Artastic is an artbook with a cause: it wants to help undiscovered artists shine.

Hi, my name is Hitomi, or Blizz-Mii, founder and organizer of the Artastic Art Books.

Any artist knows that it's a long ride up the popularity ladder. A lot of artists remain pretty much undiscovered, despite being very talented.

Artastic began with a simple mission: to help undiscovered artists get more exposure. It combines popular and lesser known artists into a single production.

The first book was successfully funded on Kickstarter and released in 2016. (Thanks, everyone!!) Artastic: First Love is the second book in the series.

Do you remember your first love?

First love is something that many people hold dear. It evokes a diversity of strong emotions and memories. In this book, you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the many experiences of first love.

It’s an anthology of art, stories, and manga that will tug at your heartstrings. :) 

Content

• 90+ pages
• 30 full page art pieces
• 3 short stories (~5 pages each)
• 3 short manga (~5 to 15 pages each)
• 2 pages with 4 art pieces
• 2 pages with 16 art pieces
• 4 pages of "My First Love” blurbs by artists
• 70+ artists (expected)

Specs

• A4 size
• Softcover, perfect bound
• Matte cover

Released: April 2019

Here are some confirmed artists! There are tons more in the book, I promise. :)

Thank you so much for your support!

Disclaimers

* Full disclosure: I am a friend of LGBTQ and encourage the artists in this book to draw/write whatever orientation they wish, as long as it remains PG-13. (There will be no explicit adult content in this book.) If this offends you, please navigate away. I really appreciate you for looking anyway!

* That said, the artists aren’t asked to “represent” any orientation. So please don’t take offense if there isn’t enough representation. I don’t want to impose a quota and limit artists' creativity.