Sculptures for Snow Festival Official Poster

**PaintMonster** · June 17th, 2008, 04:53 AM

Hi Folks,
It's super big news to me!
My sculpture works were adopted for the visual of the official poster of the snow
festival.

YAY!!!!!

Art Director : Yoshiya Kusabiraki (Shinrinsha)
Designer : Akiyo Adachi (Shinrinsha)
Charctor Design : Marty M. Ito (PaintMonster ArtStudio)
Sculptures : Marty M. Ito (PaintMonster ArtStudio)
Patisserie : Yukie Nosaki (Nosaki-Ya)
Photographer : Eri Ishida (St. Pront)
Ad Agency : HKI Axis
Client : Executive Committee of Sapporo Snow Festival
Official Website of Sapporo Snow Featival
(This site is being prepared now. Probably, it will be updated this autumn. )

and these are idea drawings...
at first, I drew cute snowman.

these are idea drawing of girl.

these are idea drawing of boy.

this is test drawing of color image .

and here is final drawing of idea check.

these are finished work of my sculptures.
a) All Stars

b) Snowman

c) Girl

c) Boy

c) Sled

have afun

**Aseyngel** · June 17th, 2008, 05:09 AM

What can I say - That seems fair - you have some cute characters - Perfect for a snow-festival - Congratulations ;-)

**lilalex** · June 17th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Congrats, PM!

I like the simple style - it has sort of a "retro-tv commercial for cereal or cough medicine feel to it" without going all "Rankin & Bass". Nice job.

The photographer did your work justice as well.

Thanks for sharing!!

la

**PaintMonster** · June 17th, 2008, 10:32 AM

Aseyngel
Thank you very much.
I am glad that you like my arts!
and I am happy that I did this international project!

lilalex
Thank you very much.
hehehe I didn't watch these TV program.
but, I want to watch, if I got chance.
and poster photograph was taken by professional photographer.
but other snap photos were taken by myself! hahaha.