Hitotsume-kozō ( 一つ目小僧 ) literally translates as “One-Eyed Little Monk”, and he is Obake, a Japanese Ghost. He is also an omen, a sign of bad luck to come. Even so, he is near the top of my list of youkai (also means ghosts) to meet, mostly because, unlike a lot of other ghosts, he will not bite, eat, pierce, shred, decapitate, freeze, burn, or drown me. Instead, he likes to tease. I can handle that.
I’ve been wanting to do some Obake art since I came to Japan, and hopefully this will be the first of many. A great source for Obake stories is the Obakemono Project. Special thanks go out to Shigeru Mizuki for keeping the world of the youkai alive… well, dead, but still fun.
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another awesome piece. diggin that tongue!
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I dig that ragged line.
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Is Hitotsume-kozō a gaijin with evil, blue eyes that can tease Japanese girls to death?
I always referred to myself as an ‘umibozu’ (海坊主).
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That would be “blue eye”.
Umibozu was my first choice to draw, but he’s not really a sign of anything. Oh sure, he’s often seen before shipwrecks, but I don’t think you qualify as an omen if you actually wreck the ships yourself.
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Your work is amazing. I love the detail you capture in this style and in the comic book works. I would love to ‘talk’ to you about what you use for supplies and such.
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Jumping from link to link I have come to here. You are a great artist.
Your style makes me resemble my favorite video game, Zelda Windwaker. It is amazing what you can manage to do with paper cuts, I never would have imagined it.
You are linked in my blog if you are OK.
Excuseme my wrong english.
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Hey Salba, welcome to Papercuts, and thanks for dropping by! I’m glad you like my art. I’m flattered that you want to include me on your blog, so thanks!
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you have a remarkable style. I love this one
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