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https://youtu.be/lQdDMSNj1Ec

This was how I found out about Dina Rodriguez and starting following her - brilliant - you have to check out podcast Women of Illustration

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An Introduction to Shintaro Kago

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6th June:- I have completed 10 sketches of my process for how I draw and the crazy logic if any - on where your minds go to find new inspirations - most of the time I just start drawing & hope something cool and wonderful comes out of the paper - My idea is to start my comic with a Japanese twist - maybe it’s to state that drawing is hard and the world should see it’s amazing qualities and don’t treat artists like it’s just a wee hobby as it’s not - it’s their life as there’s creativity everywhere & we are sponges wanting to creative more- So the world should appreciate artists more and see their lifelong talents! 

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6th June:- Last night I watched an amazing Designers series on Netflix - Wow the first episode was the world of Christoph Niemann & what an amazing artist he is - his imagination is brilliant - genius what he can come up with from random objects

http://www.christophniemann.com/

I love drawing Japanese words & Daruma Heads to encourage you to make your goals

http://www.welovedaruma.com/en/about_daruma.html

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So my first week drawing for my final project - had me researching the ‘Yawi Kawaii, the sick subculture of cute’ - also finding out about the amazing ‘Guro Horror Manga Artists:- Suehiro Maruo & Shintaro Kago’ WOW

https://www.womenofillustration.com

Dina Rodriguez has been a great inspiration and find this week - I found her as I was looking for videos to put artwork on Threadless & been loving her podcast since. As a thankyou to ‘Drunk on Lettering’ Girls and talking about Jen Sincero and her book ‘You Are a Badass’ finished the audiobook the next day - BRILLIANT!

All this is explaining my process of my ‘Inspiring Women Portrait Project’ for my Masters in Comics & Graphic Novels at Dundee University

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5th June - I sketched a few as I was so inspired by ‘Guro horror Manga’ - the thought of your inner talent is a demon and how much research has went into creativity and depression being  linked but in this link they say it’s a good thing

https://creativesomething.net/post/55508909341/the-link-between-depression-and-creativity-and

I listened to more ‘Dina Rodriguez’ (Overcomes Fears) - she mentioned a book ‘Creative Confidence:- Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us’ by Tom Kelley & David Ketley - pity not an audio book 

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On the 5th June - I researched ‘Guro Horror Manga’ and my favourite 2 artist from this style are Suehiro Maruo born in 28thJan 1956 aged 62yrs and Shintaro Kago 49yrs born in 1969.

www.maruojigoku.com/

https://youtu.be/tsmC9sps5DM  An Introduction to Shintaro Kago

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There is an amazing Blogger ‘Dina Rodriguez’ who does brilliant Podcasts too    https://www.lettershoppe.com/ https://www.womenofillustration.com/

I recommend you to listen - they have so much great information to help artist and Dina is such a star as she brakes everything down for you see her process!

Dina mentioned the Podcasts she listens to like ‘Drunk on Lettering’ Roxy Primat and Pnoebe Cornog - really cool upbeat talented girls having a great time talking, drinking and having fun. When I was listening to them - they mentioned a book called ‘YOU ARE A BADASS’ written by Jen Sincero well the Bear bought me the audio that night - amazing (Jen Sincero will change your head space)

The Word ‘Kuyashii’ was made popular by Chef’s Table Niki Nakayama - it’s mean :- When somebody puts you down or says you can’t do something and you have this burning desire to prove them wrong - Fran Menese another great artist & Podcaster mentioned this saying ‘Kuyashii’ 

There’s another saying ‘Nana Korobi Yaoki’ meaning fall down 7times get up 8 - In this drawing am holding a Japanese Daruma Doll - A gift of encouragement & reminds us to never give up on our dreams - When you get a Daruma Head it has no eyes you have to paint in the eyes and make a wish & when it comes true you paint in the other eye! I have the Evil Slave-Driver on her Roman Chariot used for Warfare wiping me to draw more - inner bitch is never satisfied!

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Drawing my character - I had to draw the evil pencils - that constantly tell you to draw and draw - get better & they never praise you! I love drawing Japanese words

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This is ‘Menhera Chan’ mascot designed and created but Bisuko Ezoki - Brilliant seeing his character on fashion garments

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If you want to know about the ‘Yawi Kawaii’ and Menhera Chan fashion - I recommend you watch this as it’s a great insight to the whole sub-culture in Japan!

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This week I have been drawing my process - on how I start drawing - I have loads of ideas but I do have constant internal negative dialogue ‘Usually stating I should do better and draw more - am not good enough - as there’s so my talented people out there!’

I came across ‘Yami Kawaii’ - meaning ‘Dark Cute’ - it’s the new Harajuku style subculture in Japan. It’s amazing not do they have their own fashion - cute fragile girls wearing their feelings on their garments - coloured pills, injection needles, hanging nooses and cute skulls. 

Bisuko Ezoki is an amazing fashion designer in Japan and has designed/creator of ‘Menhera chan’ the Yami Kawaii Mascot! 

Menhera is a slang term derived from ‘Mental Healther’ indicates people suffering with mental care. this whole sub-culture has fascinated me as Japan doesn’t like to talk about depression and they are one of the highest suicide rates in the world. So it’s amazing the youth are creating their unique fashion of their feelings. 

This week was me drawing & developing a cute girl character trying to deal with internal negative voices - I really enjoyed the process and love Japan! 

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My process is dark - ‘Menhera’

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https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/global-currents/how-sick-cute-fashion-is-surfacing-japans-mental-health-issues

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Processs

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/process-art

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This is my black and white drawings of 20 Pudding Mount Fuji and starting to think of colour

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Sketches of Japan’s Mount Fuji looking like a iced puddings