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.
Absorb the invigorating energy that erupts from these ukiyo-e artists' works depicting the space between life and death!Ukiyo-e are paintings of the "floating world" of the Edo Period, in other words, the daily life of the time that is depicted in an exciting, satirical and at times joyful way. Because they were popular among common people, they are said to have laid the foundation of Japanese pop culture.This book is about two painters and their students, who are still highly regarded in the world of ukiyo-e: Kuniyoshi Utagawa, who gained popularity both in Japan and internationally as a "fantastical painter," and Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, who painted a harsh yet beautiful fantasy world, and even influenced modern manga with his at times frenzied depictions, along with the painters who were active in the Bakumatsu years at the end of the Edo period.Flashy, punk, mysterious and bursting with energy, ukiyo-e paintings fascinate not only fans of traditional Japanese culture both in Japan and overseas, but also serve as a source of inspiration for a range of creators around the world, including manga artists, illustrators, and tattoo artists who perceive the dynamic and subversive essence of these works.
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.
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.
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.
The first collection of Makura Kurama's art.The world of Makura Kurama is full of darkness and beauty. The owners, guests, neighbors, and other characters that appear in the antique shop suffer from grief, fear, or pain in their minds. The gothic-style costumes and motifs, such as skeletons, dolls, corpses, taxidermy, natural specimens, and of course love, lends a dark, fantastical atmosphere to the stories. But these stories never become incurable tragedies.Makura Kurama's refined brushwork and the sense of hope, of finding light in the darkness, always bring a redemptive element to the stories.This book is the first art collection of Makura Kurama's work and includes short stories, comics, and illustrations. Even those who know Makura Kurama's work will be fascinated by these stories, which are never as despairing and painful as they first seem as they end in happiness. Why not ring the bell of a peculiar antique shop and see for yourself?
Get inspired to start a new take-out shop or food truck business!In recent years, more and more small-scale shops are choosing to focus on food take-out services. Many people who want to open a restaurant or food shop in future also tend to start a food truck first. The range and variety of unique and stylish shops focusing on take-out food are on the rise not only in Japan but also around the world.This book showcases a variety of visual examples of small but unique takeout shops and food trucks, introducing everything from their logos and product packages to menu/floor map designs and more. Each shop is also presented with a simple floorplan, interior photos of facades and key design elements.This book is a great reference for graphic designers and shop owners alike.
From fruit parfaits to Japanese sweets, this letter book contains 100 sheets of cute paper.This book contains 100 various designed removable papers with cute illustrations of 16 Japanese illustrators. Each artist dedicated 2 designs for this title, and each design has two sheets. This book consists of various papers: gloss, rough, craft paper, and so on. So readers can enjoy the book not only for letter pads but also for their handicraft works such as making small envelopes or pochi-bukuro, a tiny bag for money gifts.
The best letter book for botanical and fruit motif lovers!A collection of 100 beautiful and charming antique fruit illustrations and patterns! Apples, strawberries and pears.... Because of their beautiful colors and shapes, fruit has often been used as motifs in still life paintings and other works of art. This book contains 100 antique illustrations, carefully selected by designer Oshima Idea, featuring beautiful fruit motifs. As with the other titles in the 100 Writing and Crafting Paper series, each sheet can be torn off and used not only as letter paper, but also as a decoration for small items or as wrapping paper for small gifts. Why not use these beautiful antique illustrations of fruit to make your letters and gifts to your loved ones even more special?"
honojiro towoji's seriously sensational poster book is finally here!Illustrator honojiro towoji's unique worldview, rendered in delicate brushstrokes, has made the artist extremely popular. In this poster book, features a total of 33 illustrations including 20 illustrations from "Shikino Memorie", which was first released as web series and included in "Honojiro Towoji Illustration Works", along with eight newly drawn illustrations and more. The back side of each poster shows the black-and-white drawings before coloring. The large size of the book makes it a pleasure to look at not only as a book of posters but also as an art book. Each poster is finely perforated for seamless removal, which means you can even frame and display the posters to create your own personal gallery.
