Girls in Kimonos

A few years ago I had the chance to visit Japan and I was able to experience the summer festivals. Lots of people would wear yukatas (summer kimono) and everyone would be smiling walking around in the evening surrounded by candles. I felt the whole atmosphere was very relaxing.

Inspired by this, the project is composed of two girls in kimonos and traditional Japanese accessories. One kimono is based on cherry blossoms, and the other on Cranes and flowers.

For the hair, I have used a turban piece in black for the bun, and a butterfly piece as the comb. For the intricate patterning of the kimono, I have mostly used flower pieces and rounded tiles. I found the heart piece to be useful to make different kind of flowers! The umbrella was heavily inspired by the botanical sets.

This has been more challenging than expected, and my first IDEAS project.

Hope I achieved my goal to convey this feeling of tranquility to everyone!

 

Models have been done and rendered in Bricklink Studio.