Katherine Ramirez

Digital Media (Game & Entertainment Design)

About

Katherine, also known as Kotaro on social media, is an LA-based illustrator & concept artist predominantly focused on character design. By incorporating a strange mix of concept art, illustration, and manga, she is always striving to create beautifully rendered and captivating narratives. You'll often find her tucked away in quiet places thinking about the next endeavor. She's also the creator of Boar & Crane Studio, the umbrella that represents her craftsmanship.

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kpramirr@gmail.com

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The Art of Gears

Dustjacket design for the Art of Gears, a hardcover artbook composed of concepts and illustrations created for the Gears manga.

A front page excerpt featuring the Gears logo and Katherine's pen name, Kotaro. The logo was completely custom designed to fit the ambience of the series.

A character sheet from The Art of Gears featuring Gears' heroine Lily Haworth

A character sheet featuring the mysterious fox spirit that crosses Lily's path.

Architectural concepts for Gears.

3D rendition of the artbook. It displays concepts from a section titled Citizens of Narcis, which focuses entirely on the world's characters.

3D rendition of the artbook. It displays concepts from a section titled Narcis Country, which focuses entirely on the world's environmental design.

Gears - Story & Art By Kotaro

Titled The Inspector, chapter one initiates us into the Gears manga series.

Gears Chapter One: The Inspector

Gears Chapter One: The Inspector To continue reading Gears, please visit Webtoon, a free online comic reading platform. Gears is currently being serialized on a monthly basis. Thank you!

Gears Merchandise

A set of three acrylic charm designs were made to complement the artbook and manga. They display Lily in chibi form, a Bean Cab design popular in the series, and the original Gears logo displayed on the cover of volume one.

Please visit my social media pages to learn more about acquiring a limited edition print of The Art of Gears and its complementary charms.

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