Depicting a unique worldview full of vivid colors and dynamism, this is Tomii Masako's first illustration collection in Japan!TOMII Masako is an illustrator who has created numerous artworks with a focus on book cover art. This is a comprehensive collection of artworks spanning more than 20 years of painting, brought to you in a large volume, from early work as a manga artist, to commercial works, mainly book cover art and illustrations. A selection of more recent works are also included. TOMII Masako's works are impressive with their unique sense of color. Motifs such as pine trees and bonsai trees, and also more universal motifs such as dogs and cats, are painted colorfully, making it so that you can enjoy them in a completely different style through her work. We hope you will immerse yourself in the world of Tomii Masako in which colorfully drawn plants, boys and girls, and slightly strange imaginary creatures unfold before you.

Portraits of beautiful, wistful women drawn by up-and-coming artists.Many people find hints of beauty, emotion, and hope in expressions that are the opposite of the cheerful façade expressed by words such as "brightness," "liveliness," and "happiness." In today's world of art and aesthetics, there are many women represented as "quiet," "calm," "wistful," and "deeply emotional," drawn with a realistic gentleness and thoughtfulness. This book is a collection of numerous works by 50 of Japan's up-and-coming artists each creating numerous works in which beautiful, wistful, deeply emotional women are drawn. Readers can enjoy portraits of beautiful women in various styles of contemporary art, digital art, and more.

This issue's cover, main feature and illustration-making are by Mai Yoneyama.This issue features an in-depth interview Mai Yoneyama looking back on her recent individual projects, including exhibitions and product design, along with the making of the cover illustration. A full-color animation flip book is included as a supplement. Also included is a conversation with Morikura En. 【Special Supplement】Mai Yoneyama's flip book animation "Reincaranimation" Posted Contents ●Newly drawn illlustrations by: D Smile, MON, Foo Midori ● yuko, Sushizawa, Peppermint, Marumichi, Garan d ● "Model Reborn as a Man Art Project" by LEE ● "The Art of Transformation and Rebirth" by Shane Yay ● "'Hope' in the '60s and 'Dark' Horror Novels" by Jack Ketchum ● Motto Oshiete (Tell Me More) Nanagami Mana's Illustration Development Techniques by "cocoro" ● "Phoenix: Eden17 'Hana'" "Phoenix: Eden17 'Sora' " Shoujiro Nishimi & Shinji Kimura ● NFT Project "Ayakashi Club" with Aki Akane ● "Pretty Cure (Precure) All Stars F" by Aki Murase ● "Indie Anime Cross" by Komugiko2000×Hanabushi ● "Undead Girl Murder Farce" by Iwamoto Zerogo ● Copic Marker Illustration Making with Sakurayuki Luna ● Holbein Artists' Watercolors for Character Illustration-making Illustration techniques with Natuki ● Drawing Tablets for Illustration-making with NASSO ● Kunihiko Ikuhara produces TBB: Teika Bon Bon× "StarS" Paruno ● Dochibi News ● okama's Fun World Building ● Tanaka Masayoshi's Red Pen Tutorial: Characters ● How to Draw Zetto's Sweets● Yusuke Nakamura: Workshop Exploration Kiri (Awls) ● Direct Connection: Ken'ichirō Nagao×Hitoshi Odajima ● "For Women Who Can't Step into Sexuality" Shinji Miyadai ● yukacinnamon's Showa Girly Culture University ● A Love Letter to Figure Skating ● Mura Karuki: Special Lecture at TCA (Tokyo Communication Arts) ● School Special Feature ● A Commemorative Interview with the Winner of the 16th Drawing Tablet Art Post Contest ● StarS Total Grand Prize Announcement ● Posted Illustration Corner "Star S" "Space S" ● Exclusive Serial Illustrations by Murata Range and Asada Hiroyuki

This issue's cover takeover is the illustrator WOOMA!In this issue, we feature interviews and illustration-making using CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX. Introductory lessons for beginners on illustration making with COPIC markers, watercolors, color brush pens and CLIP STUDIO PAINT are also featured, along with a lecture on the human body and a report on making merchandise and other goods.Contents in this issue: - WOOMA illustration making & interview - Media: CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX- Special Insert Booklet "Gedoku sakiyama Artwork" ×SS Special Version- Illustration Making, Trying Out New Art Supplies, Tutorials- "Shigure" Watercolors- "Riku" COPIC markers- "Natsume Lemon" Rembrandt Water colours- "Kojima Con" Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush- "Mura Karuki" CLIP STUDIO PAINT Beginners' Lesson- Merchandise & Goods Manufacturing Report with Sakusha2 ・Mihiro・Otenya- Human Body Lecture by Garakuta Otsumu- Creator Exhibition Project "SS Gakuen" Newly-drawn illustration & Posting Corner- Karin・Kuryū・Pu・Ziu Amane・Kokeshi・82- Illustration Serial- Yūfūshi- Illustration- Rukaon・Hata・Rakko・Saiki Koto・Unagiya・Dokuko・Mizutani Yutaka

