Yuko Odawara
education: Majored in literature at the university in Japan, but evaded a litarary career by becoming an illustrator gradually. After that resolution she studied Graphic and Web Design.
debut: Illustrations for a guidebook for students overseas.
breakthrough:
inspiration: Ordinary girls I watch in the street, textiles, Japanese painters like Heihachiro Fukuda, Bakusen Tsuchida and others.
publications: Benesse
clients: Wacoal (woman's underwear), Shiseido (cosmetics brand),Toshiba (Home appliance maker) and others.
specialism: Fashionable, stylish illustration. Yuko's work is quite characteristic, due to the vivid colouring and elegant lines, combined with fashionable textures, prints and cloth samples.
facts: Yuko Odawara was born in the northeast of Japan. She works completely digital and uses a Mac for all her illustrations. Her latest work is mainly aimed at advertising, editorials and web contents.
