, it is more effective to use characters, deformed and idealized visuals rather than photo-realistic ones.

And it is also effective when introducing Japanese culture to people outside of Japan. By incorporating elements of Western graphic design, we aimed to create visuals that would be easy for them to understand.
Image Credits
#1: Illustrator NaBaBa, Private Work, 2020.

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