Kinuko Craft's Visions of Beauty Review | Fantasy Cover Art

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2022
  • Visions of Beauty is a stunning collector's edition of Kinuko Craft's artwork, a feast for fantasy lovers filled with over 300 magical painting and drawings. Her work is by turns ethereal, fantastical, and magical, and strikingly recognisable to lovers of her beautiful fairy tale books, as well as classic fantasy works by Patricia McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, Isaac Asimov and even Stephen King.
    Some book links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated. Thank you for supporting my channel if you use them, but I warmly encourage you to to support your local Indie first if you can 💕
    ▻ Visions of Beauty Deluxe Art Book
    Gallery: borsini-burr.com/artists/kinuk...
    Amazon: amzn.to/3hSktZK
    eBay: ebay.us/Aax1r0
    ▻ 2023 Calendar "Women of Myth & Magic"
    Amazon: amzn.to/3WeCAI9
    Links to Kinuko's gorgeous illustrated fairy tales - highly recommended if you're looking for beautiful picture books
    ▻ Beauty and the Beast amzn.to/3I4OWyt
    ▻ Sleeping Beauty amzn.to/3vdcGZp
    ▻ Adventures of Tom Thumb amzn.to/3BYnuOO
    ▻ Cinderella amzn.to/3YOApwq
    ▻ Twelve Dancing Princesses amzn.to/3GfBG8E
    ▻ King Midas and the Golden Touch amzn.to/3GiJg2A
    ▻ Pegasus amzn.to/3PNKHZP
    ▻ Cupid and Psyche amzn.to/3hIsVL6
    ▻ Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave amzn.to/3PSwlY5
    Web page with lots of her other cover art, including the beautiful full wraparound covers for the Patricia McKillip fantasy stand-alone novels
    ▻ beautifulbooks.info/kinuko-cr...
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    🌟 I ran a giveaway for this book, which closed at end of day Jan 14, 2023. Winners were announced on the competition details video, here: • ❤️ Giveaway now closed... 🌟
    Music: "Aquarium" and "Adventures in Adventureland" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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  • @BeautifulBooks
    @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +5

    Purchase links if you need them:
    ▻ Visions of Beauty Deluxe Art Book
    Gallery: borsini-burr.com/artists/kinuko-y-craft/multimedia-and-books/
    Amazon: amzn.to/3hSktZK
    eBay: ebay.us/Aax1r0
    ▻ 2023 Calendar "Women of Myth & Magic"
    Amazon: amzn.to/3WeCAI9
    Book Depository: tidd.ly/3VrdLrc
    Links to Kinuko's gorgeous illustrated fairy tales - highly recommended if you're looking for beautiful picture books
    ▻ Beauty and the Beast amzn.to/3I4OWyt
    ▻ Sleeping Beauty amzn.to/3vdcGZp
    ▻ Adventures of Tom Thumb amzn.to/3BYnuOO
    ▻ Cinderella amzn.to/3YOApwq
    ▻ Twelve Dancing Princesses amzn.to/3GfBG8E
    ▻ King Midas and the Golden Touch amzn.to/3GiJg2A
    ▻ Pegasus amzn.to/3PNKHZP
    ▻ Cupid and Psyche amzn.to/3hIsVL6
    ▻ Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave amzn.to/3PSwlY5
    BONUS: Web page with lots of her other cover art, including the beautiful full wraparound covers for the Patricia McKillip fantasy stand-alone novels
    ▻ beautifulbooks.info/kinuko-craft/

    • @paulamacedodelima2161
      @paulamacedodelima2161 Рік тому

      Dear BB thank you for this video. Can you please advise where I can search for information about the emerald edition? Maybe they have all been sold by now but i would like to give it a try. Thank you and keap up the great work you are doing for the sake, of beauty. Kind regards

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      @@paulamacedodelima2161 of course, try contacting the Borsini Burr gallery and see if they can help you find a copy: borsini-burr.com/

    • @paulamacedodelima2161
      @paulamacedodelima2161 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks thank you.

