Welcome to “Nishikon,” a section where readers’ “I did this in Nishinomiya!” stories become articles.(It’s called Nishikon, but it has absolutely nothing to do with matchmaking or anything like that.)
For the 8th9th edition, we’re hearing that the rocket-shaped playground equipment at Kubo Park (Traffic Park) is getting a full-scale repaint.
This comes from Nishitsu reader “7013F HK.”
They’re doing some seriously detailed work
Children’s drawings with a space theme are being painted onto the rocket playground equipment🚀 The original artwork was scanned into a computer, minimally stylized, and then faithfully recreated.
Masking sheets are applied to the playground equipment, and the outlines are carefully sketched based on the computer-rendered original artwork.
Here’s what it looks like mid-process. Like printmaking, the masking sheet is cut out into shapes, then the colors are added. (This process is repeated.)
An image of what it looks like just before completion.
Recreating the drawings that the children worked so hard on has taken far more effort and time than I imagined. Seeing the Otemae professors and students working on it by hand day after day in this heat really leaves me impressed.
Recreating the drawings that the children worked so hard on has taken far more effort and time than I imagined. Seeing the Otemae professors and students working on it by hand day after day in this heat really leaves me impressed.
Amazing!! Since this rocket will stay in Traffic Park for a loooong time, the children will be able to watch over it as they grow up. That’s wonderful.
It’s expected to be completed around the end of August, so there’s a lot to look forward to.
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