Illustrators

Shohei Otomo

Contemporary Japanese illustrator · born 1980

Shohei Otomo style, Midjourney V8.2, render 1 of 4
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by Shohei Otomo --v 8.2
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About

Shohei Otomo is a Japanese illustrator known for his intricate and bold black-and-white artworks that often explore themes of contemporary Japanese culture, blending traditional elements with modern influences. His works are characterized by their detailed line work, cultural references, and striking compositions.

Observations

The style combines stark black-and-white portraiture with extremely dense, finely rendered assemblages of faces, costumes, machinery, animals, and fragments. Fine ink-like linework and collage-like layering create surreal mechanical transformations, set against broad areas of white negative space and intensified by hard tonal contrast.

Look terms

Colours

Earlier versions

Applications

cyberpunk character by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
Nazgul over sleeping town by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
decaying peonies by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
tech genius teenage girl by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
cute Mainecoon cat by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
Chernobog by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
bioarchitecture by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
Thom Yorke by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2
Francis D by Shohei Otomo --v 5.2

Similar styles

Washfracture style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
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Hatchmonasticism style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
Ornathread style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
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Kinetocut style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
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Kurofude Atelier style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
Jules Feiffer style (Illustrators), Midjourney V8.2
Illustrators