Illustration

Mesmerizing Narrative Illustrations Champion a World of Wonders (and Beyond)

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Port­land-based cre­ative Yas Ima­mu­ra is an illus­tra­tor whose work has graced prod­ucts (you might know her shop, Quill & Fox) and pic­ture books—the lat­ter she is focus­ing on now. Her nar­ra­tive illus­tra­tions, craft­ed with gouache and water­col­or, often fea­ture por­traits of pop cul­ture as well as scenes with a fan­tas­ti­cal feel. Even the images that are ground­ed in real­i­ty have a sense of won­der about them thanks to her a rich col­or palette and a style that mar­ries metic­u­lous details with areas of ges­tur­al strokes.

Fol­low Yas’ work on Insta­gram. She’s one of my favorite accounts!

Narrative illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Fantastical illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Fantastical illustration by Yas Imamura

Fantastical illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Illustration by Yas Imamura

Narrative illustration by Yas Imamura

Narrative illustration by Yas Imamura

Narrative illustrations by Yas Imamura