Small S Vol. 82: Cover Illustration by Karin

The cover illustration is by Karin and is an original illustration of a retro Japanese-style maid girl wearing many Japanese-themed motifs including goldfish and ramune sweets! Also included is a feature on how the cover illustration was made, along with a special interview with the NIJISANJI-affiliated VTuber Sukoya Kana. 20th Anniversary Special Issue! This issue also features over 1,000 submissions in the Posted Illustration Corner! This special edition highlights how to draw "Japanese-style illustrations". Analog illustration making with COPIC markers, watercolor markers, Gansai paint, and acrylic paints is also featured along with a tutorial on digital desktop music production. Special Interview Sukoya Kana (NIJISANJI) × Karin Illustration Making Special Feature: ""Drawing Japanese-style Illustrations"" Introducing how to draw kimonos, Japanese accessories, and other visual materials! Try drawing using various art materials! Karin: Cover illustration making (COPIC markers) / Nagata Ema (CLIP STUDIO PAINT) / Sagara Chito (Staedtler Pigment Brush Pen) / Natsume Lemon (Gansai Tanbi Granulating Colors 2) / Ichita Sukemaru (Amsterdam Acrylic Color & Acrylic Ganache) / Sanada Shiro (IC Screen Digital Making) / Hazuki Tohru & Minami Mio (CLIP STUDIO PAINT Tutorial for Beginners) Hatsune Miku × Small S Illustration & Music Commemoration Contest Desktop Music Tutorial - Start Making Music! SS Gakuen Creator Collaboration: New Illustrations & Submission Corner Hiraki, IZUMO Check out these gorgeous original illustrations! Yufushi, Nanakami Mana, Aoremon _grumpypotato, Hata Homame, HamanoShun, HizaMigi Mito, Ahacha, Tomoe Yumo, Noriaki, Hakuren Momoko, Mizutani Yutaka New & Popular Corner: Kunstkammer SS "Theme: Characters with Furry Animal Ears"