Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1

At last, "Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1" in stores! Look for this in the comic shops if interested in this. Hope you like it.

Writer: Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Art &Cover: Gurihiru
Publisher: Dark Horse comics

Check out the 7 page preview at Comic Book Resources.

Here is some process from layout to final inks and color.

children's book illustrations

I had the opportunity to illustrate a Australia's children's book last year. It is called FANGS and it was released in January 9. Written by Aleesah Darlison. I did the illustrations and published by Pearson Education.


Fangs is the story of a young boy called Max, whose friend Ki asks him to come to her place to see her new pet. But Max is afraid of all animals....

Here is a sneak peak from FANGS.

A:TLA library poster

Happy New Year! I wish you all the best for this year.

This Avatar: The Last Airbender art is for a poster and bookmark that will promote reading in libraries. Aang and Katara based on the designs from "The Promise". Inside Wan Shi Tong's Library, the shelves of books appear to extend into infinity in the background.

My first sketch idea had Wan Shi Tong's Library's owl at the upper left hand. But since letter "Reading is mind-bending!" was print to the upper part of a poster, we had to take it off.

happy holidays

Long time no see

I'm sorry for not having updated a blog for a long time. Thank you for a lot of kind words about an earthquake disaster.

For several months I was working on visual development for game, animation, comics, books etc. The new Avatar: The Last Airbender comic book is one of them. I'm taking charge of art.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 1—The Promise Part 1 TPB. It's release is scheduled for January 25, 2012.

Written by Gene Yang, author of the National Book Award-nominated American Born Chinese. He has awesome stories in A:TLA.

Four different approaches for a book cover.




The first Zuko's hairstyl idea is long hair. but his hairstyle was changed revisions from Nickelodeon. I like also new hairstyle.


I've been working on #2 ink and color now. Thank you for stopping by!

Earthquake

Large earthquakes hit Japan.
We were safely.
We wish everyone's safety...

Illustration Friday "warning "

Recent iPad drawing...

More iPad drawings

Dour girl

These are my attempts at drawing on iPad.

Happy New Year !

2011 is the year of the rabbit.

Happy holidays

Recent sketches

in progress work

My cat distract someone when I am working. He often barge into in between PC monitor and keyboard.

Free card for Comitia

The alligator illustrations was printed. It is postcard size business card. I distributed it for free at COMITIA held in Tokyo. COMITIA is a original Comics, art and culture event in Japan.

in progress alligator

After returning home

I am sorry I haven't been updating my blog.　Thanks for coming to my booth in NYCC!
Travel to NY had been great experience for me.　I met a lot of people and I really enjoyed during the trip.　I had a lot of fun doing some commissions.　

This Jack Power sketch is my last commissions in NYCC.

・・・And I'm working on a Captain America mini series now.

New York Comic-Con

We (and many other artists from Japan) will participate the New York Comic-Con in October.

Here are cover of full color anthology for "HON vol,1".
A book collaboration with amazing Japanese artists and me, it will be available in the Katana Sutudio booth at NY Comic Con. Don't miss it! "Katana Sutudio" is a unit name of 9-member group make up of Japanese artists.

Hope to see you there!

More info about the book here:
Katana Studio special sketch book "HON" vol.1