After
the Kappa Show at
Moshi Moshi started, some of our
friends asked us how Mizuno managed to hand-paint all the
thirty small "Kappa Baby" pieces. So we decided to reveal the secret here. (1) She did the sketches of the babies and items
first. (upper left photo) (2) Then she made templates out of
tracing paper (upper middle) and traced the outlines in pencil on the Japanese paper prepared with texture gel... (3) and
painted all of them with acrylic. Some of the paintings are still available and waiting for their owners! If you are interested in purchasing, visit
the gallery website and click on "gallery".