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[[File:ArceusArceusAR9.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|An example of TOKIYA's illustration style]] | [[File:ArceusArceusAR9.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|An example of TOKIYA's illustration style]] | ||
'''Tokiya Sakuba''' (Japanese: '''作場季野'''), often credited as simply '''TOKIYA''' (トキヤ), is a freelance digital illustrator who has provided art for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] since the {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} expansion. | '''Tokiya Sakuba''' (Japanese: '''作場季野'''), often credited as simply '''TOKIYA''' (トキヤ), is a freelance digital illustrator who has provided art for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] since the {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} expansion. He was born in 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. | ||
His style is very similar to that of [[kawayoo]], utilizing a graphic tablet in image editing software to create base outlines, shapes and final details culminating in complex and atmospheric images. His art focuses on insects, mechanics and the human body resulting in often very surreal images – some of which are quite extreme compared to similar artists, featuring elements of nudity and graphic violence. The Pokémon he has portrayed, as well as their environment, are very detailed and have surreal qualities. For a list of cards he has illustrated, go [[:Category:Illus. by TOKIYA|here]]. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In addition to TOKIYA, | *In addition to TOKIYA, he is also sometimes known as ARMA-EATER (アルマイーター), which was also the name of his first website. Another alias and the name of his current site is his family name backwards (Abukas). | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
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