Three pages from my sketchbook, graphite and acrylic, 2021 - Video games are a big inspiration for my work, whether it’s the actual visuals including character design, environments, and UI elements, or the narratives and they way stories are told. On the back of these pages I wrote down a few songs I listened to while working on these pieces that reflected the emotions I wanted to convey, and most of them were from video game soundtracks (mainly Final Fantasy). I hope to use certain aspects from video games more in my traditional paintings because of nostalgia, and these sketches were a good way to explore that.

These were a part of Giant Robot 2’s annual Rakugaki show in 2022.