Welcome to the Yano Family

Not only did I make Grandma's older and younger sister, but I decided to re-paint the figures. My thesis is serious and realistic enough. I want to remind people this is art too. The intricate paint detail is a homage to Yoshitaka Amano's art style. I've always wanted to incorporate his essence into my piece, but he only does 2D work. I finally found a way to express that essence.

Also, because color is a major motif in my piece, I wanted to make sure each individual had a different color to them. The father wears mostly black and gray to evoke 'mourning'. Out of everyone in the family, he loses the most. The mother wears green garb to represent nature/life/health. Despite the events taking part in my piece, she tries to create "harmony" amongst the family. The elder sister wears blue and because I'm going to have her carry a baby with her, you can catch the biblical reference. The youngest sister wears all yellow, to promote happiness and joy, especailly since she's still just a child. But the main thing I wanted to point out is the yellow bow she wears. Yellow bows were worn as a sign of hope (And usually worn by women waiting for their men to come back from war, and we still see that today).

Yuri wears purple simply because it's my grandmother's favorite color. :) Purple combines red which is a very warm color and blue which is the coolest color. You see both of Yuri's faces during the story. She's rebellious, strong, hot and ill tempered; but when effected by the evacuation, you see her blue, upset side.





Just a bit of trivia, the three Yano sisters are named after flowers. The eldest sister is Sakura (Cherry Blossoms), my grandmother's middle name is Lily, and the youngest sister is Rose.



I also remodeled the father so that he looks younger. All the photographs that Grandma had of her father were probably after the camps.