Koji Ishikawa (illustrator)

is a popular Japanese children's book author and illustrator. His work includes advertisements, magazine illustration, Web, character design and book design. In recent years, he has made children's books. He lives in Tokyo with wife and two children.

Biography

Koji Ishikawa was born in Chiba Prefecture Japan(1963) . He loved painting,handicraft and origami in a childhood. Ishikawa attended Musashino Art University, and studied visual communication design. He was awarded Kodansha picture for children Grand Prix, while in University. From that time, he began activity as illustrator.

He has appeared on television programs and in magazines, and has lectured on digital art. He is one of the pioneers of a digital illustration. His main painting tools are Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop.He has also written the book of the technique of the digital illustration using Corel Painter ("Happy Painter Life").In 1999 he developed "Paper Dog"(ペーパーわんこ; ("Pe-pa-wanko") ）, and "Paper Cat" (ペーパーにゃんこ; ("Pe-pa-nyanko")）. These are the small dogs and cats made from paper. The picture-book of PaperDogs "Living with 100 dogs" were announced in 2002. By the Italy Bologna international picture-book original picture exhibition, the paper dog photo story "Kotaro's trip" was accepted in 2004. It is extolled from French judge Mr.Xavier Pingaud. Picture-books "Colorful Animals hide and seek" and "Colorful Vehicles hide and seek" were announced in 2006. This series has obtained high evaluation internationally. Translation publication were carried out in France and South Korea, and it is due to perform in Taiwan and China further. The number of copies is over 550,000 copies in the whole series.2008,Ishikawa released three picture-books, "Colorful Fruits hide and seek","Patterned Animals hide and seek"and"The trip of the little ship".

Prize

*Kodansya Competition of Pictures for Kids grand prix (第9回 講談社童画グランプリで大賞受賞; "Kodansya Douga Guranpuri Taisyo Jusyo") (1986)
*Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children's Books Selected (ボローニャ国際絵本原画展入選; "Boronya Kokusai Ehon Gengaten Nyusen") (2004)

Books

*"PATTERNED ANIMALS HIDE AND SEEK" (どうぶつもようでかくれんぼ; ("Doubutu Moyoude Kakurenbo") (2008)
*"COLORFUL FRUITS HIDE AND SEEK" (くだものいろいろかくれんぼ; ("Kudamono Iroiro Kakurenbo") (2008)
*"The trip of the little ship" (ふねくんのたび; ("Hunekun No Tabi") (2008)
*"O sont les animaux ?" (Hiding Animals) (2008)
*"O sont les v hicules ?" (Hiding Vehicles) (2008)
*"O sont les jouets ?" (Hiding Toys) (2008)
*"O sont les habits ?" (Hiding Clothes) (2008)
*"Who's tail?" (このしっぽだあれ？; ("Kono Sippo Daare?") (2007)
*"What is this sound?" (このおとなにかな？; ("Kono Oto Nanikana?") (2007)
*"COLORFUL ANIMALS HIDE AND SEEK" (どうぶついろいろかくれんぼ; ("Doubutu Iroiro Kakurenbo") (2006)
*"COLORFUL VEHICLES HIDE AND SEEK" (のりものいろいろかくれんぼ; ("Norimono Iroiro Kakurenbo") (2006)
*"HAPPY TOYS HIDE AND SEEK" (たのしいおもちゃかくれんぼ; ("Tanoshii Omocha Kakurenbo") (2006)
*"COLORFUL CLOTHES HIDE AND SEEK" (おきがえいろいろかくれんぼ; ("Okigae Iroiro Kakurenbo") (2006)
*"Paper Dogs travel around the world" (世界を旅するペーパーわんこ; ("Sekai wo Tabisuru Pe-pa-wanko") (2005)
*"Life with Paper Dogs" (ペーパーわんこのいるくらし; ("Pe-pa-wanko no iru kurashi") (2003)
*"Living with 100 Dogs" (100ぴきのいぬがかえる本; ("hyappikino inu ga kaeru hon") (2002)
*"Happy Painter Life" (ハッピーペインターライフ; ("happi- peinta- raihu") (2000)

External links

* http://www.kojiishikawa.com/index.html Gallery of KOJI ISHIKAWA