Yokai Poster – Mujina

Continuing with my series of Japanese Yokai Posters, this is Mujina. The first poster inspired by Japanese culture, pop art and packaging art was for Kitsune, and the second was for Fūri.

Poster with an illustration of a Mujina.

I’ve found inspiration to design this poster, the third on a series, on Japanese Pop Art, Japanese packaging design and Japan’s folklore. Click on the attached file to see the original format 😉

むじな or Mujina, is a Yokai represented by the Japanese Badger. In Japan’s folklore, along with the fox and the raccoon dog, badgers are frequently depicted as Yokai that shapeshifter and deceive humans. As folk tales go, Mujinas frequently appear on unfrequented and remote roads at night and sing “Drink water, drink tea”.

妖怪 or Yōkai are supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore.

This artwork was created with Photoshop and Illustrator (which I used to draw the sunburst in the background). Below is the final rough, after many iterations, for this design.

For now, this is the last poster on the series, maybe I’ll do more in the near future. Thank you for stopping by 🙂

Yokai Poster – Fūri

Continuing with my series of Japanese Yokai Posters, this is Fūri. The first poster inspired by Japanese culture, pop art and packaging art was for Kitsune.

Poster with an illustration of a Furi.

妖怪 or Yokai are supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore.

風狸 or Fūri, is a Yokai of China and Japan. Some sources says it’s some kind of monkey, but I also found it depicted as some squirrel looking creature or a raccoon dog, among other things, so, I did something of my own on this one. One thing that was constant on my research is that it has a leopard pattern on its blue fur, it glides around like a bird, and it has red eyes. They move as quickly as the wind, and can cross the distance between two mountains on a single leap. 

This artwork was created with Photoshop and Illustrator (which I used to draw the sunburst in the background). Below is the final rough, after many iterations, for this design.

rough drawing of a Furi with a sunburst background.

The next Yokai creature on this series is going to be the Mujina, so check my updates if you’d like to see it. Thank you for stopping by!

Yokai Poster – Kitsune

So, I decided to design some posters, because it’s something I feel is missing on my portfolio, and the theme I picked to start with is Japanese Yokai Posters. I really like Japanese art in general, and, in this case, I’ve found inspiration on Japanese Pop Art and Japan’s folklore.

Poster with an illustration of a Kitsune.

妖怪 or Yokai are supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore.

狐, キツネ or Kitsune, is the Japanese word for fox. probably the most well known Yokai outside Japan. According to that country’s traditional legends, the more tails a fox has, and they can have as many as nine tails, the more powerful it is. These nine tailed foxes acquire the ability to hear and see everything happening in the world, at all times, ant they’re also credited with infinite wisdom. The pearls on each of the Kitsune’s tails are called Hoshi no tama, and according to tradition, they represent the Kitsune’s soul.

This artwork was created with Photoshop and Illustrator (which I used to draw the sunburst in the background). Below is the final rough, after many iterations, for this design.

The next Yokai creature on this series is going to be the Furi, and after that, the Mujina, so check my updates if you’d like to see it. Thank you for stopping by!