Working on some concepts for a project I'm doing, and also trying to develop a personal illustration style. I'm trying to do the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin), in addition to other deities like Raijin & Fujin, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, etc.

First up is Hotei or Budai, a minor but culturally significant folkloric deity widely recognized in the West as the 'Smiling Buddha' or 'Laughing Buddha'.


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