Award-winning Japanese artist Taku Inoue is known for his work across a broad range of video expression genres, both analog and digital, including live filming, CG, animation, and puppets. He has directed countless music videos, and is known for directing the in-game movies in the Monster Hunter game series, among other things. Moreover, he has a deep appreciation for classic American cartoons, directing Nintendo's recent Looney Tunes-inspired cartoon feature Poketoon: Scaggy and Mimikyu.

He is also known for his toy-making and his sculptures representing funny scenes from Tom and Jerry:

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With such a talented father, it's perhaps no surprise that Inoue's young offspring is following in dad's footsteps, demonstrating artistic abilities in sketches of favorite characters.

However, whereas most fathers would simply praise, and at most, perhaps frame or make a T-shirt out of their kid's creations, this father happens to be a sculptor.

What happened next was the perfect family collaboration:

Take a look at some of these amazing creations:

Lizardon

Pikachu

Sonic the Hedgehog

Naturally, these amazing works drew many comments praising Mr. Inoue's work and his child's natural talents. For example, for the Lizardon collaboration:

• "This kid draws a sketch better than me."
• "Fantastic sculpture."
• "I'd buy that!"
• "First of all, I have to say your kid draws so well"
• "The original sketch is so cute!"

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To see more of Mr. Inoue's wonderful sculptures and hopefully future family collaborations, you can follow him on Twitter (@inouetable) and Instagram.