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Inspiration.

Kawase Hasui,

Nikko Kaido (1930)

The Japanese woodblock artist Hiroshi Yoshida ( 1876-1950 ) has been a huge influence on my approach to creating the graphic novel- Veil of the Gods. When I was researching the origins of graphic stories I found myself inevitably drawn to Japan where the art of graphic storytelling has been perfected over many hundreds of years. I’ve never seen one of Yoshida’s prints in the flesh, so to speak. I’ve only ever looked at them in books or online. I’d love to drink in the colours up close… Here’s a few of my favourite pieces by this master.

“an ode to everything everywhere all at once”

Her name is Miko Killick. Don’t mess with her. Not if you know what’s good for you. Veil of the Gods.

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The process of creating a huge graphic novel like Veil of the Gods hasn’t just involved writing the story, sculpting the characters and preparing the digital artworks. I’ve also been creating typefaces. This was a hobby of mine 20 years or so ago. In 1996 I designed the font for my little book- The Moon on the Lake- published by Random House. Then I typeset the whole book with it. I mention this because it’s such a pleasure to have an excuse to build new typefaces. The graphic novel is full of them. Indeed these various typefaces are integral to the story… Here’s the proof page for two I finished today. They’re inspired by Tibetan scripts.

Kôhô Shōda

"Fisherboat on Moonlit Sea", 1930.

Inspiration.

Night Snow at Kanbara from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō series, Utagawa Hiroshige, circa 1834

Woodblock print 8 ⅞ x 13 ⅞ in. (22.6 x 35.3 cm)