ウォルナッツ・クレイワークスタジオ

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Walnuts Clay Work Studio is a creator studio that produces 3D clay sculpture illustrations and animation. Although we are a small studio, there is one thing we value most. That is to make all works by "handmade". We value this idea to create a nostalgic, gentle, and surprising view of the world, and we carefully create each of our works one by one.

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Company Profile

Walnuts Clay Work Studio

Company name Walnuts Clay Work Studio（Yatsubo Design）
Address 〒430-0904　9-11 Nakazawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan
Phone （+81）53-523-9255　／　（+81）90-1101-5421
URL https://walnuts-studio.com/
e-mail t-yatsubo@walnuts-studio.com
Establishment March 31, 2004
Representative Tomohiro Yatsubo
Business
  • Stop-motion animation production
    (animation teaching materials, TV commercials, promotional video production, etc.)
  • Game software development
    (photogrammetry and 3D data development for game content utilizing clay art)
  • Clay art illustration (books, picture books, and other illustration-related works)
  • Photo Studio（Stop motion photography, Clay modeling photography, etc.）
  • Advertising, Planning, DTP Design
  • 3DCG animation production (Clay×CG animation production)

Creator profile

Tomohiro Yatsubo

Tomohiro Yatsubo

Born 1975 in Shizuoka Prefecture
Self-taught in design and sculpting. Founded his own art studio, Walnuts Clay Work Studio, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in 2004. Works in the media art field with a focus on clay-based analog stop motion and 3D objects. Specializes in character sculpting, animation with an analog vibe, field dioramas for video games such as Fantasian, and 3D data generation by photogrammetry/content creation in the XR industry.

Awards

  • App Store Awards 2021　Best Apple Arcade game『FANTASIAN』
    (Responsible for: Stage diorama production, photogrammetric 3D photography)
  • International motion art award 2020［American illustration and American photography］winner
  • i jungle illustration awards 2019［European illustration contest］ winner
  • illustration West 2019／Society of illustrators of Los Angels　 winner
  • 2019 Educational and Cultural Encouragement Award Hamamatsu Artists Associated with Hamamatsu Award
  • JIA　Japan Illustrator of the Year 2015 Best Video Award
  • JIA　Japan Illustrator of the Year 2014 Best Editorial Award
  • Japan Graphic Designers Association 2014 GRAPA Award, Honorable Mention
  • Liquitex Art Prize 2014, Honorable Mention
  • Japan National Cultural Festival Film Festival 2009, Honorable Mention