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Hajime Asahi

LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop]
EDUCATION: Kobe Design University [Illustration, 2009]
MAJOR PROJECTS:
9 Building Series by Jiro Akagawa [cover illustration]
Looming Myself by Kei Nitadori [cover illustration]
BBB BE-BOP by Hikaru Okuizumi [cover illustration]
Mazurka of Snow by Sunao Ashihara [cover illustration]
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED, AND FROM WHO?
“You have to entertain me, somehow.” –My professor at university. At that point, I was just painting for myself, without any purpose, like a child playing in a sandpit. So it kinda changed my perspective on painting.
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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.