::Ume Otaku::
Umeboshi (Japanese : ; literally “pickled ume”) are a Japanese pickle (tsukemono) and are well known for their healing properties and sourness. The Ume tree (Prunus Mume) is a species of the asian plum. Umeboshi are made by harvesting ume fruit when they ripen around June and pickling them in jars with seasoned pickling liquid, or vinegar. Purple perilla (member of the mint family) leaves are often added to the mix, giving the Umeboshi a dark red colour. Umeboshi are often eaten with white rice and can be found in a variety of bento boxes due to their high salt and citric acid content, which acts as a preservative.
::Ume Otaku:: belongs to the following groups:
Japanfluence and Vector Goodness LoungeAvailable for sale as Cards
FireRabbit, about 1 year ago
Fantastic Character!!!!!
BigFatRobot, about 1 year ago
Love this! Any chance of getting it in card form? ... hint, hint:)
innocentgirl, about 1 year ago
Mike- Sure! I need to upload a print version though! Will do… maybe morrow? Will let you know.
BigFatRobot, about 1 year ago
yay – consider it bought (i’m the last of the big spenders:))
emma jane murphy, about 1 year ago
Just wanted to know if you sell alot of work, its just that they are great, So Cute & yes very innocent, My eyes are green with envy. Great Work. Emma.
innocentgirl, about 1 year ago
Mike – “Hey Bigspender! Won’t you spend…..?”
Emma Jane – Thanks, so far only selling them as cards… the prints are actually limited editions of 20 and I have them printed on hand made Japanese paper so can’t sell them here. However I am making a new set of prints to sell her so keep checking back. Thanks for the comment!
mikoto, about 1 year ago
Me riki
cheerishables, about 1 year ago
Great image and character you have created!!! Love the colors … very fun and whimsical!
BLYTHART, about 1 year ago
You have “digital” as one of your tag words – is this 100% digital, or did you start it in the traditional way? It has a very pure feel to it and I particularly like the shadows in the neck. I’ve added you to my watch list because I know we will be seeing more great pics like this soon from you.
Jovan de Melo, about 1 year ago
Great! Really great!
Mugsy, about 1 year ago
Love the cute face…love the image!
Rose Moxon, about 1 year ago
beautiful work
Paula Birch, about 1 year ago
hot pic.
Hiroko, about 1 year ago
you have a wonderful flair for this type of art, very unique
innocentgirl, about 1 year ago
mikoto – me wove dat you riki.
cheerishables – it’s funny the colours in this image I liked the least when I created it but it has been one of my most popular!
Dave Edwards – good question, I sketch the entire image up to begin with, it is generally quite heavily detailed and then scan that into the computer. I use illustrator to start building the work… adding lines and fill, etc. I do not use the auto trace as this tends to make the image look very generic. I then add some of the photographic elements using Photoshop and keep playing with colour and fine detail until I am happy. Can take anything from 3 hours to three weeks to create. Will be putting up new images soon as I can find the time!
Jovan de Melo – thanks!
Mugsy – thanks!
Rose Moxon – thanks!
Hiroko – arigatou!
kookylane, about 1 year ago
oh my gosh I’ve finally received the card on the mail today, It looks even more FABULOUS printed. LOVELY!!!! totally love it!
innocentgirl, about 1 year ago
UWa! It was you ‘Kookylane’ that bought one!!! Thanks so much! So good to hear you are happy with it, I was going to buy one myself just to see what the print quality was like…. now I don’t have too .. I trust your opinion! Thanks KL, you rock!
Benjamin Scheurer, about 1 year ago
fantastic innocentgirl…I love it!
innocentgirl, about 1 year ago
Benjamin – thanks!
chantelle hartley, about 1 year ago
love this
trickyruby, 10 months ago
love the colours, so pretty. good design too.
margaretfraser, 6 months ago
I love the colours in this , your style is so unique
grammatik, 4 months ago
so many awesome