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From 2D to 3D
Japanese artist Shinga recreates iconic scenes from Initial D

If you are a fan of the Japanese manga “Initial D”, you”ll immediately recognise this iconic scene where Takumi Fujiwara’s AE86 battles against Keisuke Takahashi’s FD RX-7 on Gunma Prefecture’s Mount Akina. But if you think this is just a page captured from the famous manga, then you are wrong. What you see here is the work of a talented Twitter user named Shinga, who painted real model cars in the style of Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno.

Shinga’ emphasised the outlines, motion lines, and shadowing to recreate the art style of Shuichi Shigeno’s original manga, making the 3D toy cars appear 2D.

After posting his work on Twitter, it gathered more than 50k likes in just five days and many Initial D fans praised his spectacular drawing skills. Check out his Twitter for more.