minahamu's first large-format illustration collection of scenic works that appeal to the viewer's sympathy, including familiar places, landscapes from memories and more.minahamu is an illustrator who has won great popularity in the creative field by drawing pictures of everyday scenes in which boys and girls stand among natural images such as abundant greenery and beaches. The style of illustration is impressive for its nostalgic touch, showing single scenes from everyday life, such as tall trees along a roadside, a shady park, the seaside, a meadow, or in front of someone's grave. The illustrator's works posted on social media have received a great deal of engagement from overseas. minahamu has been getting attention in Japan and overseas, with solo exhibitions not only in Japan but also in France and Taiwan. We hope you will enjoy this first collection in Japan of minahamu.

The first art collection from the illustrator who has created images for numerous singers' music videos, Chachagoma!Chachagoma is an illustrator who is active in Japanese 2D visual pop and anime culture including music video and novel illustrations, character design and more. Beginning with illustrations for music videos, album jacket designs, and merchandise for musicians such as Mafumafu, Amatsuki, and Matsushita, this collection also features illustrated art works and illustrations used in merchandise collaborations. From adorable works featuring penguins, chicks and other birds together with little girls, to boys with jet-black wings like a demon's, angels, and other anthropomorphized beings, this collection is full of charming characters. This monumental collection offers a complete overview of Chachagoma's work in commemoration of their tenth year working as an artist. Chachagoma's sensitively rendered translucent watercolor works, including forty artworks created for this collection, are now together in one volume. We hope you will enjoy these works of Chachagoma, a leading illustrator of Japan's online music video world who is also tremendously popular among young fans from the Japanese anime generation.

Tatsuyuki Tanaka a.k.a. CANNABIS's long-awaited 2nd art book is republished!CANNABIS WORKS 2 ("CW2") is Tatsuyuki Tanaka's second art collection, and first in 13 years. Tanaka, also works under the name of CANNABIS, is a sought-after Japanese animator and illustrator, who worked for the legendary animation AKIRA. CW2 collects much of his work from 2003 to 2016, and showcases his recent illustrations for books, magazines and record covers, as well as key art for the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2015. In addition to those works, it features weapon designs for a Japanese movie GANTZ, character designs for a short film A FAREWELL TO WEAPONS; from Katsuhiro Otomo's film collection SHORT PEACE, and other illustrations for TV animations and video games. Unpublished illustrations and sketches are also included, such as a 22-page silent manga called VISITOR, which is created exclusively for CW2.A treasured book for anime and comic fans, or art lovers seeking for fresh inspiration.

Everything by illustrator & animator Yoneyama Mai right here From working on visual development for the anime film Promare, to production of the end credits for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and more, Yoneyama Mai is active in the world of anime and illustration. This edition features a complete archive of the illustrations that make you feel the flow of emotions and movement that Yoneyama Mai is known for. This is the first collection of original works by Yoneyama Mai, who has more than one million followers on Twitter and is getting attention from both animators and creators! Enjoy the vivid colors and delicate details in Yoneyama’s work.

Delight in the casual, yet heartwarming, slices of everyday life in 526’s illustrations. The much-anticipated commercial debut collection of 526 on the theme of “daily life,” showcasing moments from the lives of people today captured in single illustrations. 526 is a new creator whose ability to evoke empathy has been getting a lot of attention: in 2021, their illustrations posted on social media received more than 840,000 likes. Featuring students, parents, pop idols, office workers and other people of various ages and occupations as the main characters, the meaning and emotion expressed in the illustrations and titles are sure to enhance reader’s enjoyment of 526’s work even more. This book is sure to play an active role in expanding awareness of people’s everyday lives against the backdrop of ordinary scenes in Japan today. Take a look at each of these lovely slices of daily life captured by 526.

The latest art collection from the extraordinary creator Senbon Umishima!This collection features original artworks that are uniquely Senbon Umishima's, including illustrations from the artist's first collection "A Bouquet of a Thousand Flowers," the manga "The Stories," and more. The works are divided into two parts: one part features illustrations and one part showcases short manga. Also included are acclaimed commercial works such as illustrations for "Suzume and the Chair," the official spin-off picture book prequel to the film "Suzume," which was also a big hit overseas. Sometimes colorful, sometimes chic, Senbon Umishima's ability to draw various styles and compositions creates a dynamic sensibility that is impressive. This art book is a must-see for fans, and, for those who don't yet know about Senbon Umishima, it is an opportunity to become a fan. The cover illustration is newly drawn, too. Following "A Bouquet of a Thousand Flowers" and "Rooms," this is the long-awaited third collection of art works.

