Illustrator Wanted!: A Book On How To Make Illustrations and Manga Your Career

Artists are hugely popular for their work in otome games, character design and illustrations for situation CD jackets, novel covers and illustrations, manga, and more. This book features in-depth interviews with people from game production companies, novel and manga editorial departments, Nico Nico Douga and still images sites, and schools that train artists, asking them about everything from their first encounter with artists to the creative process. The book makes extensive use of treasured documents, from order forms and specifications to rough sketches and rejected ideas, to provide an easy-to-understand introduction. We also interviewed current illustrators and manga artists, including winners of the Excellence Award at pixiv's P-1 GRANDPRIX, to share their honest thoughts on how they made art their career, the behind-the-scenes process from receiving an order to completing the work, and the joys and difficulties of the job. The book also carefully explains the basic etiquette, business knowledge, and points of caution you should know before starting work. This is an unprecedented guide to becoming a professional artist.

For this book, we asked Teita to draw a cover illustration from the latest popular game, "NORN9 Norn 9" (Idea Factory, Otomate)!