British illustrator in Japan. I start my work sketching with coloured hard crayons, refine, ink either with fineliners or digitally (depending on the complexity), then final render in Procreate. Working experience as a 2D Artist (ZigZa Game) and Portrait Artist (Arribas Japan - Disney Sea).…

Katherine Matsubara

British illustrator in Japan. I start my work sketching with coloured hard crayons, refine, ink either with fineliners or digitally (depending on the complexity), then final render in Procreate. Working experience as a 2D Artist (ZigZa Game) and Portrait Artist (Arribas Japan - Disney Sea).…

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British illustrator in Japan.

I start my work sketching with coloured hard crayons, refine, ink either with fineliners or digitally (depending on the complexity), then final render in Procreate.

Working experience as a 2D Artist (ZigZa Game) and Portrait Artist (Arribas Japan - Disney Sea).

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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Intermediate

Work Experience

2D Artist at Zigza Games
March 1, 2018 - June 18, 2018
2D graphic artist for localization and marketing departments.
Portrait Artist at Arribas Japan
August 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Portrait (caricature) artist in Tokyo Disney Sea.
English Teacher & Illustrator/ Designer at Handz English School
October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2023
Designed and illustrated new characters for school book covers and posters, designed leaflets and advertsing materials.
Freelance Illustrator at Matsubara Katherine
October 2, 2025 - Present

Education

BA Hons Illustration at Lincoln University
September 1, 2010 - June 30, 2014
Japanese at Kyoshin Language Academy
October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Education, Media & Entertainment
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    Drawn and detailed in pen and pencil before refined with digital drawing, these two illustrations depict scenes from horror tales - one the hand reaching through the darkness to find the forgotten skeleton of a dead monk, and the other a watery-dead eye of a drowned man staring back through the ships porthole view. illustrator illustration horror gothic bones monochrome b&wart…
    uniE621 B&W Horror Illustrations - Porthole
    Drawn and detailed in pen and pencil before refined with digital drawing, these two illustrations depict scenes from horror tales - one the hand reaching through the darkness to find the forgotten skeleton of a dead monk, and the other a watery-dead eye of a drowned man staring back through the ships porthole view. illustrator illustration horrorart b&wart gothic monochrome…
    uniE621 KenKen Games Logo
    Logo designed for a tabletop game group and soon to be boardgame cafe 'Ken Ken Games', based in Chiba, Japan. Client wanted their signature duck to be the star and chose this design from multiple mock-ups.…

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