Junji Ito is an inspiration for my artwork, and this portrait is an homage to him. Something immensely funny to me is how his work is horrifying, while his life is best described as ‘average’. The premise of his manga can often be described as ‘hey wouldn’t that be messsed up?’
This portrait features him illustrated in his unnerving style with a softly colored workspace behind him with pictures of his cats and his family.
Illustrated with Inks and Watercolor with digital touch-ups in Photoshop.