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One man's scribbles are another man's work of art.
Thomas Romain (@thomasintokyo), French artist and animator based in Tokyo, has become a viral sensation for artistically re-producing his sons' drawings.
親子デザイン工房(その3) マジックナイト🌟 原案:長男 イラスト:パパ Magic Knight🌟 Original design : my oldest son Illustration : father The next… https://t.co/sDeUn3lhJY— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ) 1484485299
In an interview with Mashable, he explained that using digital tools for his illustrations had left him missing simple paint.
Meanwhile, his two sons, eight years old and ten years old respectively, were doodling with pencils and paper.
In an interview with Mashable, he explained that he was surprised by the creativity of his sons' drawings: "I thought they were very cool — the colour, the shapes, the ideas and looking at them inspired me."
I wanted to redraw them with my own professional skills to make them proud of their own creativity, and simply to have fun.
I thought it would be very interesting to compare the two artworks at the end, too.
原案:息子 イラスト:パパ 親子共同作品が楽しい。子供のアイデア発送が素晴らしい。 https://t.co/zFLeDGlJ0M— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ) 1482594825
Using the drawings as a basis, Romain creatively re-imagines the images with professional paints.
He then posts the two images side by side, in a series he calls 'Father and Sons Design Workshop'.
親子イラスト[その2] 原案:次男 イラスト:パパ 1980年代っぱいサイボーグ。懐かしい感じ。 Cyborg. Concept design : son Illustration : father https://t.co/9SnVMSRslK— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ) 1483870315
“My sons were really impressed by the result. They loved it. So I told them to create more drawings for me, and we started a series.”
Romain's venture went viral immediately.
親子デザイン工房(その3) マジックナイト🌟 原案:長男 イラスト:パパ Magic Knight🌟 Original design : my oldest son Illustration : father The next… https://t.co/sDeUn3lhJY— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ) 1484485299
@Thomasintokyo This is equal parts charming and really cool.— Canipa (@Canipa) 1484486381
"Using kids' drawings as original design material to create, I can get results I couldn't have achieved by myself", he told BuzzFeed.
Romain plans to turn the project into a book, but until then he'll continue the series with about one post per week.
It will be inspiring for the people who like to draw, and it would be also a great book for parents and children to look at together.
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