I wanted to draw something summery and blue for this piece, so I played a word association game to come up with the themes of summer, blue, ocean, lighthouse, seagulls and sailor.

Hirakata is between Osaka and Kyoto, two of Japan's cultural and tourist hubs. Nihon Manga Juku is a professional manga school and the best place in the world to learn how to draw manga. Nihon Manga ...