  • @michelled.3849
    @michelled.3849 Рік тому

    So incredibly gorgeous

  • @lyadainebernard2593
    @lyadainebernard2593 Рік тому

    The covers are so beautiful! I love them all but my favorite one is the beauty and the beast I think!

  • @angelizarteestudio7798
    @angelizarteestudio7798 Рік тому

    Beautiful book 😍🙏💗 I'm in love with all of her works , one of my favourite covers Is The Beauty and the Beast very delicated and elegant. ✨✨

  • @DuchessRococoPuff
    @DuchessRococoPuff Рік тому

    Oh, I’ve always loved the cover for Wildwood Dancing, ever since I bought and read the book as a little girl! ❤

  • @whatilike7845
    @whatilike7845 Рік тому

    I like Eleanor of Aquitaine a lot. Thank You for all the beautiful books you are showing us and for your love about books. Have a Great New Year.

  • @lonestar4378
    @lonestar4378 Рік тому

    I would love to enter the competition for this stunning edition of Visions of Beauty. I’m a longtime fan of Kinuko Craft’s beautiful art work. My favourite of her cover art is Sleeping Beauty. I love them all though. Thank you for this opportunity.

  • @catarinabarros01
    @catarinabarros01 Рік тому

    I found this channel through Kinuko Y. Craft's account and I am so glad that one beautiful artist led me to find many beautiful books. I've been an admirer of her work for some time 🪷 Among my favourite covers I choose "Ombria in the Shadow", written by Patricia McKillip.

  • @csaulpaugh89
    @csaulpaugh89 Рік тому

    I absolutely adore her fairytale book covers, but I am entranced by her cover art for The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip.

  • @kacykrehbiel9682
    @kacykrehbiel9682 Рік тому

    So many beautiful covers! I love her cover for The Bards of Bone Plain.

  • @kinshukdhaliwal9984
    @kinshukdhaliwal9984 Рік тому

    I love fairy tales and the Beauty and the Beast looks very intricate. The beast looks like what I imagined as a kid, before seeing the disney version.

  • @michaelagrainger9328
    @michaelagrainger9328 Рік тому

    My favorite cover is definitely the Twelve Dancing Princesses one. That book was one of my favorites when I was a little girl! It would be amazing if I could win this book!

  • @skatie0569
    @skatie0569 Рік тому

    what a beautiful book, every page is spectacular. Your channel has brought so many beautiful things into my life, thank you x

  • @SingleMomReview
    @SingleMomReview Рік тому

    Hello! My favorite cover is Cinderella! I think because it takes me back to my childhood!

  • @dpcaw
    @dpcaw Рік тому

    Absolutely one of my fave artists of all time! Would love to own this book. My fave work has always been the illustration from The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip:)

  • @christinahagenauer6372
    @christinahagenauer6372 Рік тому

    I love her posters for the Dallas Opera, especially the one for "Das Rheingold".

  • @andywang4189
    @andywang4189 Рік тому

    So beautiful book!

  • @bhagyarathnaweera2670
    @bhagyarathnaweera2670 Рік тому

    Wow so beautiful my favourite cover is twelve dancing princesses one. I have found so many great books through you . ❤️😍

  • @lyliberbe9926
    @lyliberbe9926 Рік тому +1

    Kinuko Kraft is one of my favorites illustrator! So much poetry and delicacy! If I had to choose, I'll take the twelve dancing princesses as a favorite cover but they all are very beautiful ❤️

  • @abrajupiter
    @abrajupiter Рік тому +2

    Choosing one favorite is difficult, but “Twelve Dancing Princesses” is very beautiful

  • @FoolishFishBooks
    @FoolishFishBooks Рік тому +6

    Always so excited to see a new video from you! I've been enjoying reading the Kraft fairy tales to my son for many years now! Exquisite work!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +2

      Aw, thank you! I'm on holidays for the next few weeks so hoping to finish up a bunch of videos that I got distracted halfway through making last year (lots of work travel not very conducive to contemplative reviews...) 💕

