I know that this is an older post, but I couldn't get out of my mind something in your description that bothered me! You
said, "Since the original is done in watercolor..." That says alot for Takamichi’s effort, talent, and
skill, but he works solely on the computer, specifically in Adobe Photoshop 3.0 and painter 6. Even most of his sketches
are done on the computer. Sorry if this seems forward...you could even call me OCD or just plain obsessed, but I wanted
to note a correction. I'm also an artist, and Takamichi has been a huge inspiration to me. If his pictures were to
imitate any physical medium I personally think it would be Gauche, mixed with acrylic. Haha! Sorry again.