Simple things that comfort you go a long way during emotional times.

Adobe Photoshop, Wacom, and pictures of my bathroom :P

A monk outside Shibuya station, i love the colors of his outfit. You have to be strong to be in the middle of so many people for hours without doing anything and try t...

Still a work in progress. This image came into my head when a dear person told me to listen to a song and draw whatever scene I imagined. I need to do a few tweaks to ...

I tend to do a lot of self-portraits when I'm practicing. The background was inspired by Makoto Shinkai's technique. Done with Photoshop and a Wacom Tablet :)

Showa Kinen Park, which is about 30 minutes out from central Tokyo, is currently having it's annual flower festival where tens of thousands of tulips, among many other...

Made in Flash from scratch. Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist thangka.

I participated in a project called 20 creatives x 20 box designs, hosted by Haguruma, a beautiful paper and print shop in Omotesando. My concept was to design a gift b...

A Kraftwerk inspired mug.

First complete in a series of small watercolors depicting Tokyo Spring.

「春風景一」
"Views of Spring I"
Watercolor, ink, on watercolor paper
17 x 21 cm

"Which shoes should I choose today?"
The illustration is from my first group exhibition at L’illustre Galerie LE MONDE few months ago.

Yesterday's rain may have brought it to an end, but this year too we saw those two short weeks where flowers grow from trees and humans grow from the blue tarps spread...

An illustration of the different types of people (and an unfriendly stubby-tailed cat) I see outside my apartment in Shin-Nakano.

I started this picture being attracted to the geometry of the traditional kimono wear. The figure is approximately life-size and I painted it during several sessions w...

Yup, Tacchi Studios made Canvas. We hope you like it!

We're always looking for feedback on how to make Canvas better, or to hear your stories about how Canvas helpe...

An illustration I did based on Yokai, famous here in Japan as mythological creatures in Japanese culture. I wanted to give them a "cute" overhaul as the tradtional uki...

I drew this for a show I had at Inspired By Starbucks in Ikejiri. Cigarette vending machines near the station.

Inspired by the Awaodori festival in Koenji!

My first upload to Canvas. I'm excited to be a part of the Tokyo Creatives Community! "Kyo," ink, watercolor on paper. The stimuli of Kyoto.

I was living in Iwate up in Tohoku from 2010 to 2013. From that far north and where I was out on the coast, even domestic travel meant a trek of distance and money. Ho...

Shinsekai dori festival
Illustration poster for traditional japanese festival in Fujiyoshida city (Japan).

From 2009, I'm drawing my daily life in my blog :
www.blog.julieblanchin.com

The Ginza Metro line are currently promoting a competition to design their, soon to be, renovated stations. I was asked to draw a cityscape of the area for the poster....