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Naoki Saito

Character illustration and sharing the craft

Gwynn by Naoki Saito
GwynnPitch Black · 119
Canari by Naoki Saito
CanariAscended Heroes · 257
Lillie's Clefairy ex by Naoki Saito
Lillie's Clefairy exAscended Heroes · 280

Naoki Saito combines illustration with teaching others how images work. His publisher’s profile connects his Pokémon cards with coloring work for BAKI and illustration for Dragalia Lost. His WAZA guide grows out of his instructional videos and explores faces, hair, poses, line work, color, backgrounds, and original characters. For an artist-focused collection, that teaching provides another way in: study the decisions behind a pose or expression, then return to the finished card.

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Sources reviewed 2026-10-20. Profile by Binderpages.

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