{"id":144137,"date":"2025-10-25T06:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T06:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/144137\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T06:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T06:02:15","slug":"this-artist-blends-cosy-animal-crossing-vibes-with-impressionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/144137\/","title":{"rendered":"This artist blends cosy Animal Crossing vibes with impressionism"},"content":{"rendered":"

The young Australian concept artist Mel Mo shows how traditional art influences can be mixed with contemporary popular culture to great effect. She says she was inspired by the cosy vibes of Animal Crossing and the modern animation<\/a> style of movies like the Spider-Verse films and Bad Guys but also by the dreamy palettes of impressionist painters of the past.<\/p>\n

Mel likes to start her work in Blender and then move to Photoshop<\/a> (see our picks of the best digital art software<\/a> and the best 3D modelling software<\/a>). Below, she talks us through four choice pieces.<\/p>\n

LUMA \u2013 Robot Maintenance<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Mel Mo)<\/p>\n

\u201cDesigned as marketing art for LUMA, a collaborative project, this piece was made to reflect the world\u2019s subtle technology paired with its rustic charm.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Limehouse Chinatown \u2013 establishing shot<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Mel Mo)<\/p>\n

The Eye and The Eye is a concept for an animated world inspired by the webnovel by the same name by Ogiwara Saki. It presents a magical take on Victorian London where East and West collide. \u201cEast meets West as I imagine what London\u2019s first Chinatown might have looked like in a magical context,\u201d Mel says.<\/p>\n

Limehouse Chinatown \u2013 storefronts<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Mel Mo)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important to me to pay homage to my cultural heritage, mainly through the couplets, the lanterns and the colours. I wanted to evoke a certain kind of nostalgia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Xijiang’s Teahouse <\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Mel Mo)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe approach for this one was to create an exterior that felt local and lived-in, while also echoing the story\u2019s thematic symbol of the peach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can see more of Mel’s work at her profile on ArtStation<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more inspiration, see how artist Alexander \u201cMinze\u201d Th\u00fcmler experimented with a different style for his graphic novel<\/a>. You might also want to see our roundup of other digital artists’ work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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