ARC Academy Graduation Album

 This piece is the cover design for ARC Academy’s graduation album. In Japan, graduation takes place in April, which explains the sakura blossoms and spring color palette. The girl in the piece walks out of the rain through the door that says 未来(Mirai) which means future. The rain stops and she is opened up to new opportunities. The struggle to get there, which is all the homework/paper in the water. There is a lot of symbolism in this piece and lots of easter eggs to discover as you look at it.

Traditional ink line drawing. Watercolor painting on Arches hot press paper. Digital editing in Clip Studio. January 2023