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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.
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/
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.
