Eternal: Ilya Kuvshinov Illustration Works, Paperback

The second collection from Ilya Kuvshinov, the illustrator with magical colors.

Following the worldwide success of Momentary, PIE International is proud to present this second collection from Ilya Kuvshinov, Eternal. This book collects popular artworks the artist has posted on social media that were created after Momentary was published. After the success of that book, Ilya has gained popularity and has had major exhibitions and commercial works. One of the most prestigious jobs Ilya took on was as the character and visual designer for the anime "Birthday Wonderland" (directed by Keiichi Hara; Crayon Shin-chan series). This talented illustrator, who was influenced by many Japanese artists, now has 1.5 million followers worldwide on Instagram, and is established as an influencer of other illustrators around the world.

Eternal features special printing technology to reproduce the beautiful colors of Ilya's CG illustrations, enhancing the quality of the of 4-color printing. As social media is the main platform where Ilya presents his works, Momentary was published in a square format. But this time, to have more variety and include illustrations with different sizes, we have produced this book in a larger format.

Ghost in the Shell was Ilya Kuvshinov's first encounter with Japanese Anime. This totally new experience, at the age of 6, gave Ilya a shock and made Ilya delve into the world of Anime and Manga. Ilya started learning how to draw from age 11 and studied architecture at University in Moscow. But in order to seek a career in a creative field, Ilya joined a game developing company. He then moved on to work as a concept artist and a director at motion comic company and produced Anime-like motion pictures. At the same time Ilya started posting illustrations on social media. In 2014, Ilya decided to move to Japan to build a career in a country that he had long dreamed of working in. In 2016, Ilya published Momentary which became an instant bestseller and made his name in the industry.