quite blown away by this. yamada's elegant, effortless lines, sparse use of shading, & liberal negative space convey a simmering anger & aching loneliness in the narrative. she was first & foremost a poet & it shows in what she prioritizes in visual storytelling as well

practice freehand-ish sketching (very loose pencil that got erased underneath). muji 0.5 pen in a shitty target grid notebook, cleaned up & toned in procreate

lately i've only been able to draw with pen on paper and then add a little screentone in procreate

SO THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE OFFICIAL INFINITY PARTICLE PREORDER CAMPAIGN, launched with Yu & Me Books & Books of Wonder! Peruse the slides to see how you can get these goodies. art book design by the brilliant @t_orleskv. QR codes to both stores in next 2 slides + all 🔗 in bio!

when i first saw this spread in eighth grade it shook me to my core