内容简介
DarkHorseproudlypresentsthefirstEnglish-languageartbookshowcasingoneofJapan'smostsought-afterpaintersandillustrators,KatsuyaTerada!DragonGirlandMonkeyKingcollectsTerada'sartineverymood:sexy,brutal,bizarre,andhumorou
作者简介
KatsuyaTeradaisprobablybestknownintheUSasthecharacter-designerfortheanimatedfilmBlood:TheLastVampire.HehasalsodoneworkrelatedtoAmericancomics,suchasIronManandHellboy.HealsomadeadditionalcontributionstoissuesofNintendoPower,includingaspecialeditionStrategyGuideforDragonWarrior.InJapan,hehasdonethepromotionalillustrationsforDetectiveSaburoJingujimystery-adventurevideogameseries.HewasinchargeofthebookcoverandillustrationsfortheKimairaserieswrittenbyBakuYumemakura,andwasinchargeofcoverdesignandillustrationsforGarouden,ShinMajugari,andYamigarishiaswell.Teradahasdefinedhimselfasa"rakugaki"artist,moreofaphilosophythanastyleofdrawing,inwhichonedrawsalittleeverywhere,allthetime,withoutthinkingtoomuch,onnotebooksetc.Heisaveryprolificartist;oneofhiscollectionsofsketchesnumbersmorethan1000pages,appropriatelycalledRakugaKing.Hehasdoneverylittlegroup-drawnwork(anexceptionbeingthemangaSaiyukidenDaienou(MonkeyKing),hisprincipalactivitiesbeingillustrationandcharacterdesign.HisuseofCGtoolsisintegratedverywellinhisillustrations,givinghisworkavividandrichappearance.Hehasadmittedvariousinfluencesonhiswork,particularlyEuropeanones,likeJeanGiraud(a.k.a.Moebius)andthemagazineMétalHurlant.TheauthorlivesinTokyo,Japan.
