Rina Taytu

Artist BIO: RINA Taytu

Born in Tokyo, Japan

Graduate of Computer Graphics at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College.

From 2001, based in Tokyo, works  graphic designer and illustrator.
Mother of three.

Illustration
Inspired by Ethiopia and Afro-American culture.
Attracted to the raw and unrefined, Rina has created illustrations for
CD cover jackets, posters, flyers and tapestries, mainly for reggae and soul artists.

Method
Illustrations usually drawn with colour pencils then touched up and finished with acrylics, oils, oil pastels as well as Photoshop.