Link Dumplin’s 10April20

weekend links

A selection of links for you to explore this weekend:

UkiyoeHeroes on Etsy

These handmade Japanese woodblock prints are beautiful

StarFox
The left cartouche means “Fur and claw, steel and flame”, and the right cartouche literally means “star” and “fox”.

Zelda
The left cartouche phonetically reads “Rin-ku”, and the right cartouche means “He swings the Commanding Sword”.

Mario
The top cartouche phonetically reads “Ma-ri-o”, and the bottom cartouche means “Beloved friends, dear rivals”.

David Bull makes woodblock prints using centuries-old traditional Japanese materials and techniques. UkiyoeHeroes is an Etsy shop showcasing his work using those techniques to illustrate video-game subjects.

You can see him work here: