Naoyo Kimura
258 cards illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Kimura has been quietly drawing Pokémon cards since 1998 — that's proper old-guard — and she also illustrates children's books, which you can feel in her work. There's a gentle, storybook quality to it: the sort of art that doesn't shout for attention but rewards you when you stop and actually look. In a hobby that increasingly chases flashy full-arts, there's something lovely about an artist who's been steadily making warm, honest card art for more than 25 years.
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