The technique and philosophy of top sushi chef to make truly delicious sushi.Sushi is one of the most popular Japanese foods enjoyed around the world. The traditions and techniques of sushi have been passed down from generation to generation through apprenticeship, in which apprentice sushi chefs watch and learn from their masters. This book introduces the techniques for each fish that sushi chef Seiichi Sakanishi has spent his life refining to make delicious sushi. Readers can learn about the spirit of Japanese technique and sophistication that goes into making the ultimate sushi; the optimum season and location to obtain the best quality fish; how to identify good fish and how to prepare it; techniques to bring out the best flavor and more is all explained in detail.Transcending genre boundaries, this book is not only a reference for chefs around the world but is also an ideal book for sushi lovers to deepen their knowledge and enjoy sushi even more. Art director Kazuhiko Tajima and photographer Hiroshi Yoda have brought out not only the appeal of sushi and fish as food but also their visual beauty, making this book one that can also win the appreciation of art book lovers. Truly a must-have book for all true sushi lovers to understand everything about the profound world of sushi.
Another world unfolds beyond each door. An ex-resident of the online game world shoots the actual shops that lead to fantasy RPGs.In his previous title, Gateway to Another World, author Daisuke Shimizu introduced ruins and landscapes through unique photographs of scenes that seem to exist in other mysterious worlds. This time in Fantasy Worlds Behind Shop Doors, Daisuke Shimizu has collected photos of shops and storefronts that make you feel as if you have wandered into a fantasy role-playing game. All the shops introduced in this book are actually located in Japan and open to the public! These real places of business will remind RPG players of a witch's lodge, an adventurer's pub, a sage's lair, and more. This collection is full of excitement in discovering the doorways of the shops that welcome you to another world.
Uncover the stories of colorful rooms and charming girls by Senbon Umishima!"Rooms," Senbon Umishima's popular illustration series, which has received 158,000 likes and 31,000 retweets on Twitter, is now available as a book! The book is an omnibus-style collection of illustrations and short comics showcasing the colorful and unique rooms and the everyday lives of the girls who live there. There is one story per room, with nine rooms featured in total. Each room is lovely enough to make anyone want to actually live in them. The layout of each room, the arrangement of the furniture, and the accessories on display reveal the personalities and characters of each girl. Cute pets, such as cats and dogs, also sometimes appear in the story, adding a touch of warmth and coziness. The text is written only in Japanese, but the detail in the illustrations of each room alone is enough to give readers everywhere a fascinating glimpse into each girl's life and story.
Encounter new and stylish "retro" expressions from the 2020s in this anthology.Released in 2020, New Retro Illustrations, is a book that showcases 300 illustrations from 40 up-and-coming illustrators and that became a popular compilation for new illustration trends. "New retro" (meaning "New" and "Retrospective") is a trend driven by those who appreciate and enjoy things from the past and reimagining them into something new and modern. This is the second "Neo Retro Illustrations" book that introduces 250 latest "neo-retro" illustrations drawn by another 40 new artists with extremely creative ideas. Find out all about the trends, as well as the roots of these young creators, by immersing yourself in this collection and discovering the current artistic and cultural zeitgeist in Japan and abroad.
The first art book from up-and-coming illustrator Yoshioka invites you into the world of fantasy stories.Yoshioka's wonderful illustrations of plants, animals, nature and other motifs remind the audience of storybook worlds as they take them on a journey into a sometimes happy, and sometimes dark world of fantasy. In addition to the illustrator's original works, this book also includes illustrations for the TV anime series "PSYCHO-PASS 3," CD jacket illustrations for Who-ya Extended, the musician of the theme song for TV anime series "Jujutsu Kaisen," and the variant cover of "Bloodborne" (Ales Kot/Titan Comics) and much more. A feature on the making of the cover illustration is also included, providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Yoshioka's process for creating narrative illustrations: from the artist's work environment to drawing rough sketches, to drawing, painting, and finishing. Delve deeper into the fantasy world of stories that Yoshioka creates with this unique illustration collection.
The first artbook of reoenl, an illustrator who creates overwhelming stories that captivate the audience without words, is finally available in a gorgeous two-volume set!We were born in a distant world.Our mother left, and the world died.A grey flower, but with the scent of our mother began to cover the world.The world is about to be rebornSo we decided to pick the "hyka", the grey flowers.(From "hyka" serial 0)Girls living in a decadent, yet beautiful world.... In the past few years, reoenl has been creating illustrations of characters with various worldviews and backgrounds and has been releasing them through social media and doujinshi (self-published fan magazines). The story "hyka," which was serialized on PIE International's official website, has become a universe that contains all of reoenl's creations. This book is made up of two parts: a booklet summarizing his unique worldview centered on "hyka", and a booklet summarizing various commercial works. It is a must-have complete art collection for fans who want to immerse themselves in the unique and all-consuming world that reoenl creates."hyka," which was serialized on PIE International's official website, is available in Japanese only.
