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For years I have actively searched through the internet for anime art to adore. After creating a large collection of my favorite artists, I decided it could be nice to share.
In America, I feel that much of the anime fandom neglects the artists and their style and pays more attention to the characters -- often paying no respect to the artist/source even if they like it. As an artist myself, this makes me pretty upset. I made this blog hoping to change that around.
You can call me Miq,
Enjoy the artists, here at Anime Clay.
Amatiz has a masterful grasp of the digital brush, capable of rendering the subtlest of details with eloquent and seductive style.
I personally love the way they handle the texture of water, hair, clothing and skin. Amatiz’s water has more smoothness and liquidity to it than actual water — and he handles hair in the same manner. The intricate textures and patterns of each characters clothing consistently blow my mind with richness. And the skin of each character has a unique feeling to it, that does not feel warm or soft, but rather smooth, in a classic, statue-esque way that you don’t see to much with modern digital artists. The other aspect of Amatiz’s art I love is their anatomical stylization of the face and body which is hardly a stretch from realism, but very definitely a trademark style with a consistent ideology. This style is often paired with a nature theme (frequently marine life) that is both original and evocative.
Being a professional artist, you won’t find all of Amatiz’s greatest works for free online — much of their best pieces are only available in their art books and comics (which I would highly recommend — go to their Deviant Art if you are interested). However, there is still some of their work available online, and if you would like more of what you see here…
Note: Their base name is Amatiz — sometimes they are called Amatizqueen or Amatizking, depending on the location.
Recap of Anime Clay featured artists 1-10
1 KKUEM
2 Studio Amatiz
3 Kashiwamochi Yomogi
4 REDJUICE
5 Hiroyuki Takahashi
6 Nasou
7 Cellar-fcp
8 Kim Hyung-Tae
9 asgr
10 Puti Devil
For more information on any of these artists, check the Anime Clay posts prior to this one.
(Note: Some images are repeats, others are new.)
The classy, sexy, and living art of Studio Amatiz has been a favorite of mine for some time. This Taiwanese artist takes a rare traditional (looking) approach to the anime style with faces and anatomy that can just barely be called anime.
Studio Amatiz’s Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=318055
Their Deviant Art: http://amatizking.deviantart.com/
Their amazing site: http://blog.roodo.com/amatizqueen
Note: Their base name is Amatiz — sometimes they are called Amatizqueen or Amatizqueen, depending on the location.
