

2023 New year illustration

An example using this illustration:
Wallpaper Calendar for Smartphones
Left : Mock-up
Center : Calendar of Peru
Right : Calendar of Japan

Idea sketches and rough sketches
First I came up with a few ideas. I made a zodiac sign with a belly full of rice cakes into a character. To express this using the symbols of the Japanese New Year celebration. Since it is a festive ceremony, I made it symmetrical and more symbolic.

Convert to vector data in Adobe Illustrator.



Add paper and printing textures in Photoshop.
Consider contrast and saturation so that the letters 2023 and the rabbit would have the first impact.
Consider contrast and saturation so that the letters 2023 and the rabbit would have the first impact.
