For drawing refs. For art style inspo see 'Art :33'

References

Japanese pro surfer <n>Naomi Kobayashi</n> in Kamakura, Japan for <n>Acid Magazine</n>.

The <n>Lighthouse</n> set design installation by Bangkok-based architecture studio <n>all(zone)</n>.

A portrait of an elderly woman by photographer <n>Ata Kando</n>.

<n>Hideo Kojima</n> by <n>Maciej Kucia</n> for <n>GQ Japan</n>'s <n>GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2025</n>.

A 1930 photograph of model <n>Renée Perle</n> by <n>Jacques Henri Lartigue</n>.

A 1975 <n>Self-Portrait</n> by photographer <n>Masahisa Fukase</n> for a <n>Canon F-1</n> advertisement.

From the series <n>Looking Aside</n> (2004-05) by photographer <n>Pieter Hugo</n>.

A 1933 portrait of <n>Kenneth Spencer</n>. Photo by <n>Consuelo Kanaga</n>.

<n>Naomi Campbell</n> photographed by <n>Steven Meisel</n> for <n>Vogue Italia</n>, 1989.

Fan art of <n>Osamu Miya</n> from the anime <n>Haikyuu!!</n>.

A 1920s portrait of silent film actress <n>Dorothy Mackaill</n>.

Portrait of painter <n>Mercedes Matter</n> by photographer <n>Herbert Matter</n>, 1940.

A portrait of yoga teacher <n>Vanda Scaravelli</n>.

A double exposure portrait of <n>kayleigh van graan</n>, curated by <n>Maurice Pehle</n>.

Tips For Embracing Your Age: How to Age Gracefully

<n>NagatoroPinch</n>, an emoji featuring the anime character <n>Nagatoro</n>.

The cover of the Japanese edition of <n>Histoire du cinéma français</n>.

A self-portrait by artist <n>Yoshitomo Nara</n>.

A 1976 portrait of <n>Iman</n> by photographer <n>Anthony Barboza</n>.

Portrait of <n>Gym Tan</n> for <n>Aritzia</n>.

Cover art for the song <n>Monochrome</n> by musician <n>HÉR</n>.

Portrait of Japanese filmmaker <n>Takeshi Kitano</n>.

Promotional visual for the anime series <n>Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack</n>.

Illustration of <n>Hayase Nagatoro</n> by artist <n>SEONGSU</n>.

A still of <n>Faye Valentine</n> from the 1998 anime series <n>Cowboy Bebop</n>, directed by <n>Shin'ichirō Watanabe</n>.

<n>Nellie Showers</n> in her <n>Roman Rider act</n>, 1905. Photo by <n>Frederick Glasier</n>.

Digital illustration by <n>Laura H. Rubin</n>.