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Japanese Comickers 2 (v. 2)

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Having seen the first Comikers book released for the US, I have to say this book has a much better layout. You're not going to get extremely specific tips in these books but you will see their method of madness in some steps. I also found the selection of chosen artists in this second volume much better than the first one. Shigeki Maeshima has become one of my favorite artists since I've seen his work on Dragonfly in the Robot Comic Anthology.

It's a great coffee table book in some aspects since the variety of artwork isn't typical anime illustrations and many of these artists actually idolize American Artists and incorporate it into their style.

A nice little tip to other illustrators or artists that want to do this for a living, please take special note of what tools these artists use in this book. They're not worried about the most up to date version of Painter, Photoshop or other trade name program. Many of them are versions behind and it just goes to show that it's more about the artist and not their tools.

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.

Length:: 0:12 Mins

This is the 2006 sequel to Japanese Comickers that was published in 2003. Featured here are 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. Some are from Taiwan and Korea if you actually know the artist.

Although the subtitle says "draw manga and anime like japan's hottest artists", this is not strictly a tutorial book. It shows you how these artists create their work rather than show you how to draw them. Still, a lot of techniques and tips can be picked up from the captions as they go through the working process.

Each artist comes with a few pages of full page art as their gallery. There's also a short introduction and bio looking at their tools, favorite artists and published work.

I guess this book would be useful for artists who already know anatomy and are looking to learn some additional drawing tips.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

I was maybe expecting more in-depth or explicit explanation of the process the artists used. It's not really as bad as I might be portraying it but I was hoping for more.

Certainly a good selection of artists and methods. It's still neat to see the process from start to finish.

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

This book might not really teach you how to draw but it helps you get ideas. The artwork in here is gorgeous and good quality. There were many pictures in different kinds of styles for everyone could love. The UPS people gave me a hard time when I got this but it was worth the buy. I reccomend this book to anyone who would love to learn how to get ideas and techniques about drawing manga.

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.