Guweiz: The Art of Gu Zheng Wei - with signed bookplate
Guweiz: The Art of Gu Zheng Wei - with signed bookplate
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This book features an exclusive bookplate signed by Gu Zheng Wei and a free mini print.
Digital artist Gu Zheng Wei, AKA Guweiz, shares his anime-inspired world in this captivating book. His unique urban take on the popular manga and anime styles is gripping right from the first page, from his often poetic take on Japanese lifestyle to the fantastic narratives he creates. Embark on a journey through his imaginative world, and uncover a prolific portfolio packed with gritty details of the urban landscape and dark, surreal imagery.
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This book features an exclusive bookplate signed by Gu Zheng Wei and a free mini print.
Digital artist Gu Zheg Wei (AKA Guweiz) shares his anime-inspired world in this beautifully produced and insightful book, leading you through his fantasy world with a portfolio packed with gritty detail and a surreal vibe. Guweiz began drawing when he was 17, inspired by an anime art tutorial on YouTube. Discovering a natural talent, he carried on drawing and quickly amassed a fan-base for his edgy illustration style. Throughout this book, readers will discover his artistic journey from the very beginning, with behind-the-scenes details about how some of his most popular pieces were created. He reveals his secrets for turning influences into truly original digital art, including that all-important narrative that takes drawing and painting beyond the purely visual. Step-by-step tutorials share techniques and tips to help you create these sorts of effects in your art, resulting in images with the depth of detail and intrigue that Guweiz has made his trademark. The artist’s unique urban take on the popular manga/anime style is gripping right from the first page, from the surreal take on Japanese lifestyle to the urban fantasy he creates.
Hardback 152 pages
Dimensions: 301mm x 226mm
Paper quality: Full-color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-912843-16-9
About the artist
About the artist
Guweiz began drawing when he was seventeen, inspired by an anime art tutorial on YouTube. Discovering a natural passion for the genre, he continued to learn and draw, and quickly amassed a fanbase for his edgy art style. Throughout this book, readers will discover his artistic story from the very beginning, with behind-the-scenes details about how some of his most popular pieces were created. Guweiz reveals his secrets for turning external influences into truly original digital art, including that all-important narrative that takes drawing and painting beyond the purely visual.
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I own the Kickstarter version of this book and not gonna lie, I was S U P E R disappointed when I first received this especially since Guweiz is one of my favorite artists. The production and printing behind this was terrible, considering that the crowdfund made $350k from an initial proposed $25k.
The print quality is SO BAD, I can’t even appreciate the artwork because I JUST CAN’T SEE THEM, THEY’RE SO DARK you can barely make out the fine details.
There is also a lot of recycled artwork and dry uninspired copy & pasted artist commentary that felt more like ipsum lorem speak that was just there for the sole purpose of making the book look like there's more content to offer than there actually was. Overall, super disappointed.
This is a high quality art book, containing fabulous artworks that I strive to draw. If you like this kind of art style, then it is a must buy to study from!
Edit: I just realised that the words on the cover glows in the dark! I did not know that was a function, very cool!
I appreciate the amount of work into one book. It feels like there's quite a bit I could learn from studying or admiring the work inside.
The book showcasing earlier work of Guweiz is assembled well. I like the modern aesthetics throughout the book. Text editing has few hiccups with spacing but overall reads okay.
Having this work in print of this quality and seeing the process and thought and progression is really inspiring
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