SS Illustration Making Book - SS illust making book - Copic Vol.01

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

EDIT[June 16th]: from the testimony of someone who bought the book, there is NO TUTORIAL by Clamp in this book, in spite of it being clearly included in the description on the book in various trustworthy and famous websites like amazon.co.jp or CDJapan...

[source: from chibiyuuto fb]

"CLAMP are featured in "SS Illustration Making Book - SS illust making book - Copic Vol.01", a "how-to" Illustration book featuring many mangakas using copic marker pen such as Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman etc..) and others. It has 112 pages, was released on May 23rd, 2015 and costs 1400jpy.

Buy it online:
CD Japan - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1795947
Amazon.jp - http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4835452151 "

I would say this is actually very interesting for all the fanartists out there, me included, but only if there are many pictures to explain the steps for the ones who don't understand japanese!!

Comments

[chibiyuuto.livejournal.com]

I daresay it's a CCS illustration. They say "CLAMP（「カードキャプターさくら」）" but I'm not sure if that means it's a CCS illustration or they are just trying to contextualize who CLAMP are.

It would make sense considering all the recent CCS illustrations.

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

I also saw that line in the amazon.jp description of the book, but I think that, just as you said, it's only to contextualize who CLAMP are.

That said, the chances of it being a CCS illustrations are quite high: this book might contain a tutorial to color one of the latest illustrations of CCS, this is what would make the most sens if there are step by step photos of the coloring process, which could only be done with a recent artwork in the making. Though, said like that, if it's recent art, Holic and TWC might be a possibility too?...

[chibiyuuto.livejournal.com]

Given how all the recent CCS illustrations were done with copic, and given CCS's popularity, there is a hight chance it's a CCS illustration.

I would even guess further that it's the art exhibition illustration with the 3 Sakuras. We've seen a "making of" photo posted by CLAMP. They could be doing it for that magazine.

[chibiyuuto.livejournal.com]

Hey cutesherry take a look at this comment: https://www.facebook.com/chibiyuutoLJ/photos/a.381582517004.159559.89548982004/10152938340802005/?type=1&comment_id=10152974042307005&offset=0&total_comments=1&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

So disappointing!

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

Wow!
You've contacted me right on time!
Until yesterday, I was seriously looking for information about it online, and also wondering why there wasn't even one picture of the Clamp tutorial, if only to see which artwork it is; and so, I ended up coming to the conclusion I really had no choice but to purchase it to see it for myself...
Even right now, the amazon.jp shopping cart with the book added in it is opened! I was a hair away from buying it ^^;

Thank you for letting me know! :)
Hopefully, there will indeed it be a coloring tutorial by clamp in the near future!

That, and I can't believe they would make such a huge error and put the name of such a famous group as Clamp is in the book's description @_@

[chibiyuuto.livejournal.com]

Really? I'm so glad I spared you from buying it! Phew, yokatta ne!

Now let's wait for the real CLAMP's appearance ;)

[sweet-maddy.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing my discovery ^^
I am glad to avoid some desillusions here ^^

[chibiyuuto.livejournal.com]

So you are Stéphanie Beckerich on FB? Good to know! =)

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

I don't think it would have gone as far as me being deadly disappointed or angry, since copic tutorials would definitely have been something interesting for me who like art and drawing, but I have so many CCS merchandise pre-ordered right now I'm and so tight on budget, that this extra sacrifice would have hurt....

[sweet-maddy.livejournal.com]

Yes, I completely understand as I am in the same situation.
I have been a little disappointed first, but I like this mook nonetheless. The tutoriels are very detailed, there is a little interview of each illustrator...and I am dreaming of a CLAMP feature in a next volume *w*

[yoru-yume.livejournal.com]

Ooh, definitely ordering this!