Aoki Sin - COLORS 7 Illustrations

Title: &nbsp;COLORS 7
タイトル: &nbsp;COLORS7
Release Date: &nbsp;12/31/2009
Pages: &nbsp;20 (including covers)

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Though it’s an artist I’ve skipped in the past, I decided to grab Aoki Sin’s newest illustration collection, COLORS 7, from Comiket 77. I think it’s in part due to his increased exposure, seeing his art work featured in both Megami Creators and 100 Masters of Bishojo Painting that really helped to rekindle my interests.

COLORS 7 is staple-bound, B5 size, and 20 pages when counting the covers. The art work is print to non-textured pages that are closer to card-stock than regular paper. The cover art work, shown above, actually appears again inside as a title page, and then again as a background for the credits page!

Aoki Sin’s coloring style has changed over the years. His earlier works used flat coloring, which doesn’t follow the usual shading or hues that make images more dynamic. Another artist who uses a lot of flat coloring is Miwa Shirow. But I really like the monochrome art and drawing style for Miwa, so color comes secondary.

Six of the pages feature Touhou illustrations, which really work in Aoki Sin’s style with their bright, vibrant colors. Included Touhou girls are Remilia Scarlet, Flandre Scarlet, Patchouli Knowledge, and Hakurei Reimu. There is also line art of Izayoi Sakuya and Alice Margatroid that have yet to be finished.

I was using COLORS 7 to gauge my interest and decide whether I wanted to go back and collect his older art works. Overall, I think I’ll just stick with Aoki Sin’s future works.