I was in charge of making a series of Kobe (a city in Japan near Osaka) themed illustrations for the limited packaging of Kobe Roasted Chocolate made the famous Glico company. Kana helped to design the characters featured in all of the images.
Read more on my website:
https://mateuszurbanowicz.com/thumbs/kobe_chocola/
See the official website (in Japanese):
https://cp.glico.jp/kobe2019/
The idea behind this commission was to use another Kobe themed product - a series of Kobe Inks. These colored fountain pen inks are made by a local company called Nagasawa and all the shades are based on vistas from around the city. There are more than 70 colors available, so I was able to choose a set allowing me to work similarly to what I’m used to with my watercolors.
Tools:
- concept sketches: Procreate and iPad PRO
- sketch: pencil
- lines: Glass pen and Kobe Ink
- colors: Kobe Inks
- paper: Holbein Waterford 300g cold press watercolor paper
All the images and brands copyright by Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd
