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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.
The work by “hong” is rich with a fairy tale aesthetic that seems to tell a story with every image.
I consider every aspect of hong’s work to be superb — but what I find them to do best, and what I enjoy most in their work, is their amazing handling of light and the way they put down their (digital) paint.
For hong’s Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=525629
And for their site (in Korean): http://dkfktl1004.egloos.com/
Note: Interestingly, hong seems to be married to the artist “loped”, who I was already planning on featuring.
Weltol (or lllELTOL) is yet another outstanding Korean character designer, and all around professional concept artist. Although he is quite different from Kim Hyung-Tae, I would still group the two together for various similarities. If nothing else, what I admire in Weltol’s art is the same for Kim Hung-Tae’s: Character/outfit design and the thickness of their forms.
For Weltol’s Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=867338
And for his site: http://weltol.egloos.com/
Epic. Holy. Legendary. Mecha meets God, God meets mecha. All meets anime.
The art of Takayama Toshiaki (タカヤマトシアキ) takes anime and mecha to a level of exuberance that is usually only reached by studios like Gainax. They have appropriately done work for Square Enix, Konami, and Wizards of the Coast, showcasing their godlike characters and scenes.
For their Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=37577
For their “T.com”: http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~t.com/
Syosa is a pixel animator with an incredible ability to bring characters to life. Every movement, no matter how minute, is very pollished, giving personality and emotion in seconds.
The pixel style gives the art that classic retro-video game feeling. Coupled with the brilliant animation, I find their art style to be enchanting, like the story-book of a new age.
For Syosa’s Deviant Art: http://syosa.deviantart.com/
For Syosa’s Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=77723
For their blog: http://collet66.blog52.fc2.com/
For the full animation of the second image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/751569/flower4.swf
Anime style pin-up specialist Shunya Yamashita ( 山下しゅんや) is an artists you may already know — becoming somewhat known in the US after the release of his art book Wildflower (his book after Sweet Dreams, followed by One Voice). Many of his pin-ups are from his original series Rick-O-Sound, but he also does a variety of fanart for Evangelion, DC Comic girls, Bayonetta, and Gurren Lagann (to name a few). Various characters from his Rick-O-Sound series have even been made into figures. He has also worked on various video games, including titles such as Final Fantasy X and Valkyrie Profile.
I am a fan of his anatomy and faces, considering how well he blends realism with the anime style. I also respect his use of traditional mediums.
For Yamashita’s site: http://shunyama.web.fc2.com/
With no rules and no limits, the artist known as Elsevilla uses his extremely unique style of anime to create images of pure fantasy. This Mexican artist is very active in the digital anime art world of Deivant Art. He is often available for commissions, somewhat responsive to questions and comments, and frequently hosts Live Stream videos of his artistic process.
I discovered this artist some time ago when I picked up a copy of the comic Lullaby (last image shown here), which is illustrated by Elsevilla. I later found his Deviant Art and fell vastly in love with his line-art and his aesthetic. I have learned a lot from him, and I hope you will enjoy his work.
For Elsevilla’s Deviant Art (where you will find all his info): http://elsevilla.deviantart.com/