    • @FoolishFishBooks
      @FoolishFishBooks Рік тому +1

      @@BeautifulBooks enjoy the holidays, and a very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      You too!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi Foolish Fish! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @FoolishFishBooks
      @FoolishFishBooks Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks oh wonderful! Thank you so much! Yes, of course I'd love to be entered for the competition! 😄🙏

  • @SriramS-ny2mx
    @SriramS-ny2mx Рік тому

    Wonderful review of a wonderful book! My favourite Craft art work is the one she's done for Beauty and the Beast

  • @joannabenitez3718
    @joannabenitez3718 Рік тому

    I was introduced to Kinuko’s art through one of my favorite writers, Patricia A Mckillip. My favorite cover is the one she did for Wolfskin, though I admit I’m a bit biased. I love Irish wolfhounds.

  • @solitarysea
    @solitarysea Рік тому

    What beautiful artwork! My favorite is 'monarchs' as it quite reminds me of Odette in Swann's way, who is likened to the beautiful young woman in Botticelli's Youth of Moses.

  • @WilmaJacobs-zw4fw
    @WilmaJacobs-zw4fw Рік тому

    My favorite book cover at this moment is the cover for the art book itself: Visions of beauty. I was immediately drawn to that beautifil image. But I know Kinuko's stunning art also from the calendars: Women of Myth & Magic.

  • @thecellestiallographer
    @thecellestiallographer Рік тому

    i LOVE the painting of “Morning Star” - totally captures the essence of Aphrodite born from the sea 3:43

  • @james5070
    @james5070 Рік тому

    The Sleeping Beauty art is absolutely breathtaking! Now I can't decide...should I buy this collection or Sleeping Beauty alone...or both?!

  • @janets3094
    @janets3094 Рік тому

    I do like Kinuko’s opera posters. They suit the subject matter of Wagner’s fantastical Ring. (I also enjoy the music you choose to accompany your videos!)

  • @eeveelotta28
    @eeveelotta28 Рік тому

    My favorite artwork is the cover of Wildwood Dancing. I think I've spent more time admiring the cover than it took me to read the book.

  • @nickkafka9481
    @nickkafka9481 Рік тому

    Lots of great options. My favourite cover is for "Elfland" by Freda Warrington.

  • @Bel-gk3kw
    @Bel-gk3kw Рік тому

    I like covers that include the back cover, treating the whould thing as a canvas; so I'd say Ombria in Shadow is one of my favourites, the way one of the blue jewels from her hair is on the floor on the back is clever, the whole thing is lovely.

  • @bling2life703
    @bling2life703 Рік тому

    My favourite book cover is the vision of beauty deluxe edition art book so beautiful detailed cover makes me want to wonder into a world of wonder and magic and it’s so amazing too see all of kinuko y k crafts beautifully art altogether in one special book. Beautiful books review video really brings the beauty out of this special book and I would love to have a opportunity to win or even purchase copy one day. Thank you beautiful books for your amazing and inspiring videos can’t wait for more . Lots of love lilly ❤️❤️❤️

  • @lizardslaw2661
    @lizardslaw2661 Рік тому

    Stunning artwork and a new discovery for me thanks to this video. I’ve visited hervwebsite with her gallery of works and I do live her interpretation of Rhiannon , drawing shown in the early pages of your flip through. Beautiful ethereal works of art!

  • @appleslions4934
    @appleslions4934 Рік тому

    My favourite cover is “In the Forests of Serre” 🥰

  • @fadingtwilight7682
    @fadingtwilight7682 Рік тому

    I love Juliet Marillier's books so I had seen her art on some of those covers but I hadn't realized that it's the same artist who did covers for McKillip as well! All her illustrations and covers are so gorgeous and magical that it's hard to choose a favorite, but I think I'd have to say "Beauty's Cottage". I love the forest and the mountains in the background in that one. (And I'd love to enter the giveaway.)

  • @Rene_R
    @Rene_R Рік тому +1

    I just discovered her artwork thanks to your video, is amazing how much detail Kuniko Craft puts in every artwork, ethereal and dreamlike; my favorite book cover is The Twelve Dancing Princesess.

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      @Rene_R Hello René! I'm delighted to let you know that you won third prize in the Kinuko Craft giveaway 💕 Could you please contact me here (beautifulbooks.info/about/contact/) with your details, including your email so I can send through the Amazon gift voucher? Daisy xxx

    • @Rene_R
      @Rene_R Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Woooow :D will contact right now, thank you!

  • @Yoongisyamfeets
    @Yoongisyamfeets Рік тому

    I like the cover of the Cinderella book

  • @artlibris3754
    @artlibris3754 Рік тому +1

    People say, "don't judge a book by its cover", but that's exactly what I do when I see any book illustrated by Craft: I will immediately want to pick it up and flip through to admire the gorgeous art. My favorite picture book cover of hers is "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". I've seen many different artistic interpretations for that particular fairytale, but IMO Craft's artwork is by far the most mature and thematically profound of all.

  • @JoZiggy
    @JoZiggy Рік тому

    I am so glad to be introduced to Kinuko's stunning fantasy art. The "CINDERELLA " cover took me straight back to childhood with the vivid colours, whirling magical beauty ....just gorgeous!

  • @anasenica8612
    @anasenica8612 Рік тому +1

    I absolutely adore Kinuko's Beauty and the Beast illustrations. The colors and details are gorgeous, plus they remind me of my favorite book illustrator from childhood, Marlenka Stupica. Kinuko's paintings therefore not only spark inspiration, they also give me a sense of cozy nostalgia, even though I haven't seen her work before.

  • @jessicabonanni8689
    @jessicabonanni8689 Рік тому +1

    I’m so glad to see others who love her art as much as I do! So difficult to choose a favorite but I’ve always gravitated towards “The Bell at Sealey Head”!

  • @lorimiller854
    @lorimiller854 Рік тому

    I would like to participate in the Visions of Beauty giveaway. ❤ My favorite artwork is Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market. Thank you for this opportunity and lovely video.

  • @anjalis26
    @anjalis26 Рік тому

    My favorite cover of hers is Sleeping Beauty-in fact, a good friend recently lent me a copy from her childhood! I’m also particularly fond of her painting Claire’s Wings. It’s been my desktop background for a couple of months. I’m a first year art student with a strong interest in fairy tales and children’s book illustration, and Kinuko Craft’s artwork has persisted as one of my influences!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Oh wonderful! Would love to know which other fairy tale artists inspire you (I have many beautiful collections!)

    • @anjalis26
      @anjalis26 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Gennady Spirin is also a huge influence of mine! He currently lives in my hometown. His illustrations are conceptually and visually rich. The grain in his pieces creates a slight pointillistic look, which is beautifully unique.

  • @shagunmaheshwari
    @shagunmaheshwari Рік тому

    My favorite cover would be that of Cinderella. :)

  • @tamwithtwobees1715
    @tamwithtwobees1715 Рік тому

    I'm so in love with Kinuko's MEDUSA. Absolutely stunning. I would love to have Visions of Beauty.

  • @kristenroper667
    @kristenroper667 Рік тому

    We own a few of the fairy tale picture books and I also happen to have Alphabet of Thorn! I’m partial to the cover for Wildwood Dancing because I’ve loved that book since my teen years. I hadn’t seen her images of regency women before

    • @kristenroper667
      @kristenroper667 Рік тому

      I also happen to own the Oz hundredth anniversary book and was surprised and thrilled to see her image of Ozma there

  • @Julie-tz3mb
    @Julie-tz3mb Рік тому

    As an avid book lover, I'm so glad my love for Kinuko Craft's illustrations led me to discover this channel !! I've first discovered her artwork whilst reading "Wildwood Dancing" by Juliet Marillier, the cover she did for this book is beyond enchanting and I couldn't help starring at it before plunging into the book. Each time I did so I kept on discovering new details I hadn't seen before, and I think that's what makes her art so magical and unique. The worlds she depicts are so rich and vivid, and without even noticing you're drawn in and mesmerized. This book is simply beyond words 🌟✨

  • @anak460
    @anak460 Рік тому +1

    your videos are my comfort here on youtube. I get so giddy when I see you’ve uploaded a new video! It’s so nice to have a space here where someone else values art and beauty as much as I do. Please never leave us!!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Aw, thank you, what a lovely thing to say 💕 I’ve got some holidays coming up so hopefully will have some more time to share more soon 😘

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi Ana! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @anak460
      @anak460 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks What an exciting giveaway!! Thank you for the bonus entry 🥰 My favourite cover art is Cinderella!

  • @pierrot-parrot67
    @pierrot-parrot67 Рік тому

    kinuko’s cover for beauty and the beast is my favorite work of hers ✨ i love the signature goldens and blues that she uses, really creates whimsy

  • @genghisgalahad8465
    @genghisgalahad8465 Рік тому

    The lovely music accompanying the gorgeous art book is fitting and uplifting! Thank you for this wonderful introduction into these books! Onward to more subscribers!

  • @abcdeffect9842
    @abcdeffect9842 Рік тому

    my favourite has to be bards of bone plain ;) this book looks untouchable treasure that's made by fairies 🧚‍♂ with magical gold elements. It's mesmerizing artbooks are my fav thing in the whole universe they inspire me to improve my creativity. love the book soo much whoever get's it is the luckiest person.

  • @LilBitBooks
    @LilBitBooks Рік тому

    Another fantastic video! All the artwork is gorgeous but I’m going to be totally biased and choose Wildwood Dancing because I love the book lol

  • @muhsinashardow998
    @muhsinashardow998 Рік тому

    Every artwork of Kinuko craft's is magical 🪄 but my favorite is the Sleeping Beauty book cover! It's so pretty! 🤩💐🪷🌼

  • @varlette
    @varlette Рік тому

    I am so glad I found this channel! Out of the book covers presented here I have to say that Beauty and the Beast is my favorite. Something so dreamy and peaceful about it.

  • @thepapertraveler1122
    @thepapertraveler1122 Рік тому +1

    I was initially drawn to Patricia McKillip’s books because of the absolutely beautiful covers. It was after buying several of her books I started noticing who the artist was behind all of those beautiful covers. In a world of computer generated images it’s wonderful to see and find out more about the artists behind the cover art on books and even records that I love.
    Thanks for sharing the pages of Kinuko Y Craft’s book with us!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Yes, I collected quite a few of her cover designs with different authors before I realised it was the same artist behind them all as well 💖

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Hi Paper Traveler! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @thepapertraveler1122
      @thepapertraveler1122 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Yes, I would love to be entered in the giveaway! Who knew a decision would be so hard to make concerning her book art? After much deliberation I’ve decided to choose The Tower at Stony Wood as my favorite. I noticed I loved the artwork on the back of her books more than the front.
      Thank you for your lovely channel!🧚

  • @mmariemegann9859
    @mmariemegann9859 Рік тому

    So many beautiful covers 🤩 but I think my favorite is “In the Forests of Serre” a close second is “The Bards of Bone Plain” but I can’t help but love the darker tone of “In the Forests of Serre” ✨🤎🍃

  • @clarepotter7584
    @clarepotter7584 Рік тому

    What beautiful illustrations. I think 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses' is my favourite, I endlessly took out a copy from the library as a child.

  • @ruthclough6969
    @ruthclough6969 Рік тому

    My introduction to Kinuko was the cover for The Bards Of Bone Plain by Patricia McKilip. I love that image but all of her paintings are so beautiful and ethereal to look at.

  • @NatalyaVins-blueflower775
    @NatalyaVins-blueflower775 Рік тому

    The cover design of Patricia A.McKillip’s Od Magic is my favourite illustration but they’re all gorgeous. ❤

  • @rebekahkaufman6015
    @rebekahkaufman6015 Рік тому

    Kinuko Y. Craft has been one of my favorite artists ever since I first read Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier. It became my favorite book, and the cover art just adds another layer of magic. Craft’s cover art does such an amazing job of capturing the magic of the story and I could literally stare at it for hours looking though all the little details!

  • @dianaalmeida6790
    @dianaalmeida6790 Рік тому

    What a beautiful book

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi Diana! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @dianaalmeida6790
      @dianaalmeida6790 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Great News! Thank you so much for selecting me to participate in the giveaway. My favorite cover/artwork from Kinuko is the Imperial Mirror, and yes, I would like to be included in the competition.

  • @solavai4446
    @solavai4446 Рік тому

    I fell in love with Kinuko’s art through the book Wildwood dancing. There’s so many beautiful illustrations in this collection but I’d still have to go with that piece.

  • @littleviatrix
    @littleviatrix Рік тому

    Her art is to die for. I really enjoy her take on mythology, and one of my favourite artwork of hers is Pandora. But really, all her paintings are absolutely gorgeous!

  • @kcartsbeat
    @kcartsbeat Рік тому

    Thank you for introducing me to her gorgeous art! It reminds me of some of my favorite artists, like Maxfield Parrish and the pre-Raphaelites.

  • @evanwijaya95
    @evanwijaya95 Рік тому

    What a gorgeous book! So many beautiful artworks and it's very hard to choose one! One of my favorites is the "Sleeping Beauty" cover. It's so magical and ethereal!

  • @inkcapillustrations
    @inkcapillustrations Рік тому

    I love the cover art for Od Magic with the moon and mask-so gorgeous loved her work for such a long time-she’s a classic!

  • @bobbymichealson798
    @bobbymichealson798 Рік тому

    Hi I’m entering to hopefully win the book giveaway. I particularly like the haunting and ethereal illustration she made for the Patricia A. M. McKillip book Od Magic.

  • @DoreenMag
    @DoreenMag Рік тому

    Stunning artworks! It is hard to just choose one favourite art in this book. All of them are beautiful! I love the Beauty and the Beast...also The Morning Star!

  • @kduff5973
    @kduff5973 Рік тому

    They are all so beautiful, but I think the cover for the "Pegasus" book is my favourite - she captures the kind of beauty I also imagined when I was a child. 💖
    Great video!

  • @ruthclough6969
    @ruthclough6969 Рік тому

    I love the illustration she did for The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKilip. That was one of the first books that I read that had her artwork on it. All of her paintings are stunning though!

  • @vanzelerobert5205
    @vanzelerobert5205 Рік тому

    What a wonderful review ✨! It's very hard to choose a favorite artwork from Kinuko Craft, they're all so enchanting and magical !! But I truly find "Pomegranate" absolutely dreamy, and the colors of this piece just blend in a magical way ! Looking at it is like stepping right into a dream, and that's what makes Kinuko Craft's art so special !

  • @TheRobSti
    @TheRobSti Рік тому

    I absolutely adore her East of the Sun, West of the Moon cover, but Pandora and Return of Persephone are stunning as well!

  • @princepeterwolf
    @princepeterwolf Рік тому +2

    She's my absolute favorite illustrator!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      I know, her work is just magical ✨

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi princepeterwolf! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @princepeterwolf
      @princepeterwolf Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks oh my goodness, of course I would! ❤️ To win this beautiful book would be an absolute dream for me, I've admired her work for so many years!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      @@princepeterwolf Hello! I'm thrilled to be able to let you know that you are the winner of the Kinuko Craft book giveaway 💕 I saw your profile mentioned the best way to get in touch with you is via Instagram, so I will message you there, but if you want to get in touch with me via email, you can send a message here: beautifulbooks.info/about/contact/. Congratulations, and I hope you love it!! (ps, it was your bonus entry that came up in the draw, so even better, it's a karma reward for taking the time to comment on a video even before the competition was running 🥰)

    • @princepeterwolf
      @princepeterwolf Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks OMG what?!! I'm jumping and smiling and feeling such an immense joy!!! ❤️ I can't believe this...I never won anything like this, and I have loved Kinuko's work for such a long time, you have no idea how emotional I am right now...I will treasure this book forever. Bless you, thank you so so so much.
      And of course we can exange our info through Instagram, I will reach out to you there. My God... I just can't believe this

