Simple. Elegant.

Charmal (Charmal)

Due to the really poor amount of artworks posted on Pixiv, I wasn’t really sure about featuring this artist in the JA category. However, the art is so great that it would’ve been a shame not to talk about it.
Charmal’s art is an exquisite display of simple-colored characters, and because the choice of colors is usually very limited, your eye focuses exclusively on how things are drawn. That is when you realize that his/her artworks are stunning, and that there is a lot of work behind them, even though the coloring is kept simple.


The characters all give a very “mature” feeling, and I personally am quite fond of this style, as it is quite rare to come across such artworks on Pixiv (proportionally speaking).
If you like the style, Sankaku has a lot more of his/her artworks than Pixiv.

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THE artist you cannot miss.

Fuzichoco (藤原)

One of my personal favorites. Most of you have already seen some of Fuzichoco’s works, but as it would be rude of me not to present one of Pixiv’s most notorious artists, I just had to make this post.
Her works feature a delicious mix of bright pastel colors, along with a rich and detailed environment. Her choice of colors was a bit more on the tame side not too long ago, but her new palette of colors produces much better artworks in my opinion. Her sense of perspective is also very sharp, and you can really feel the vastness of the backgrounds.
Fuzichoco’s works were already featured in several real-life products, the most recent (as far as I know) one being a package illustation for WACOM’s Bamboo Manga Tablet. Artworks are usually released in high resolution, perfect for wallpapers as well!

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Also known as Organ Derwald.

Orga (orga)

A rather pronounced painting art style with Orga, who’s using large brushes to shape his artworks. Not the kind of style I enjoy in large quantities due to its crude choice of colors but still, the final render can be quite appealing to the eye. His style is rather easy to recognize due to its recurring choice of colors. Another, less noticeable trait would be the position in which the characters are drawn, which is often.. errr.. how do you say that.. sitting with a 3/4 facing position? Well, something like that !

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As a general rule, I’ll never post more than 5 pictures of an artist when I feature him/her.

Presenting another John Doe.

Sanntouhei (三等兵)

Another artist that I’ve never featured on the blog yet. As you can guess by the different artworks displayed here, Sanntouhei is a big fan of the Touhou universe (oh, what a surprise again!).
You can easily recognize his/her artworks by the shape of the face (quite large), the way the skin is colored (especially the face) and the color palette used (recurring colors in every artwork).


I find Sanntouhei’s style to be quite original despite the theme he chose to work on, mainly because of his/her peculiar way of drawing characters. The colors produce great results despite being always the same ones, and while there are artists with a much higher level of detail on artworks out there, Sanntouhei definitely isn’t far behind.
Last but not least, artworks are published in high res and in PNG : What more can you ask for?

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おいしい !

Takoyaki (タコ焼き)

Very old Pixiv member, Takoyaki is another one of my favorites. He’s another one of these artists with a light painting style, but this one’s rather discreet compared to other artists with a similar style.

I like Takoyaki because he has good tastes with characters’ poses, does very well with body proportions, and has an interesting choice of colors and a lighting effects on pictures. The results are warm and cute pictures, overall quite enjoyable.



His Pixiv profile is rather poor, but don’t get fooled : He has published numerous artbooks under his circle’s name, “Kogemashita” (about 17 I think).
Overall, a rather delicious artist, just as his name suggests!

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A “common” but forever nice style.

Yuu Kichi (ゆうきち)

I’ve never featured Yuu Kichi on a PotD yet, though I have used one of his/her artworks before (if you’re bored, try to find which one ).
Yuu Kichi feels like a mix between Shiranori and Mirusa, with a lot of dull/cold colors as well as this peculiar drawing style, but more “gouache” oriented (slightly).
You’ll notice that Yuu Kichi is quite fond of nightly pictures, with stars and moons here and there. Flowers are also found in many of his/her works.
The artist published quite an amount of pictures, so you’ll have plenty of material to enjoy if you visit his/her Pixiv profile.
The resolution could’ve been a bit bigger though: Quite of a waste with that kind of skill. I had quite a hard time picking only 5 pictures for this artist, really.


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Guess what, painting style.

Mikebosi (mikebosi)

Mikebosi is a rather discreet Pixiv artist. Truth is, he/she doesn’t make a lot of Pixiv publications, so this explains that. Still, Regulars might remember a recent PotD that featured this artist !
While I like what he/she does, I think Mikeboshi doesn’t make full use of his/her potential : Artworks look a bit “unfinished” on some parts, and would’ve been much better with a little more effort. For example, some strong lines remain in some places while all the rest blends very well with the background.


I feel like the artist draws & colors “on a whim” rather than focusing too intensively on an artwork each time.
Well, Mikebosi is still a student (20-year-old) so he/she probably has other preoccupations. If you’ve followed other JA posts featuring painting styles, you’ll probably agree that this one has nothing too “special” about it (but it’s still very good!). I find characters quite fashionable, with stylish gothic dresses and stuff. Imo, Mikebosi is an artist with a lot of latent potential, and I can’t wait to see what he/she will bring us with some more practice.

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As a general rule, I’ll never post more than 5 pictures of an artist when I feature him/her.