Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters
Manga & Anime Masters: Bringing Fierce Female Characters to Life (With Over 1,200 Illustrations)
$39.26
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2020
Summary
Two superstars of anime and manga open their studio doors and spill their secrets in this private master class.
Join Hisashi Kagawa, an animation director for Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, a character developer for My Hero Academia, as they show you how to bring your battle heroines boldly to life. Helpful sidebars and tips appear in dialogue bubbles throughout this book, as the artists guide aspiring illustrators from initial idea to finished artworks, pointin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9784805315842 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 4805315849 |
| Author: | Hisashi Kagawa, Yoshihiko Umakoshi |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters lives up to its title as an art guide to bringing female characters in the style of Japanese anime and manga to life on the page. The text offers in-depth instructions and advice on everything from expressions and poses to issues specific to women’s clothing…[It] is a treasure for anyone interested in creating manga-style art or comics. Highly recommended!” – Midwest Book Review“…richly designed books that SHOW you how to refine and perfect your drawings so you actually improve…if you’re (or someone you know is) looking to up your game and improve your art, they’ve made it super easy to assemble a super helpful library.” –The Roarbots
About The Author
Hisashi Kagawa
Hisashi Kagawa graduated from Osaka Art College and joined Studio Cockpit, where he worked on Sailor Moon and The Girl Revolution Utena. He is currently a drawing director and in charge of character design and development for Fresh Pretty Cure! and Soul Eater, and in recent years has contributed to the character design of Tiger Mask W. This is his first publication in English.
Yoshihiko Umakoshi is the animation director and a character developer for My Hero Academia. He was one of the developing animators of Super Bikkuriman and oversaw character design for Grappler Baki. He received the 10th Tokyo Anime Award Individual Category Character Design Award for Heart Catch Precure!
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