  • @babettesfeast6347
    @babettesfeast6347 Рік тому

    Really beautiful but my favourite is Cinderella

  • @bjbear2430
    @bjbear2430 Рік тому

    Thank you, I learnt a little about this illustrator from your video. The “od magic” cover at 2:10 in the video is delightful, however the galaxy horse at 5:45 was prob my fav artwork I saw in this vid!
    The book covers are simply gorgeous and would make any bookcase sparkle!
    Thank you for taking time to do these vids, so glad I stumbled across you 😊

  • @roseNthorn
    @roseNthorn Рік тому

    My favorite cover is Sleeping Beauty.

  • @harmonyscreations3289
    @harmonyscreations3289 Рік тому

    I choose Cinderella as my favorite cover, her dress is stunning. Please enter me in the giveaway. And thanks for sharing this book on your channel!

  • @GoodLuckCharm102
    @GoodLuckCharm102 Рік тому

    I love her art style! So magical. My favourite cover would have to be for Cinderella!

  • @amberjade8330
    @amberjade8330 Рік тому

    I know it's one of her classics, but 'Scent of Magic' will always be one of my favourites. It's so whimsical and ethereal!

  • @louisahormann4856
    @louisahormann4856 Рік тому

    I fell in love with the work of Kinuko Craft (who is my all time favourite artist) as a child reading Cupid and Psyche, but my favourite book cover would have to be Wildwood Dancing, how it is filled with all the details from the book and I keep finding new ones! Just so magic and her art is the perfect pairing for the Otherworlds of Juliet Marillier.

  • @Siavahda
    @Siavahda Рік тому

    I've loved Kinuko Craft's art for SO LONG, I'm so, SO happy there's finally a collection like this! I think I discovered her through the cover she made for Wildwood Dancing, but my favourite of her works has to be the painting she made for the cover of Elfwood by Freda Warrington!

  • @jasminmuller3177
    @jasminmuller3177 Рік тому

    Amazing, look at all these comments ;). I love her artwork for its magical atmosphere and all the little details she puts in them (especially in regards to her cover art, you can always find some new reference or detail when you look at it). As for favourites, I do really like the book cover for „The Bell at Sealey Head“, probably because I own a copy of the book!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      I'm partial to the ones I own books for as well!

  • @Kenophobia
    @Kenophobia Рік тому

    It's hard to choose but I'm going to say that my favourite is The Book of Atrix Wolfe.

  • @DAMENFORTIN
    @DAMENFORTIN 5 місяців тому

    Pure beauté

  • @swschilke
    @swschilke Рік тому

    For the competition The Book of Atrix Wolfe
    Is an interesting cover art

  • @kaitlynsutter8617
    @kaitlynsutter8617 Рік тому

    Wildwood Dancing is the first cover of a book that I picked up because I loved the artwork so much and felt so intrigued by the art that I needed to know the story so that one is my favorite but my second favorite is Luna. All of her artwork is so stunning it's hard to choose just one, they all pull you in deeper the more you look at them. 💛

  • @mariawalcott4343
    @mariawalcott4343 Рік тому

    Thankyou 🙏 This is such a pleasure to watch and so beautifully presented, accompanied by lovely music and your beautiful voice giving so much detail of the art and artist whilst turning the pages. It has a nice flow. I was admiring a framed copy print of her artwork “Evening Serenade” on our lounge room wall this morning just before finding this treasure! I chose this framed print about 15 years ago to “decorate” at Mum’s house. At that time I almost didn’t choose it(I thought the colours wouldn’t match the lounge room) But there was something so beautiful calling to me. Now many years later I find myself treasuring this deeply soul-nourishing artwork that I almost didn’t choose. For some reason I am drawn to these artworks and this artist at this time. I am also in Australia. I love your work. I couldn’t find your name anywhere in the details 🧐

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi Maria - thank you for taking the time to write and say such lovely things. Soul-nourishing is a perfect description for her artwork, and I’m so glad you listened to your heart and chose the print those many years ago. Daisy x

    • @mariawalcott4343
      @mariawalcott4343 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Thankyou Daisy ❤️ it was my pleasure to take this time to reflect.

