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The Witching Hour (Cynthia) by Tomo

Artist: Tomoko Hirabayashi (Penciller)

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The Witching Hour (Cynthia) by Tomo Comic Art

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Title:	The Witching Hour (Cynthia) by Tomo
Artist:	Tomoko Hirabayashi (Penciller)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	908
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	10/21/2013
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Description

I have admired illustrator and mangaka, Tomoko Hirabayashi, for a couple of years now, ever since my buddy, Yoshi, introduced me to her work. So this year, at the International Comic Book Festival at Big Sight Tokyo, she was sitting beside American artists, Peter Nguyen and Clay Mann (whom I was helping sell their wares to the Japanese public) and I took my sketchbook over to her and, after asking me if I could wait ten minutes while she did a quick drawing for me, proceeded to work on my drawing for more than an hour! (I also bought a book on witches that she illustrated as an "omiyage" gift for my daughter.)

In my free moments helping Peter and Clay, I would steal glances over toward Tomoko (whom Yoshi calls "Babs") and would just shake my head in wonderment. When I talked to her last year, I found out that she was a fan of Esteban Maroto and Alex Nino, and, although her own style is quite strong, you can see some of their influence upon her artistic flourishes.

At the after-party, I showed it to Ryan Benjamin, who proclaimed, "That's sick!" (i.e. "impressive"). Everyone else who saw it agreed with his assessment.

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Last Login:	September 2025
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Ron S
Member Since 2007

Posted on 10/21/2013

I'm not sure it's "sick", but I like it!

Rob L
Member Since 2003

Posted on 10/21/2013

Beautiful!

J. Hiroshi Morisaki
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/23/2013

Wow! This is really exquisite!

Dadako Dadako
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/27/2016

**Really Nice!**

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/30/2016

Exquisitely Expressive Line Work!! Lovely Eyes!!!

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