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The Artist’s Survival Guide The Ultimate How-to Guide for Making a Living as an ArtistOnline bookstores
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Published in December, 2025
Selling Points
・The long-awaited third volume following “Umaku kaku no kinshi” (“No Drawing Block”) and “WAZA: The Ultimate Guide to Character Illustration”
・Real-life, practical know-how from a leading artist.
・A practical guide for becoming an influential, “important artist”.
How to become an “important artist” like Naoki Saito!!
In light of technological advances and an increase in the number of applicants, the illustration industry is undergoing a period of upheaval. As the number of people aspiring to become illustrators has risen in recent years, the various concerns they have has also increased proportionately. This book, “The Artist’s Survival Guide,” is designed to help illustrators with these concerns.
This book introduces tips for how to fully devote yourself in your creative activities, focusing on the most popular articles from “Naoki Saito’s pixivFANBOX”. Whether you want to dispel your worries about your future as a creator, or continue to enjoy your creative activities, or become an influential “important artist”, this book supports you in achieving your goals.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 Is it okay if I can only draw one illustration each month?
CHAPTER 2 What’s the best way to keep working?
CHAPTER 3 How can I make money from art?
CHAPTER 4 How can I become a popular artist?
CHAPTER 5 What if I want to quit?
Author/Illustrator
Naoki Saito is an illustrator born in 1982 from Yamagata Prefecture. After graduating from Tama Art University, Saito worked at a game company before becoming a freelancer. He also works as a coloring artist for the manga “BAKI”, and as the main illustrator for the game “Dragalia Lost” and also as an official card illustrator for Pokémon cards.
YouTube channel
Naoki Saito’s former YouTube channel had over 1,300,000 subscribers. In March 2023, it was wrongfully faced account banishment. He quickly restarted his new channel and on 24th April, he announced that from YouTube, he received his second silver certificate for passing 790,000 subscribers.
Selling Points
・The long-awaited third volume following “Umaku kaku no kinshi” (“No Drawing Block”) and “WAZA: The Ultimate Guide to Character Illustration”
・Real-life, practical know-how from a leading artist.
・A practical guide for becoming an influential, “important artist”.
How to become an “important artist” like Naoki Saito!!
In light of technological advances and an increase in the number of applicants, the illustration industry is undergoing a period of upheaval. As the number of people aspiring to become illustrators has risen in recent years, the various concerns they have has also increased proportionately. This book, “The Artist’s Survival Guide,” is designed to help illustrators with these concerns.
This book introduces tips for how to fully devote yourself in your creative activities, focusing on the most popular articles from “Naoki Saito’s pixivFANBOX”. Whether you want to dispel your worries about your future as a creator, or continue to enjoy your creative activities, or become an influential “important artist”, this book supports you in achieving your goals.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 Is it okay if I can only draw one illustration each month?
CHAPTER 2 What’s the best way to keep working?
CHAPTER 3 How can I make money from art?
CHAPTER 4 How can I become a popular artist?
CHAPTER 5 What if I want to quit?
Author/Illustrator
Naoki Saito is an illustrator born in 1982 from Yamagata Prefecture. After graduating from Tama Art University, Saito worked at a game company before becoming a freelancer. He also works as a coloring artist for the manga “BAKI”, and as the main illustrator for the game “Dragalia Lost” and also as an official card illustrator for Pokémon cards.
YouTube channel
Naoki Saito’s former YouTube channel had over 1,300,000 subscribers. In March 2023, it was wrongfully faced account banishment. He quickly restarted his new channel and on 24th April, he announced that from YouTube, he received his second silver certificate for passing 790,000 subscribers.
- Size：210×148mm
- Pages：192Pages（Full Color）
- Binding：Softbound
- Publisher：PIE International
- Language：Japanese
- ISBN：978-4-7562-6056-7 Ｃ2071
- Author：Naoki Saito
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