Mini Series

I made these drawings, The Folks of Japanese Folklore, on paper and the tool that I used for drawing is an ink pen. First, I start by drawing each character. Then I drew the landscape. Finally, I added texture to the mountainous landscape, as well as adding clouds and the sun.

I have made the characters the focus in each drawing. The monochrome choice of color gives most of the characters a more classical feeling. The cross-hatching of the mountains gives the mountains some texture. The maiden I have featured in the second drawing was based on a Chinese doll my grandparents had. In the last drawing of my mini-series, there are lines acting as if they are giving the old Kitsune sage a kind of aura. The lines for the characters featured in each drawing have organic lines. The mountains in the sixth drawing have a symmetrical balance. The mountains in the third drawing form different senses of repetition in each mountain chain.

The purpose of the mini-series I drew, The Folks of Japanese Folklore, is to capture the imagination behind Japanese mythology. Some of the characters I made for this mini-series are based on Yokai, which are Japanese spirits. The examples of the characters include the Tanuki, a raccoon dog, in the sixth drawing and the Kitsune, which are foxes, in the fourth and last drawings. My mini-series, The Folks of Japanese Folklore, will introduce people old and young to what Japanese folktales and mythology are all about.