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About
My passion is to deliver healing and hope for the future to those who are suffering emotionally and feel suffocated in their daily lives, and to guide them to spiritual restoration through my paintings.
Mugi Kinoshita
An illustrator with production experience. Specializing in digital watercolor illustrations for story driven arts. High skill in storytelling and capturing a sense of peace and hope. Comfortable with expressing, accepting new ideas, and directing a team. High self-motivation and hardworking mindset.
Awards
My creativity led to an original world vision and design skills, as well as my inquisitive mind and strong will that I strive to achieve the goal till the end.
Windrider Institute
2022
Best Undergraduate Student Film, Screening at Sundance Film Festival
Sonscreen Film Festival
2021
Best in Festival
Audience Choice
Best Animated Short
Southern Adventist Uni.
2019- 2022
Award for Excellent in Concept Design
Recognition of Spiritual Leadership
Award for Excellence in Art Direction
Top Achiever Award
Consistently Excellent In Foundations Courses
Lions Clubs International
2007
Peace Poster Contest
Zone Chairperson Award
Experience
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2024: 1-min Vertical Children's Picture Book
そらっくChild Development Support Center
Client Voice: Children from 3 years old listened carefully and showed great interest in marine conservation.
2024: 1-min Vertical Children's Picture Book (Family Balance Supporter)
ainaloha Inc.
Client Voice: It's really great!” said a delighted customer.
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2024: Kamishibai (Paper theater) for Marine Conservation
MIHANADA
Client Voice: Children from 3 years old listened carefully and showed great interest in marine conservation.
2024: Postcard, Bookmarks, Book Cover Illustration
Hareyama Books
Client Voice: “The result is something more than I could have imagined," said a thrilled customer. Those who picked up the book praised it, saying that they were "healed" and "drawn into a world of dream.”
2024: CD Jacket Illustration & Design
Bless of Music
Client Voice: "The illustration is absolutely amazing, and the message is perfectly presented, which I absolutely love. It's way better than I could have ever imagined!" He was very pleased with the final product.
2024: Illustration for Gift Children's book Letter
Co., Ltd. Inplace
Client Voice: The client loved the painting, saying "They are all very adorable!"
2024: MRI Wrapping Illustration & Design
Minoh City Hospital
Client Voice: Pleased with gentle watercolor illustration that can soothes the heart of patients, both children and adults.
2023: Children's book Illustration
Restore a Child
Client Voice: The representative, Norma, teared up when she saw the artwork. She was so moved that she said, "I can't wait to distribute them to children around the world."
2023 - Present: Illustration for monthly magazine
Adventist World Magazine
Client Voice: Satisfaction with punctuality, ability to be flexible, high quality of pictures, etc.
2023: Children's book Illustration
Lucy Goes To A Tea Party (Christine Chen)
Client Voice: When seeing the concept art, they said, "It looks like Disney's concept art." Clients were pleased with the finished product, which was better than they had imagined.
2023: Guest Speakers & Workshops
Hiroshima Saniku Gakuin high school (12-18y students & teachers)
Client Voice: “It was like as if I was watching a moving Children’s book” Said audience. Many students were in tears, received peace in their hearts, saw hope for the future, and were encouraged.
2022: 2D Animated Music Video
Southern Adventist University
2D Animated Music Video: background art, character design, concept, animation, video editing, special effects, etc.
Client Voice: Heartwarming, tearful (USA, Brazil, Japan) etc., 90,000 views on YouTube in 9 days.
2022: Christmas Banner Illustrations (Building size)
Southern Adventist University
Created 9 giant Christmas banner illustrations to cover 3 buildings surrounding the main Southern University building, published annually for 5-10 years.
Client Voice: Favorable feedback of great satisfaction from teaches, students, family, and all the viewers passing throught the main building
2022 Encouragement art for Ukraine
Voice: The paintings became a daily encouragement to a Ukrainian mother to live during the war, and emotional supports for Ukrainian family who came to Japan as refugees. Also it delivered hope to Americans.
2020: Knock Knock
Southern Adventist University
3D animated short film: producer, art director, animation, video editing, special effects, etc.
Client Voice: Many people moved to tears all over the world empathizing with the film, and it won 4 film festival awards.