MOMENTARY: The Art of Ilya Kuvshinov

by Ilya Kuvshinov

Overview

Ilya Kuvshinov is a Russian illustrator and comic artist based in Japan. In this first book collection of his work, readers can see a fascinating combination of adorable girls with large, manga-influenced eyes, and soulful Japanese landscape illustrations. Momentary features never-before-published finished work and sketches, as well as written commentary (in both Japanese and English) from the artist himself.

Kuvshinov has a significant social media following on Instagram, Twitter and DeviantArt. On Instagram alone, over 1.6 milion followers from all over the world eagerly await his latest posts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784756248756
Publisher:	PIE International
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	985,091
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Kuvshinov Ilya is an illustrator and storyboard artist born and raised in Russia, who now resides in Japan. With experience in concept art, comic art and animation, his goal is to create a unique story-based media to inspire people to believe in their own strength and ability to move forward in life.

Editorial Reviews

"Ilya Kuvshinov has been creating his own unique brand of manga-influenced illustrations with both a photographer's and a cinematographer's touch."

Creators by VICE Media - DJ PANGBURN

"This Is Some Of The Best Anime Styled Character Art You Will Ever See....The reason why Kuvshinov’s work is so highly regarded in Japan is that his style is pristine in the extreme. With partial undertones of Kazuma Kaneko in places, he draws his figures with almost photo-real precision."

Ollie Barder.com

"This Is Some Of The Best Anime Styled Character Art You Will Ever See....The reason why Kuvshinov’s work is so highly regarded in Japan is that his style is pristine in the extreme. With partial undertones of Kazuma Kaneko in places, he draws his figures with almost photo-real precision."

Forbes.com - Ollie Barder