Japanese Comickers 2

by Comickers Magazine

Book Overview

Following the success of Japanese Comickers , this book profiles twelve Japanese and Korean artists working in anime and manga -- all of whom eagerly discuss their work and share their thoughts on this incredible and increasingly popular genre. Some featured artists use digital tools to create their work, while others work in more traditional media. Each of the twelve profiles in Japanese Comickers 2 includes a brief biography of the artist, a visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060833300
• ISBN13: 9780060833305
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

awesome

this book wont teach you how to draw or color. but for inspiraation of just a conversation piece, its pretty good. it has work from a lot of artists and descriptons of the tools usesd to create the art(watercolor and pastels).it gave me a clue to using mixed media to achieve results. again, this book offers no how to's, just an inside look. it has interviews with artists and they give tips on what products they use, and how they use them to achieve their art. and i found that helpful

Great, make sure to get JC1

As an extension of my review for the previous Japanese Comickers, this one is similar in what it delivers and with a new set of artists and styles. This one provides something a little bit more than the first book. It features illustrative painting (ie., comic book style), painterly and a little bit of collage. This book should provide the aspiring artist with greater understanding of composition. It was a bonus to me personally, just to see art from a story I found quite interesting and compelling, Kino's Journey. The artist Kuroboshi Kouhaku is almost like a modern day Norman Rockwell. The fine details make scrutinizing the artwork all the more gratifying.

Awesome book. Great price!

First a run-down of the artist's who are featured in this book- Shigeki Maeshima, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Waka Miyama, Lily Hoshino, Jeong Juno, Hyung-Tae Kim, Kuroboshi Kouhaku, Haccan, Kaouru Yukifuna, Shukei, Chen Shu-Fen & Pin-Fan, and Noa. Ok that's it. Buy the book. The features and printing are EXCELLENT and to purchase a book of this quality directly from Japan (not including shipping) would cost at least $55.00. The price point on this can't be beat. Pick up Volume one also, if you don't already have it.