  • @clairenovak11
    @clairenovak11 Рік тому

    I would have to pick Beauty and the Beast! Although it would feel unfair to not also mention Cinderella 😍

  • @miiiiaaah
    @miiiiaaah Рік тому

    I think my favourite of Kinuko’s covers has to be Beauty and the Beast. It is so magical ✨

  • @misirloupoulain9054
    @misirloupoulain9054 Рік тому

    All of her work is stunning, but if I had to choose a cover it would be "Sleeping Beauty". It is just so mesmerizing✨️

  • @nohelanikh6788
    @nohelanikh6788 Рік тому

    All of her artwork is so beautiful, but my favorite has to be the cover for “In the Forests of Serre” by Patricia A. McKillip. 💜

  • @camsgotbricks4628
    @camsgotbricks4628 Рік тому

    This book is gorgeous! I can't even find it locally yet :( I really love the "harrowing the dragon" cover!

  • @stellastar8888
    @stellastar8888 Рік тому

    This book is BEAUTIFUL! I think my favorite cover is In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip. Although it is so hard to choose.

  • @garagegeek4863
    @garagegeek4863 Рік тому

    That really is sumptuous. Thank you!!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Hi Garage Geek! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

  • @francineh.7825
    @francineh.7825 Рік тому

    Such beautiful artwork!! I didn't know anything about this artist and only realized after watching this video that I have a greeting card with her artwork that I've had on my bookcase for a few years now!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Ah, how serendipitous 💕

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Hi Francine! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @francineh.7825
      @francineh.7825 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Hi good morning 🌞 I just watched your new video and I absolutely would love to be entered for the giveaway!! Thank you so much for reaching out.

  • @spinstercatlady
    @spinstercatlady Рік тому

    New sub here, and as a fellow beautiful book lover/collector I'm just loving this channel! I've been collecting Ky Craft's children's books, but funnily enough I didn't even realize the fantasy covers were here art even though I already have several of those...can't believe I didn't make the connection haha. Definitely planning to order this gorgeous compilation book!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Ah, welcome! And happy holidays 💖

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Hi Shawna! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

  • @lorlacs611
    @lorlacs611 Рік тому

    Thank you for a new video

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      Hi lor lacs! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @lorlacs611
      @lorlacs611 Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Hello,yes I want to be part of the giveaway
      I just watched your new video
      My favourite book cover is Cybele's Secret, i read the book and also loved it😊

  • @karenrapoport7852
    @karenrapoport7852 Рік тому

    Ok so I have Beauty and the Beast, The 12 Dancing Princesses and Sleeping Beauty and The Bella at Sealy Head Puzzle. Ugh so hard to pick a favorite but since I’m a die hard fan of Beauty and the Beast I’ll go with that one. Thank you for bringing this book to our attention and as always, thank you so much for what you do ❤

  • @gorfdaeD
    @gorfdaeD Рік тому

    Her artwork really is amazing, so ethereal. My favorite cover is probably för Sleeping Beauty.

  • @crazee4books
    @crazee4books Рік тому

    Ah, so many of these are familiar from my collection of fantasy books. What a stunning collection! Another lovely volume to add to my wish list.

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому +1

      She’s responsible for so many beautiful fantasy cover designs! (And also, merry Christmas 🎄💕)

    • @crazee4books
      @crazee4books Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Merry Christmas Daisy!

    • @BeautifulBooks
      @BeautifulBooks  Рік тому

      Hi crazee4books! I'm running a giveaway for this book, and you got a bonus entry because you commented on the video before I uploaded the competition 💕 Details are here: ua-cam.com/video/dXHV2zB2KWs/v-deo.html, but please reply to this comment to let me know if you'd like to be included in the competition!

    • @crazee4books
      @crazee4books Рік тому

      @@BeautifulBooks Hi Daisy, Thanks for this opportunity!! So exciting! What a joy it would be to own a copy of this gorgeous book!! Love the Fairy Tale paintings ... Cinderella etc. Cheers!