Summer Lesson Fan Art Contest

Prizes

審査結果発表!

This was the 12th illustration contest. This contest had over 850 submissions. The theme for this contest was communication between you, the tutor and the characters from the popular VR game, “Summer Lesson”, Hikari Miyamoto and Allison Snow. With so many excellent illustrations, screening was quite difficult. However, the illustrations where we could feel the realist nature of the two characters or illustrations that captured the essence of the in-game world how the creators intended were deemed prizeworthy.

グランプリ

  • グランプリ

    Pen Name:OmeNo
    Country:Thailand
    Title:Summer Song

Comment

This illustration really touches the heart, it makes me wonder, ‘What would it be like if these two met...?’.

I can really feel the warmth of a summer breeze from each gentle brush stroke. You have a unique painting style, no wonder so you’re so popular. The characters’ expressions are superb and the way you describe the 3D in-game world of Summer Lesson captivates people who have or even haven’t played the game.

From their expressions, you can really see that they are enjoying summer. I love your attention to detail, it can be seen in the way you drew the clothing and the softness of their skin and hair.

Your drawing skills are excellent. Plus, you directly adapted the motifs into your illustration. I can see why you have so many likes.

準グランプリ

  • 準グランプリ

    Pen Name:AoChoku
    Country:Indonesia
    Title:Summer Memory

Comment

The composition of this illustration is excellent, it's very well balanced. I can really tell how much you love ‘Summer Lesson’, this illustration really left an impression on me.

As a part of the visual production development team, I’m really impressed with this illustration. The attention to small,intricated items and details such as the smart phone icons, shows how much you observed the game and the effort you put into creating this illustration.

The illustration’s layout is quite impressive. Posing the characters and using perspective the way you did, couldn’t have been easy. This illustration utilizes advanced drawing techniques while at the same time encases you in a feeling of warmth, this is truly an outstanding illustration.

入賞

  • 3rd place

    3

    Pen Name:harry75
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:cultural exchange?

    Comment

    We don’t see this type of illustration very often in Japan. I really took interest in your unique style. The 3D accent really gives this illustration an interesting touch.

    I love how Allison is teach Hikari how to play the guitar, it warms the heart. Even though they come from different backgrounds, they look as if they were sisters.

    This illustration was drawn with great attention to detail. The shading is magnificent, it makes the illustration feel so realistic.The lens filter-like effect and the technical aspects of this illustration makes it a sight to behold.

  • 4th place

    準グランプリ

    Pen Name:Sinlaire
    Country:Indonesia
    Title:Outdoor class

    Comment

    This is a very artistic and powerful illustration. The charming composition echoes in the heart of the viewer. This illustration seems to have been drawn by someone who is used to creating various types of art.

    The color of the ocean is beautiful. The whole illustration has pale tint to it which gives it a dreamy-like feel to it. With the tutor and Allison at the beach, it makes think of what other new adventures await them. This illustration makes me think of possible spin-off stories for ‘Summer Lesson’.

    First and foremost, this is a beautiful illustration. I want to make this my PC wallpaper. I love how it has the essence of it being hand drawn. I want to see Hakari in an illustration like this.

  • 5th place

    準グランプリ

    Pen Name:LiyanaK
    Country:Malaysia
    Title:Two Paths,One Summer

    Comment

    I wonder if among all the entries this is the coolest illustration of the tutor (player). (laughs) The relatioship of both characters and the player as the tutor, is something that can't be seen in the VR game "Summer Lesson", however, a glimbs of this dramatic world of "Summer Lesson" can be seen in this image.

    Did you know that, when you play the 7-day world of "Summer Lesson" and you clear the game, you receive a "Carry-over note" as an item? Have you ever thought about who got this note from whom?

    Summer Lesson" is this kind of mysterious world and this image is pointing this out nicely.

佳作

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:37
    Country:Philippines
    Title:Thank you, Teacher

    This illustration has a very simple and straightforward theme. The look in the eyes on Allison, when she is peeking towards you is really attractive.

    The length and beauty of her fingers are one thing. The hands of musicians. The action of peeking towards you is one feature that is majorly adopted in VR game, and Summer lesson. Illustrator might have had this in mind.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Ehtii.
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:sunflowerr

    At first glance, I was caught off guard at the smile of Allision, and its really adorable.

    The straw hat suits her really well, and the illustration conveys that it is not only happy to meet her in VR, but Allison is also interested in meeting the teacher(player).

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Rokku
    Country:Hong Kong
    Title:horizon

    Personally, I really love this picture. The feeling of the colors, along with the skill of drawing the fluidity in the waves and the clouds, the atmosphere feels as if the two of them are inviting the viewer into the `Pictured World`. As an illustration for a VR-game it makes your heart pound.

