Japanese Comickers：Draw Anime and Manga Like Japan's Hottest Artists

Wherecanyoufindthebestexamplesofcommercialandself-promotionalillustrationinthecurrentJapanesemarket?Wheredoyoungartistsfindavenuewheretheycanreconciletheirartisticvisionwhilestillpromotingtheirdesigns?Wheredotheseyoungartistsworkmostactively?ItisintheworldofJapanesecomicillustrations.Thisbookpresentstheworkof12-14promisingcomic,anime,andmangaartists,aswellasthesecretsoftheirillustrationtechniques.Somefullyutilizethelatestdigitaltools,whileotherscreatetheirdrawingswithoutcomputersatall--buttheirmutualpointofviewisthesame;theyareallveryyoung(from19to27yearsold)andcurrentlyunpublishedindetailinanyexistingpublications.Eachartist'ssection(around8to10pages)consistsofthefollowingpagination:Chapteropening:(includingartist'sshortbiography/1page);MainIllustration(themostrepresentativeworkfeaturedinfullbleed/1page);Gallery(4to6pages);Step-by-stepexplanationofthechapter'sopeningillustration(2pages);Theselectionoftheartistswasmadeaccordingtotheirworkstyleandtechniques,emphasizingawidevarietyofstyles.Thelastchapterofthebookfeaturesseveralarticlesincludinga"TreeofJapaneseComickers"(who'swhointheindustry),explanationsoftheartmaterialsthateachartistuses,andaglossaryoftermsuniquetoJapanesecomic/animeillustrations(dezachara,zikure,etc.).Withonlythisonevolume,youcanexplorethecurrentsituationofthemostactiveillustrationfieldinJapan,thehomelandofthemega-sucessfulJapanimation.