tatsushop

tatsushop

Location

Patchogue, NY, United States

Quick Blurb

Hi, I'm "Shinrin" Sam. Bros
I'm an artist, manga-ka and photographer. Ronin Yoshino in my original manga series.

Interests

birding, nature, wildlife, pets, anime, dragons, samurai, collies, Taiko, festivals, archaeology, paleontology, mythology, Yu-Gi-Oh! tcg, manga, video games, world music

Skills and Techniques

drawing, photography, filming, sculpting, creating manga

Find me online @:

http://shinrinart.com http://roninyoshino.com http://facebook.com/tatsushop http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ro…

Get to Know

My first artistic subjects were dinosaurs, wildlife, Dragons & mythical animals. I started drawing anime style art in 2000. I studied professional photography for several years & earned certificates. Much of my inspiration comes from nature, mythology & archeology. I've been selling my art online since 2006 on eBay.

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About Ronin Yoshino
The manga takes place in a mythical world were civil wars and strife over land ownership are common. Rebellious groups fought against the authorities, trying to create a revolt, but none ever succeeded. Rumors spread of a skilled ronin calling herself Akuba, Someiyoshino, who had been fighting against the authorities. The most dangerous of the lords, Takemaru Arashi, summons his assassins in order to capture this person.
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Ronin Yoshino is my original manga series. A new page is posted every Wednesday at the official site: www.roninyoshino.com. The manga project began in 2002 and do extensive research on ancient Japanese culture & other folklore to make my manga as authentic as possible.

Ronin Yoshino rated T+ (teens & older)
Genre: action/ adventure/ fantasy/ historical/ shonen

............................................................................. Achievements:
-Ronin Yoshino chapter 1 won 3rd place in the ADV Films manga contest in 2006.
-Hidesato won as runner up winner in the FUNimation manga contest in 2007.
-The dragon king from Hidesato was featured as a flying machine in the Redbull Flugtag in Bucuresti, Romania by team Eroii inaripati in 2010.
-My Pharaoh Atemu drawing was featured as an Honarable Mention in the Shonen Jump Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Art contest in 2011.

Bio Photo Gallery

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me drawing

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Ronin Yoshino manga & art prints.

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A tin foil sculpture I made of a Theropod (type of dinosaur).

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My over-crowded desk.