Aiko Tanaka

Aiko began her career as a traditional watercolorist in Kyoto before embracing digital art in her forties, demonstrating that it's never too late to master new skills. After two decades as an art director for major fashion magazines in Tokyo, she now works as a freelance digital artist specializing in subtle, atmospheric photo retouching and color grading. Her FreePSDArt.com tutorials on creating natural-looking skin retouching and authentic vintage photo effects are highly regarded for their attention to detail and respect for photographic integrity. Aiko brings a traditionalist's eye to digital art, emphasizing the importance of understanding light, composition, and color theory as foundations for digital manipulation. In her spare time, she practices ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) and sees strong parallels between this ancient art form and digital composition.