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Manga & anime digital illustration guide : a handbook for beginners / Studio Hard Deluxe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, c2023.Description: 159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9784805317273 (pbk.)
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Standard Loan Clonmel Library Main Collection 741.5952 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100613158

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The complete guide to amazing digital illustration techniques!

Are you an animator, an illustrator, a designer? Or an artist working in multiple digital fields at once? If so, this is the book for you! Manga & Anime Digital Illustration Guide takes you inside the studios of 12 professional Japanese artists and animators. In this book, you will learn the techniques used by the pros to draw and design characters for a variety of commercial and creative platforms. Follow the step-by-step lessons to learn how to create amazing characters and illustrations, and forge your own pathway in the world of creative careers

Learn the pro techniques for a wide variety of modern applications, such as:
Smartphone apps, anime films and video games Posters, covers, advertisements and special effects Fan art and fantasy fiction illustrations Illustrated books, manga and graphic novels
Pull up a chair for this collection of private tutorials and let the experts show you how they work. Learn the tips and techniques that lead to unforgettable illustrations!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Why We Wrote This Book (3)
  • How to Use This Book (4)
  • Chapter 1 Basics of Character Design
  • What Is Character Design? (6)
  • Characters in Different Medias (8)
  • Basics of Creating a Character (10)
  • How to Develop a Character's Design (12)
  • Making a Character Chart (14)
  • Character Illustration Production Steps (16)
  • Tips When Creating illustrations (18)
  • Chapter 2 Designing Characters Used in Mobile Games
  • Illustrations Used for Mobile Games (20)
  • Magical Girl Illustration (22)
  • Young Demon Swordsman Illustration (38)
  • Adventurer Boy Illustration (50)
  • Seamstress Illustration (60)
  • Chapter 3 Character Design for Illustrations
  • How to Draw Character Illustrations (70)
  • Idol Illustration Used for Poster (72)
  • Fantasy Illustration for a Graphic Novel Cover (84)
  • Dynamic Illustration for a Manga Cover (98)
  • Pop-Style Illustration for Magazine (112)
  • Pinup-Style Illustration for a Magazine Cover (122)
  • Illustration for a Jacket or Other Cover (134)
  • Chapter 4 Designing Fan Art
  • Touhou Project: Mamizou Futatsu-Iwa (146)
  • Touhou Project: Fujiwara no Mokou (152)
  • Canon Characters versus Original Characters (158)
  • Illustrators Profiles (159)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Studio Hard Deluxe is a diverse group of artists who are among Japan's leading animators and illustrators. Specializing in science fiction and fantasy films, they also create special effects, manga, anime and cosplay designs. The studio has worked on more than 2,000 gaming and game-strategy publications as well as the You-Gi-Oh! Card game.

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