- Ayami Kojima
nihongo|Ayami Kojima|小島 文美|Kojima Ayami is a
Japan ese illustrator and concept artist that is most well known for her work on the "Castlevania " series ofvideo game s withKonami . She is self-taught and enjoys readingshōnen manga .tyle and media
Media which Kojima has often employed in paintings include the use of
molding paste , Conté Crayon, acrylics,India ink ,gloss polymer medium , stumps and finger smudging.Generally speaking, the sketch and composition is laid out using the Conté crayon. Shadows are darkened
monochromatic ally using both Conté and India ink. The color composition is then blocked in using diluted acrylics. The three dimensional textured aspects in the majority of her paintings are created using molding paste and apalette knife . During the addition of stronger colors additional water and the artists' fingers (smudging) are used to create the glowing gradiation which is apparent in much of Kojima's artwork. Once the base paint is finished, metallic paints are applied with a palette knife. Glows and highlights are enhanced using a gloss polymer medium.Games credited
* "" (
Konami , 1997)
* "Söldnerschild " (Koei , 1998)
* "Castlevania Chronicles " (Konami, 2001)
* "" (Konami, 2002)
* "" (Konami, 2003)
* "" (Konami, 2003)
* "" (Konami, 2005)
* "" (Konami, 2007)External links
* [http://castlevania.armster.org/ Vampire Killer: Castlevania Gallery and Translation Resource]
* [http://www.naimoka.com/index.php?rub=kojima&page=listgal Naïmoka: The Artworks' Sanctuary - Ayami Kojima] (currently under reconstruction)
* [http://www.lavilladicauchemar.it/vampiri/kojima.htm La Villa di Cauchemar - Ayami Kojima]
* [http://kelesis.free.fr/hp/gallery/kojima/index_eng.htm Kelesis Home Page - Ayami Kojima]
* [http://creativeuncut.com/profile_kojima.html Creative Uncut - Artist Profile: Ayami Kojima]References
Color Kingdom 3, featuring Ayami Kojima
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