Vintage Japanese Digital Illustration

First, get to know your teacher Paiheme. Learn about his journey to becoming an illustrator and his favorite pieces of art, such as the designs of Tadanori Yokoo and Suehiro Maruo.

Next, delve deep into Japanese visual culture, so much so that words like ""mangakas"" and ""Wabi-Sabi"" are no longer a mystery to you, and research graphics to help you find inspiration.

Now it's time to get drawing! Begin with a quick sketch on paper giving your creativity free rein before uploading it to Photoshop to tidy it up, ink the design, and add textual elements.

Then focus on fonts and background imagery. Define the dominant colors of your illustration, colorize it, and learn the techniques that will give it a vintage feel. Finally, adjust the hue, saturation, and levels.

Go one step further and find out how to create variations of your poster in different colors, print it, publish it online, and even display it by means of a product mock-up.