【開箱．畫集】ぽち《廢礦之城：Poti 的作品集和繪製技巧》

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TitleAbandoned Mine City: Poti's Portfolio and Drawing Techniques
Original Title: Abandoned Street: Haru's collection of works and paintings
English Title：City of Abandoned Mines: Poti Artworks & Drawing Technique
Author：ぽち（Poti）
TranslatorLuo Shuhui
PublisherBoshuo Culture
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Language：Traditional Chinese
ISBN13: 9789864344093
BindingPaperback / 160 pages / 19 x 26 cm / General audience / Full color printing / First edition
Price600 yuan (Books.com.tw 博客來)

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"Abandoned Mine City: Poti's Portfolio and Drawing Techniques" is a selection of works by Japanese landscape illustrator "Poti," and also includes instruction on landscape painting techniques. Set in the fictional world of "Abandoned Mine City," which the author has dedicated many years to creating, it presents the daily life and fantastical atmosphere of a forgotten mining city.

Original Japanese bookAbandoned Keng Street: A Collection of Works & Paintings by TatsumiThe book was published by Xuanguang Publishing House in December 2018, while the Chinese translation was published by Boshuo Culture at the end of July 2019.

The book comprises 160 pages and includes 30 carefully selected landscape illustrations. Six of these illustrations provide detailed explanations of depiction techniques, covering various subjects such as the sea, sky, clouds, the Milky Way, and architecture. It also introduces methods for creating fantasy worlds and the basics of perspective, making it a book that combines appreciation and learning.

The artist, Pochi, creates many evocative landscape illustrations themed around "the warmth of people's lives." In 2024, he held a solo exhibition at the d/art gallery in Taiwan.Immortal Ruins｜Pochi's First Solo Exhibition in Taiwan", showcasing many classic works!"

Official Introduction

Learn illustration from Japanese lyrical landscape illustrators

If you have a particular fondness for depicting nostalgic landscapes like Jiufen, then you absolutely cannot miss the book "The Abandoned Mine City." "The Abandoned Mine City" offers 30 carefully selected lyrical landscape paintings, and through 6 illustrations, explains the methods of depicting light and shadow at different times of day. These illustrations cover the representation of elements such as the sea and sky, clouds and forests, trams and bridges, slopes and steps, guesthouses and bustling areas, providing valuable reference material when you attempt to paint various landscapes.

Content

Gallery – City of Abandoned Mines –
Towns and mines
Flooded cities and waterscapes
Methods of depicting fantasy landscapes
01 The Method of Creating the World Setting
02 The Basics of Perspective
03 "Today's Starting Point"
04 Summer Sunshine
05 『My Favorite on the Way Home』
06 'Moonlit Road Signs'
07 "Streetlights are everywhere"
08 'Galaxy'
Work Explanation
Introduction to my home studio
postscript

About the Author

ぽち（Poti）

An illustrator born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan in 1990, currently residing in Gifu Prefecture.

With the theme of "the warmth of people's lives," she depicts landscape illustrations primarily based on the unprecedented creation of the world's "abandoned mine city." In recent years, she has also extensively worked on book covers, CD boxes, and other designs. A representative work is "Anata no 'Omoi' Delivered." "Hayage House" (author: Misaki/KADOKAWA) book cover design, "Lighthouse" (sora tob sakana/ワーナー・ブラザース・ジャパン) music video illustration, "TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL × Village Vanguardコラボレーション【sora tob sakana × ぽち】　（Village Vanguard webbed）T-shirt illustration, "cocoon ep"（sora tob sakana／ジ・ズー, FUJIYAMA PROJECT JAPAN) outer box illustrations, "ブームインダストリー" (Lamp Oil / Eエグジットチューンズ) outer box illustrations, etc.