    I strongly feel the originality with this fresh take on the hair arrangements. The drawing skill is perfect.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:JINKO
    Country:Malaysia
    Title:一緒に花火を見にいきましょう!

    The gentle use of color and the expression of using the blue light, makes you feel the fantasy-like atmosphere, and creates a very special world, doesn't it.

    You can feel the artistic sense in how the coloring is done and the details drawn on the yukata are very cute. Hikari-chan`s expression really lets you feel the pure enjoyment of hers in this adorable illustration.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Cocoroll
    Country:Thailand
    Title:Summer Memory

    Amongst the applicants, this illustration had the most "unique perspective". Allison in the sunset with her blue shining eyes seemed very mysterious. It feels like it's a bit different from the original "summer lesson" world, but at the same time, shows another side of her, making it attractive.

    I'm curious about what the author is thinking about the world of summer lesson, and would love to see other piece of works.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:WilliamXu
    Country:Hong Kong
    Title:Play!

    Maybe the two visited Akihabara? The way blue color is used is prominent, and the painting is creating a good atmosphere.

    Hikari's pose and slanted composition is creating a sense of uplifting. It seems likes the creator is illustrate how energetic and motivated Hikari is visiting here.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Innemori
    Country:Australia
    Title:Warmth, without words

    Night time sky during summer is very beautiful, combination of Japan like silent atmosphere matches really well with the fancy illustration. When Hikari combs her hair with her hands, its attractive.

    Though it is the same fireworks scene in the game, it feels like a totally different perspective. It feels like this piece of illustration is perfected and that can it be used as it is into a poster.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Rudy Sumarso
    Country:Indonesia
    Title:Melt My Heart

    Hikari's energetic and silly character is delivered clearly! Active characteristics of her is portrayed really well. Composition itself was also challenging and the creator's dedication can be seen through it.

    The summer-like details of all the small items are creating the enjoyable atmosphere of 'Summer Lesson'.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:로힐
    Country:South Korea
    Title:softball in summer lesson

    This image so clearly shows Hikari-chan in such a dynamic pose and with a distinct cel-shading, however, the most empathetic thing about it would be her swinging the bat dangerously close to her tutor. (laughs)

    When making this scene, we repeatedly adjusted the details and aimed to make it feel scary, even though the bat isn't quite close enough to hit anything. It's great, that this scene, just as it is drawn in the image has become a memorable thing.

  • 佳作

    Pen Name:Zetssubou
    Country:Peru
    Title:Sushi Lesson

    Allison with sushi was not something one could come up with easily. The atmosphere of the illustration is very beautiful and is easy to imagine the theme: tropical summer.

    It is that Allison really loves Japanese food, and being sushi seems to be a perfect fit with her. I would love to enjoy sushi with Allison at a beach as beautiful as this. Selfie-like angle is really artistic.

参加賞

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:포푸르P/ポプル
    Country:South Korea
    Title:[先生~この部分もう一度説明してもらえますか??<;)ww]

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Nieceychan
    Country:United Kingdom
    Title:Taking a break with Allison Snow

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:野雲
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:近在眼前

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:雁冰
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:放晴

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:NAK
    Country:Thailand
    Title:Are you thirsty?

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:KD
    Country:China
    Title:Miyamoto Hikari

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:LasterK
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:午後時光s

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:pocketbee
    Country:United States
    Title:Take a selfie with me, Sensei!

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:mechaFROG
    Country:Malaysia
    Title:Take a break

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:神境
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:炎熱夏日

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Dauslosaurus
    Country:Malaysia
    Title:Smol Street Performance

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Cwilock
    Country:Canada
    Title:HELLOEXE

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Colorful pepper
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:【夏日課程】豆豆丁

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:OmeNo
    Country:Thailand
    Title:beautiful morning

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:37
    Country:Philippines
    Title:Student

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:ADSoutoArt
    Country:Spain
    Title:VR-Friendship

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:AnyRaiN
    Country:South Korea
    Title:Let's record Allison's song!

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:MaHenBu
    Country:Philippines
    Title:Break Time!

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:MOSTA
    Country:Indonesia
    Title:宮本ひかりと花火を見ます

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:KURAKA
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:SUMMERNIGHT

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:javb92
    Country:Ecuador
    Title:The world behind the world

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:張家綺
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:捕捉倩影

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:WeiYi
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:海邊的戶外教學

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:涼茶咩咩
    Country:Hong Kong
    Title:夏日的音色

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Gumime
    Country:Indonesia
    Title:egao

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:毛
    Country:Taiwan
    Title:夏日小光

  • 参加賞

    Pen Name:Sylphine
    Country:Singapore
    Title:☆ We did it! ☆

総評

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. "Summer Lesson" Producer and Director
Jun Tamaoki

Please explain the spirit of this contest.

