UMI-E
Type Product Illustration
Client Nonki Japanese Restaurant
Art Director Stephanie Tudtud
Illustration series made for Nonki Japanese Restaurant merchandise.
Umi-e translates to “towards the sea."
The fish, octopus, and shrimp are cut into sushi parts, with Japanese botanicals superimposed on the images to connote transformation.
The restaurant’s name in kanji is also placed within the composition.
Uchiwa fan with the Fish illustration from the series.
Initial studies with mock-up
Revised studies with mock-up
Fish Illustration
Octopus Illustration
Shrimp Illustration