S vol. 86: Cover Illustration by TSUBASA YAMAGUCHI

The newly drawn cover illustration and special edition theme are the manga artist TSUBASA YAMAGUCHI’s “Blue Period.” The two days it took to create the cover of the protagonist Yaguchi Yatora, from the rough sketches to the finished work using acrylic paint, are recorded over a full 10 pages!●Cover & Pin-up: TSUBASA YAMAGUCHI “Blue Period”Special Edition Theme: Illustration-making BookSpecial Supplement: waki “Kira Kira Art Supplies Handbook”●TSUBASA YAMAGUCHI “Blue Period” Cover Illustration Making (Acrylics) & Interview●Illustration Making & InterviewQ Hayashida “Dai Dark” (Acrylic)/Kamome Shirahama “Witch Hat Atelier” (Pen Drawing)●Illustration MakingNanami Rio (COPIC Markers)/ Kazchiko (Acrylic)/ samantha (Photoshop)/ illumi (Photoshop)●Newly Drawn IllustrationsMakita Haruka/ Aya/ AYANEE/ Sak Hoshikuzu/ Tensei●Report, Interview & IntroductionKatsura Hoshino talks about favorite stationery“Ephemere” anime QTonagi×Rio Shimizu×Tsukahara ReiNanakami Mana tours the factory of art supply manufacturer KUSAKABEPhotography: “Extreme things are like miracles.” — Joel-Peter WitkinIntroducing Hiroyuki Takei’s Buddha Zone Collector’s EditionCOMICUP Report●Special Lecture: DEN at TCA (Tokyo Communication Arts)●School Special Feature●Shop S●Posted Illustration Corner “Star S” “Space S”●Seriesokama’s Fun World BuildingTanaka Masayoshi’s Red Pen Tutorial: CharactersHow to Draw Zetto’s SweetsDochibi NewsYusuke Nakamura: Workshop Exploration Komachi MiyutaDirect Connection: Ken’ichirō Nagao×Hitoshi Odajimayukacinnamon’s Showa Girly Culture UniversityTheater: “3rd eye” Kyoko Tokunaga●Exclusive Serial Illustrations by Range Murata, Hiroyuki Asada and Fū Midori.
ISBN 9784756259301. Pie Books. pb. 160pp, 152 pages in colour, 27.8 x 21 cms.
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