Anime Artist Turns His Sons' Drawings Into Amazing Characters

Artistically inclined parents love to bring their kid's artwork to life in some way, either by translating it to a different medium or creating a more polished version.

It's a charming activity that gives parent and child the chance to work on an art project together, which kids really appreciate when their parent has a really a cool job in the animation industry.

親子イラスト[その2]
原案:次男
イラスト:パパ

1980年代っぱいサイボーグ。懐かしい感じ。

Cyborg.
Concept design : son
Illustration : father pic.twitter.com/9SnVMSRslK

— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) January 8, 2017

French artist Thomas Romain works as an anime creator in Tokyo, and after having worked on shows like Space Dandy and Basquash! he has learned how to translate doodles into awesome anime characters.

原案:息子
イラスト:パパ
親子共同作品が楽しい。子供のアイデア発送が素晴らしい。 pic.twitter.com/zFLeDGlJ0M

— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) December 24, 2016

So he started working with his kids on what he calls his "Father and Sons Design Workshop", turning their simple and extremely loose sketches into tight, ready to use character designs.

親子デザイン工房 (No.07)
サンドゴーレム
原案:長男
イラスト:パパ

Sand golem
Original design: son
Illustration : dad

Without ideas, skills are useless. Be creative! pic.twitter.com/7hvYW8STUY

— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) February 11, 2017

Someone needs to give this talented dad and his sons their own cartoon show!

-Via Nerd Approved