A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons.The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese colors, from spring to summer, autumn and winter, along with color charts, CMYK/RGB data, and explanations of color names in both Japanese and English. Photographs of ukiyo-e, plants, annual events, and festivals, as well as beautiful visuals of arts and crafts, showcase these distinctive colors as they appear in their visual and cultural contexts throughout each season of the year. We hope this book will help readers enjoy and understand more deeply about these beautiful traditional colors.
Overwhelming fantasy landscapes. The first art book by concept artist Yo Shimizu is finally published!The first art book of Yo Shimizu's work, featuring his series of breathtakingly beautiful and overwhelmingly fantastic landscapes, is finally available. The book contains more than 160 representative works of the artist, including illustrations of fantasy backgrounds, and illustrations with characters, which appeared on the paper bags at Comic Market 97. The book introduces a wide variety of Shimizu's work to date, from fully-realized digital art to those that still retain the more natural touch of handwriting. At the end of the book, a feature on the making of the cover illustration is included with bilingual Japanese and English text, giving readers a glimpse into the techniques that Shimizu uses when drawing.Immerse yourself in the incomparably beautiful landscapes of fantastical imaginary worlds in FLEXIBLE.
The ultimate book of Godzilla showcasing a massive archive of rare material with a stunningly beautifully design.From its first cinematic release as Godzilla in 1954 to its latest incarnation as Shin Godzilla in 2016, this book offers a massive collection of rare, never-before-seen still photos from the movies and behind-the-scenes studio snapshots in chronological order (excluding the Hollywood series). Bilingual (Jaoanese and English) explanatory text is included in each chapter to guide readers in understanding the history of Godzilla episode by episode. The sophisticated design by the creators of many of PIE International's Japanese art books (including Wagashi, Hell in Japanese Art and others) makes this book not only gorgeous but also the ultimate must-have collector's item for hardcore Godzilla fans.
The best book of letter writing and crafting paper for retro design lovers! A unique collection of 100 modern and stylish patterns from Japan. 100 Papers of Japanese Retro Collection features designs from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the early Showa period (1926-1989), when Western culture began to influence Japan. Many of the modern designs in this book were originally used as illustrations for magazines and books. Many illustrations showcase designs from collections of Art Nouveau style plants, as well as decorative frames, birds and fruit. This book contains 100 of the best designs from this period, carefully selected and appealing retro patterns. It also includes ideas for paper crafts such as pouches, chopstick holders and other Japanese decorations and wrapping.Why not enjoy writing letters or making crafts with these unique papers featuring hand-drawn retro patterns and color schemes that you won't find anywhere else?
In the dead of night comes a long-awaited new book. DaisukeRichard's first comic art collection book KIKANETSU (9784756251046) went viral not just in Japan but also internationally giving him a huge attention in the industry and leading him to do many new commercial works in collaboration with big companies and artists (e.g. book covers, album covers, character design for Netflix anime, a collaboration with Red Bull, solo exhibitions and many more). The title of this new book "USHIMITSUDOKI", meaning "in the dead of night" or "witching hour", was chosen because the many melancholic girls illustrated in this book were given wings and horns to make them look like Yokai spirits, adding a creepy feel to each of the illustrations (as in the cover art). Collecting over 140 illustrations, including original illustrations and commercial works, this book is the world's most anticipated book in the anime/manga illustration scene.
A collection of 100 writing and crafting papers filled with enough cute and fun animals to fill a zoo. This new book from the 100 paper series is a cute and fun encyclopedia-like book showcasing popular animals in a very unique way. A polar bear, a penguin, an elephant, a seal, a dog and a cat appear alongside rare animals you would be surprised to see. Not only is this book enjoyable and educational just to browse through, but its 100 removable sheets can be used to write a letter, or to cut, paste, frame and decorate as you like. This book makes the perfect gift for people of all ages and is sure to stir the imagination.
This 4th book in our background illustration series is a collection of dark, mysterious and strange illustrations.Fantastical and magical scenery, desolate landscapes, and weird creatures, this book collects 111 dark fantasy artworks from 30 illustrators, including renowned illustrators like Posuka Demizu, the illustrator for the bestselling manga series "The Promised Neverland", and YoShimizu, the cover illustrator for the 2nd book in the series "Beautiful Scenes from a Fantasy World" (9784756249661). The cover Illustration was drawn by Monokubo(twitter: @13033303), who, with 200K followers on Twitter, is also getting attention in the Japanese illustration industry. This will be the perfect reference book not just for fantasy art fans but also for illustrators and designers working in the gaming industry.
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