Final post of the year! So, I found out yesterday that Italy has passed a law that will dictate additional custom fees on all items from China and Japan... only a few euros, fortunately, but I put in a huge order with Mandarake for good measure. An order that includes my first ever piece of paraphernalia... pics will follow as soon as it gets here. Lul.
In the meantime, let's take a quick look at Organica: music and girls, am A4, full color, 16 pages illustrations collection from 2014 by Garuku, an artist that I'm not ashamed to admit I had never heard before coming across their excellent illustrations on PIXIV. They have a very polished, detailed style that really feels at home on the platform, and seems well suited for light novels covers and video game art / character design... which, according to their bio, is exactly what they do.
This, by now, more than a decade old offering is very much in line with the artist's more recent output. Focusing on illustrations that put together the two excellent themes of girls and music (be it listening to music, musical instruments or else), Garuku crafts a series of brilliant full-page illustrations, which conjugate sharp character designs with, at time, almost painterly detailing and coloring: they are clearly a master of composition and digital brushwork. The illustrations are all pinups, but with enough variety of angles and layouts to keep it interesting. The girls are also very, very cute, which helps.
Not much more to say, I guess. A very pleasant showcase by yet another excellent illustrator / concept artist that I was not familiar with. It's a bit slim, perhaps, but still within dōjin standards. Recommended.
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