Eternal: Ilya Kuvshinov Illustration Works

This is what I want from an art book from an artist I like: their art, plain and simple. Art on every page, fitting the pages well, with no art stretched over two pages and distorted at the centre. Both Momentary and Eternal are instant hits. (Smallest criticism would be that it was advertised as 'hardback' and it's paperback with a sleeve, but I couldn't deduct a star for this, not to mention it being paperback makes it easier to sit down with and look at).

My order came in time, and it only has very small straches on it (i bought it used). Overall, I'm really happy with it, thank you!

Beautiful book

The second volume of work by digital artist/illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov; “oversized” as the publishers state, this is certainly of larger dimensions than the previous book, but it's still a compact paperback compared to most art books. Nevertheless, this is a very nice volume to leaf through; printed mostly in full-colour (there are a few black and white images and a brief section of animation drawings) the book is filled with work; there are a few short texts in English/Japanese but no notes on individual pieces, no sizes or medium given. Most of the work is clearly digital, but there are a few drawings and sketches that look like they were executed in traditional graphic media. Pity there's no “Look inside” option available (as yet). Kuvshinov makes good use of his Manga-inspired style working in a relatively narrow range of subject matter, but always in imaginative ways, avoiding repetition and as far as I can tell, this is all new work with no duplications from the earlier volume. A cracking little book from an accomplished and inspiring graphic artist – if you aren't a fan already, you will be after buying this.

Great book with a huge selection of artwork (I was surprised by the thickness of the book compared to other art books I've had) and it includes several pages of production drawings and promo visuals from Birthday Wonderland as well which was a nice surprise! Great book if you're an artist or just an art lover, can't stop staring at it and there's so much to take in. Ilya's rendering skills are jaw-dropping. Can't recommend this book enough. My only complaint would be that the book arrived without a layer of protective plastic shrink wrap around the book itself, unlike art books I've ordered in the past and was only protected by the thin cardboard packaging it was shipped in. This leaves me questioning if I've received a second hand copy which is a little dissapointing, as I paid full price for a new copy. There is an edge of the spine on the dust jacket with a sizeable scrape that goes all the way through the print to the bare cardboard, as though the book had been dropped on a rough surface at some point but other than that it was pristine and there is no damage to the internal pages.

The book itself it's amazing, but Amazon's delivery is awful. The book is bent and ripped. I'll be making a complaint. (I also ordered another book that came bent and ripped)

I do like Ilya Kuvshinov, but I prefer this book more than the last one, which is still good too, but I liked the work in this book a bit more, and was worth the wait.