A world of adorable costume illustrations woven by Eku Uekura Introducing a collection of original costume illustrations by the illustrator Eku Uekura , dressed up as the owner of a sweet and delicious boutique. This collection features illustrations of girls wearing colorful, adorable clothes with bright pops of color and various scrumptious-looking sweet motifs. Eku Uekura’s careful attention to detail shows in the clothing designs, fanciful color schemes and depictions of cute girls that fill this collection, drawing readers into the artist’s girly, “fancy pop” and dreamy vision of a distinctly Japanese kawaii worldview. Eku Uekura has been working as a freelance illustrator since August 2020, following a stint working at a game company developing and operating new content. Uekura is a leading artist in Japanese manga and anime culture, and is active in a range of projects from creating key visuals for events, character design, illustration collaborations with companies, and more. Enjoy the adorably kawaii costume settings and various artworks that have appeared in numerous character visual and commercials, coming together in this collection to form the uniquely “Eku Uekura” aesthetic.

The beautiful fantasy story about antiques, Peculiar Antique Dreamworld, is now an illustration card book.Peculiar Antique Dreamworld, the illustrations, and story published by the popular creator Makura Kurama on the PIE COMIC ART website for the past year and a half, is now an illustration card book. Featured in this book are illustrations and stories about various antiques, including jardinieres, nutcrackers, magic lanterns, and more. Makura Kurama creates works that are mysterious, fantastical, and sometimes a little mad. Anyone seeing these illustrations will surely be drawn into the world of the artwork.As an introduction, there is an 8-page manga, followed by the bound illustration cards featuring the artwork on the front and stories of each illustration written on the back. Although the stories in this book are written only in Japanese, the illustrations alone offer plenty of enjoyment. Favorite illustrations can be removed cleanly from the book. The cards can be used to decorate, given as a gift, or simply enjoyed as a collection of artworks. However the book is enjoyed, readers are sure to enjoy the stories of these beautiful and mysterious antiques, which are drawn from the same worldview as the popular book, Welcome to the Peculiar Antique Shop: The Art of Makura Kurama.

Illustrator Acky Bright’s long-awaited commercial debut art book! This book is the first commercial art book from Japanese illustrator Acky Bright , whose work in live drawing events and on social media has been much talked about. His high-profile international activities include working as the main artist on a BMW campaign and exhibiting his work in Beijing, China. He is also set to develop the “cocon” series in collaboration with the up-and-coming Chinese toy manufacturer 52TOYS. Acky Bright’s unique worldview, based on manga, anime, and street culture, is gaining popularity both in Japan and overseas. The illustrator’s extraordinary skill shines through in his meticulously drawn works with detailed and dynamic compositions. In addition to the artworks, this book includes an interview in which the artist talks about the ideas behind his work in both Japanese and English, so fans overseas can get inside his head, too. Original illustrations, including newly drawn works, appear in large-format, full-page spreads. Whether enjoying these dynamic artworks drawn in black and white as a fan, or using the works’ details as a reference, this book is a must-see for those who love manga and anime.

The cute and pop fashion illustration collection. The illustrator Tanaka's second art book is finally out! This illustration collection is based on the concept of the "Look Book". Designed and bound like a fashion magazine, this book stylishly showcases Tanaka’s characteristic fashion-focused worldview. Starting with Tanaka’s new work "Sunflower (SOLEIL)", this book introduces the illustrations thematically through 10 motifs including "flowers", "seasons" and more. This special collection is full of cute and pop dress collections for boys and girls, covering all styles from classic to street attire. Choose your favourite style illustrations and find your own style."

The fantastic collection of artworks by the globally active digital artist wataboku is now available!This book is a collection of artworks by wataboku, the digital artist who continues attracting attention both in Japan and worldwide. The artist's illustrations of beautiful, yet somewhat shadowy, shojo girls, rendered with a watercolor touch, have been acclaimed on social media not only in Japan but across the world. This book comprehensively covers wataboku's work, from works presented at solo exhibitions around the world to more recent works.The title VSI means "VS (versus)" "I (myself)," and comes from the wakaboku's desire to "highlight the importance of feelings I had as a teenager, which forms the basis of my work. Or to put it bluntly, to focus on a time when I was 'edgy.'" This book offers a complete archive that condenses five years of evolution since wataboku's first art book was released. Even as the environment around them changed, wataboku continuously protected this sense of self, which has been the central pillar and source of creation for the artist's work.

Gentle and dignified princesses with sparkly eyes bring you into Macoto's art world.This is the third collection of Macoto Takahashi's artworks to celebrate his 70th anniversary as an artist in 2023. Macoto has created many works on the theme of princess heroines in different kinds of fairy tales. His works abound with flowers and animals filled with loving prayers that remind us that all life is precious and each and every creature deserves equal happiness. This is why Macoto's fans named the artist's unique utopian worldview "Macotopia", a world that the artist continues to pursue even today. This book includes a selection from Macoto's iconic large format works complete with the J/E bilingual introduction at the end of each article.