Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga
Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga
Discover rarely seen sketches, drafts, and works-in-progress by hand-picked traditional and digital artists from creative industries around the globe. From kawaii characters to futuristic robots, from magical knights to dystopian cyberpunks, this captivating volume gathers hundreds of inspiring images that will delight any enthusiast of anime and manga.
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Following on from the success of previous titles in this popular series, Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga presents a wide array of interpretations of the Japanese art forms. You will have an access-all-areas pass to the sketchbooks of 50 accomplished artists from various fields as they share their inspiration, favorite tools, and techniques. Discover hundreds of sketches accompanied by the insightful narratives and advice of these illustrators, concept artists, and 3D artists alike. From action and adventure to the paranormal, horror, science-fiction, and more, every corner of the anime genre is re-imagined for artists of all disciplines and skill levels.
Whether you’re a beginner or experienced artist, or just a lover of this genre of art so synonymous with Japan, you’re sure to find something to spark your own imagination.
• Over 300 pages of stunning artwork by creative professionals from the fields of illustration, animation, comics, and video games
• 50 unique chapters by 50 specially chosen artists offer something for fans of every genre, from fantasy and whimsy to sci-fi and horror
• Filled with useful advice and techniques to inform and inspire artists of all skill levels
• A perfect book to pick up for motivation, creative insights, and inspirational career stories
Product details
Softback 320 pages
Dimensions: 210mm x 230mm
Paper quality: Full-color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-912843-23-7
Contents and contributors
The 50 featured artists
Anh, Phong
Balmaceda, Rodrigo
Beyrouthi, Ahmad
BWusagi
Carey, Rich
Choi, TB
Chow, Alex
Cruz, Eri
Edeko, Emmanuel “Manny”
Fondevilla, Rori
Glez, Coco
Gutekunst, Saskia
Habchi, Hicham
Inuyama
Karfidova, Svetlana
Kazuki
Kho, Bryce
Kim, Min Gyeong (Monggeu)
Kotatsu
Koyorin
Lam, Jon
Lee, Ji-Yeon (Mate)
Li, Aki
Malbeni, Akane
Mashack
Maulina, Ann
Miramontes, Natalia
Monable
Nachoz
Nasser, Eissa
Nessi
Nishio, Nanora
Nukababe
Ozaki, Domino
Punipaws
Sad cat
Shisono
Shokuen
Tan, Anson
Teru
Tsumi, Cotoh
Umairih
Voigt, Jennifer (Vhox)
wataboku
Wooya
Yamamoto, Shuichiro
Yottasun
Yu, Han-Yuan (B.c.N.y.)
Yun, Wan-Young
Zhang, Knight
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