More Mushishi fun. I liked this scan ever since I saw it, because of the brushed style and the really simple, heartwarming feeling that the father-son relationship gives off. The background is based off of Hasui Kawase (1883-1957)'s woodblock print, " Fuji from Matsubaara at Miho" because it had the fishing boats and the ocean. I transformed it from ukiyo-e to a much simpler one-color calligraphic brush style to match with the characters. The "scribble and tweak" effect of Illustrator proved to be very useful in this regard. Photoshop was used to add the texture, scanned from some handmade paper. I kept it one color, although I may consider coloring it later, but I like the effect it has right now. The Japanese text "Oyako" means "Parent and Child" or in this case, "Father and Son."
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] and the signature at the bottom doesn't spoil it at all either, but rather blends into the background and doesn't distract the eye at all. I like the characters you added into the wall as well, and I have to say the choosing of placement was rather good. Fitting, too ~



