{"product_id":"drawing-fantastic-female-fighters-manga-anime-masters-bringing-fierce-female-characters-to-life-with-over-1-200-illustrations-paperback","title":"Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters: Manga \u0026 Anime Masters: Bringing Fierce Female Characters to Life (with Over 1,200 Illustrations) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHisashi Kagawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYoshihiko Umakoshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo superstars of anime and manga open their studio doors and spill their secrets in this private master class.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin Hisashi Kagawa, an animation director for \u003ci\u003eSailor Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, a character developer for \u003ci\u003eMy Hero Academia\u003c\/i\u003e, as they show you how to bring your battle heroines boldly to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelpful sidebars and tips appear in dialogue bubbles throughout this book, as the artists guide aspiring illustrators from initial idea to finished artworks, pointing out common missteps and pitfalls that can easily frustrate beginning artists along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essential techniques and design elements needed to create engaging female-led battle scenes are first reviewed in detail. Then each author walks the reader through their entire creative process of developing an original story from beginning to end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along the way the authors give you hundreds of helpful tips on how to create compelling characters and render realistic expressions and poses, showing you how practiced professionals work. Starting from a storyboard sequence of simple sketches you'll progress to a polished finished drawing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy learning from two artists with different styles at the same time, readers get twice the advice and emerge doubly prepared to create scenes, stories and battle heroines of their own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from Osaka Art College, \u003cb\u003eHisashi Kagawa\u003c\/b\u003e joined the Studio Cockpit, where he worked on \u003ci\u003eSailor Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Revolution Utena\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently the drawing director and in charge of character design and development for \u003ci\u003eFresh Pretty Cure!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul Eater\u003c\/i\u003e and in recent years has contributed to the character design of \u003ci\u003eTiger Mask W\u003c\/i\u003e. This is his first publication in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshihiko Umakoshi\u003c\/b\u003e is the animation director and a character developer for \u003ci\u003eMy Hero Academia\u003c\/i\u003e. He was one of the developing animators of \u003ci\u003eSuper Bikkuriman\u003c\/i\u003e and oversaw character design for \u003ci\u003eGrappler Baki\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the 10th Tokyo Anime Award Individual Category Character Design Award for \u003ci\u003eHeart Catch Precure!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760058302752,"sku":"9784805315842","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00e0c237bf8bd35f0b858fd49db9d4f7.webp?v=1780170312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/drawing-fantastic-female-fighters-manga-anime-masters-bringing-fierce-female-characters-to-life-with-over-1-200-illustrations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}