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082 _aRes. 731.42 M434f 2024
100 _aMatsuura, Satoshi
245 _aFantasy characters and creatures
_bwhimsical beasts, anthropomorphic monsters and more!
_cSatoshi, Matsuura
260 _aLa Vergne
_bTuttle Publishing,
_cc2024
300 _a144p.
_bwith col. ill.
_c28 cm.
504 _a(with over 600 illustrations)
505 _aTitle Page Contents Why I Wrote This Book Part 1 My Character Catalog Dragons Dinosaurs Monsters Anthropomorphic Reptiles Anthropomorphic Sea Creatures Anthropomorphic Insects Anthropomorphic Amphibians Anthropomorphic Birds Beast Warriors Human Warriors Rogues, Assassins and Mercenaries Yōkai and Demons Zombies and The Undead Anthropomorphic Plants and Food Enchanted and Exotic Creatures Part 2 My Character Design Process Design New Characters by Combining Characteristics You Can Identify Characters by Their Silhouettes Alone From Inspiration to Final Art: My Process Fixing Designs That You Don't Like Author Notes
520 _aLearn to draw mind-bending fantasy characters from an expert video game character designer! This captivating book presents a treasure trove of ideas for hundreds of different fantasy characters and creatures. Experienced video game character designer Satoshi Matsuura explains his method for designing characters to play specific roles in fantasy world video games, graphic novels, anime films and fine art illustrations. This extraordinary sourcebook contains over 600 different character designs as well as an exclusive tutorial showing you how to conceptualize and draw new, believable characters with clearly defined features matching their individual motivations and actions. The hundreds of characters in this book include: Majestic dragons, dinosaurs, monsters and anthropomorphic creatures Fairytale ogres, orcs, trolls, giants, elves, fairies, hobbits and dwarves Kawaii critters like the Owl Bear, Werechipmunk, Cat Fairy and Mouse Knight Zombies, Yokai, demons and oddballs like the Death Mole and Sushi Monster Kings, generals, monks, shamans, knights, rogues, assassins, mercenaries and more! Indispensable for fantasy world artists, this book is an endlessly fascinating storehouse of creative ideas!-(https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Characters-Creatures-Anthropomorphic-illustrations/dp/4805317949)
526 _a700-799
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650 _aArt and mythology -- Juvenile literature
650 _aAnimals, Mythical, in art -- Juvenile literature
650 _aDrawing--Technique -- Juvenile literature
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