SAO 10th Anniversary Project:
Kyoto x SAO Asuna Figure [Part 1]
A detailed overview of the kimono selection and 3D scanning process.
Pre-order from Tokyo Otaku Mode to receive an exclusive 4.7” acrylic stand featuring this gorgeous image of Asuna!
A detailed overview of the kimono selection and 3D scanning process.
Figure development from start to finish: 3D sculpting, modeling, and more!
Witness the unveiling of the prototype at KYOMAF 2019!
Founded in Taisho 10 (1921), Kyoka has been in business for almost a century near Kyoto’s Nishi Hongwanji temple. They stock an extraordinary range with over 10,000 items regularly in stock including Kyoyuzen using techniques no longer replicable in the modern era.
Founded in 1999, D4A is a graphics company specializing in 3DCG. They introduced scanning company SCANBA!. They have one hundred 18 Megapixel DSLR cameras, handle 3D scanning and modelling, and can offer both data production tailored to purpose, and 3D printing.
Knead is a prototype manufacturing company founded in 2010 which specializes in 3DCG multimedia content including figures, goods, and toys. In 2018 they began expanding as a manufacturer after handling many sculpts and color samples for other companies.
Asuna’s kimono was created by Arisa, one of the few female Kyoyuzen creators who have received the national certification of Traditional Artisan of hand-painted Kyoyuzen (furisode) kimono. She works out of her atelier, Arisa, in which she creates kimono and obi by fusing traditional techniques with modern methods of expression.
She started her original brand, Arisa, in Kyoto, and offers total Japanese-style outfits that bring forth the beauty of the modern woman. She has a dialogue with her customers about what they want and carefully considers her customer’s desires as she uses traditional techniques with modern methods of expression that do not restrict her within current conventions. She devotes herself to creating her pieces by starting with choosing the fabric.
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