Hi, I'm ToK, a Japanese freelance illustrator, graphic designer, and art director based in Tokyo, Japan. I'm interested in a variety of art styles, especially unique and conceptual ones, such as traditional, modern, and combinations of wholly different genres. I work on illustrations and designs in a variety of art styles based on clients' requests for a variety of mediums globally. That's my style - I like creating creative works for others, not just for myself. Let's work together to make your dreams a reality!
You can also view other my stuff and details on Behance .
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ILLUSTRATOR BIO:
In the early 2000s, I began international communication as an illustrator on social media. The connections I made there led to an increase in work requests from music industry professionals. Since then, I have worked on album artwork and stage decorations for bands, as well as unique-concept designs for general-purpose playing cards, product logos, and other items. I have taken on and continue to work on projects of all styles and media.
FEATURE WORKS:
• 2008 “Japan Bash” - a logo and a character design, for a Japanese event at SXSW in Austin, Texas, U.S.
• 2013 “Shogunate Macabre” - an album artwork for Whispered a Finnish 'samurai' metal band
• 2015 “ICONS” - a stage backdrop for Turisas a Finnish 'battle' metal band
• 2022 “Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul)” - Cover illustration for a book
Total album-artwork including obi and title logo for a 2-CD compilation album themed on "extreme music x Japanese culture". I designed a girl character for Japanese music-loving lads at the client's request.
T-shirt Design for a grind/punk/metal band Die Choking from Philadelphia.
I designed this "apocalyptic vision" based on requests from the band. The band's music sounds brutal, but I also feel it intelligently. So I drew the picture somewhat realistic to make it look convincing, and worked on making it that fits the band's songs anyway. (The official band logo isn't designed by me)
Official T-shirt for a collaboration; Kaiju Big Battel the live monster porformance group from NYC, and Kota Ibushi the Japanese pro-wrestler, 3 times NJPW-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
I made the design Japanese kaiju movie poster -feeling, and titled it '飯伏大戦闘 / Ibushi Daisentoh' (meaning "Ibushi Big Battle") as 'Dr. Cube's Posse VS. Kota Ibushi'.
Artwork and band-logo design for an album Shogunate Macabre by a samurai metal band WHISPERED from Finland.
The band made songs themed on Japanese samurai, yokai and mythology for this album. And I did the total artwork and layout based on the theme and requests from the band.
Character and logo design for an event Japan Bash at the largest film & music festival SXSW in Austin, Texas, U.S. in 2008.
I designed a guitar amp robot in comic-style themed on "Japanese culture x rock music" as a request from the client, also designed a katakana logo "Japan Bash (ジャパンバッシュ)" like a robot anime's one to suit the robot.
Stage backdrop design for a battle metal band TURISAS from Finland.
The band have made songs based on Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, Varangian Gard (Scandinavian mercenaries hired by Byzantine Emperors), and Norse mythology. And I designed this Turisas-style icons based on their elements and ideas from the band.