"Summer Lesson" uses the technology of VR and we were able to realize the experience of "Having a character in front of your eyes and interacting with them." It's a contest based on this experience. This type of experience is conveyed by actually playing the game, so it is something that is hard to explain to people who haven't played it. We have long since thought about, how to actually express this part that is so hard to convey.
So we thought about asking all the artists out there, to express in an illustration or a manga, what the feeling is like when meeting a character in VR, talking to and having an exchange with them and what they feel doing so, while consulting with CELSYS on the contest efforts.

総評
 
 

What was your overall impression of the entries?

First of all, we are extremely happy about the number of entries, that has exceeded our expectations. I think there is also a great amount of variety in the creations. "Summer Lesson" as a game, is usually not just purchased as a "game with girls", so I think the broad variety of the pictures also reflects the wide variety of players.
I felt that there were a lot of images that really brought out the expectations for the future of "Summer Lesson", by condensing the relationship between the character and the player in an illustration or a manga. There are a lot of people, who wish to do a number of thing with the characters they have encountered in VR and expressed their memories from the game so far. A lot of these things have been explored in the works.

総評
 
 

Have there been any entries in particular that inspired you?

Many pieces have depicted the characters Hiraki and Allison being friends and talking together, so I think it would be great to bring these two together somehow.For the characters in "Summer Lesson", all of the processing power goes into one girl right now, so it might still be difficult to have them co-star along side each other, but I would hope that somehow, we were able to provide an exchange scene betweeMany pieces have depicted the characters Hiraki and Allison being friends and talking together, so I think it would be great to bring these two together somehow. For the characters in "Summer Lesson", all of the processing power goes into one girl right now, so it might still be difficult to have them co-star alongside each other, but I would hope that somehow, we were able to provide an exchange scene between the characters. Hikari and Allison are completely different in character, but I think they would get along well.
Also, there were a lot of images, that showed high expectations for the future of VR. I think the progress of technology is very fast, so we will continue with various activities, and I would like to increase the excitement for "Summer Lesson".

総評
 

” Draw Hikari Miyamoto and Allison Snow! Theme: Communication

Heroines of the PlayStation®VR game, “Summer Lesson”, Hikari Miyamoto and Allison Snow. We are looking for illustrations with the theme of Communication between you, the tutor, and at least of the student characters. You can included both characters. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played the game before, just have fun and enter the contest!

Submission Format

Illustration

Submission period

Tuesday, June 27th 2017 to Wednesday, July 19th 23:59 (JST)
Results: Thursday, August 3rd 2017 (May be subjected to change)

* The Allison Snow edition is currently exclusive to Japan.

Miyamoto and Allison Snow!

Chracter

Visualize the two characters

Hikari Miyamoto

Hikari Miyamoto

A modern day school girl who lives in a beach town.
She is a bright and optimistic young lady. Because of her friendly nature, she spent all of her time either in after school activities or with her friends.
Although this was her first time to have a tutor, she decided to make the best of the situation and began to study with the tutor for the test next week.

Hikari Miyamoto (Official Website)

Allison Snow

Allison Snow

A singer-song writer who is caught in the American music scene.
Every day she endured the hectic life of a musician. However, one day, unaware to her entertainment manager, she suddenly leaves America.
This young woman secretly sets off for Japan, the country she had always admired.
In secret, she spends her summer by doing a homestay in an old ocean view Japanese house to study Japanese language and culture.

Allison Snow (Official Website)

  • Hometown: Pennsylvania, USA
  • Hobbies: Walking and embroidery. Cooking and trying various Japanese dishes since going to Japan.
  • Skills: Acoustic guitar and singing
  • Blood type: A

MOVIE

Hikari Miyamoto

Hikari Miyamoto

Hikari Miyamoto

Hikari Miyamoto

Allison Snow

Allison Snow

As a musician, when she’s in the eye of the public, she’s a young woman who sings passionately. But, in her private time she becomes gentle and calm.
Music is her life, but she doesn’t have much confidence in anything else. Prone to worrying, she has a tendency to over think things with the tutor.
Studying Japanese culture is a breath of refresh, and she enjoys do it very much. She’s really enjoying her stay in Japan, so no matter what her manager says, she’s still not ready to go back home.
She’s probably not aware of it or it could just be her devil-may-care attituded, but she has a tendency to act on impulse with considering the consequences.
This is probably same attituded which lead her to escaping to Japan.

What is Summer Lesson?

PlayStation®VR game, “Summer Lesson” Experience this new wave of communication which can only be done in VR.
Are you ready for this life-like experience?

The second character, Allison Snow,was released in Japan on June 22nd, 2017 (JST).
In the Allison Snow Edition, relaxation from submerging yourself in beautiful scenery with the character, Allison, is one of the key focuses.

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Summer Lesson: Hikari Miyamoto
(English/Chinese/Korean Ver.)

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