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MagicaL WishEs
“This was drawn in celebration
of the Year of the Horse in 2014.
The coloured version – with colours
added digitally over the scanned
original – won a prize at the Sakura
Exhibition in Tokyo.”2
stELLa
“One of my very first pieces in
watercolour. I used only three colours
(pink, blue and yellow) for the lady.
Other details were added in pearly
watercolour and metallic gel pen.”3
WhitE spELL
“Original characters in a personal
project inspired by Celtic motifs. For
the background, I added graphite
layers and made random marks with
a putty rubber to create texture.”4
Longing for spring
“An updated version of a
cervitaur I had created for Inktober- I wanted different tones of gold
for the kimono, so experimented with
materials like metallic watercolour,
glittery gel pen and gold leaf.”
Laica Chrose
Location: Hong Kong MEDia: Watercolour, ink, pencil, gel pens
WEb: http://www.facebook.com/Laica.Chrose
Born in Brazil, Japanese artist Laica studied design in
Tokyo. She uses digital media for professional work
and traditional for personal projects, like her manga.2
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FXPosé Traditional Artist
104 August 2017