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Turn creating anime characters and stories from a passion into your profession with this guide to drawing and painting, promoting, and selling your work.
Specially commissioned step-by-step tutorials by respected…
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Beginner’s Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay is a comprehensive guide to traditional sculpting tools, materials and techniques for beginners.
3dtotal Publishing
An inspiring collection of drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented sci-fi concept artists.
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Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials…
Learn how to create compelling and accomplished stylized animal characters, with the step-by-step guidance of professional animators and artists.
Following the success of previous titles in this popular series, Sketching from the Imagination: Worlds of Magic showcases the fantastical characters and worlds of 50 artists and illustrators.
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Grab a pencil and dive into the exciting world of manga with step-by-step drawing tutorials and expert techniques.
Drawing manga and anime-style art is an ever-popular preoccupation for artists, with…
Draw like a pro! Create fantastic, imaginative art for your comics with the comprehensive Beginner’s Guide to Comic Art.
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An inspiring collection of dark and macabre drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented artists.
Learn how to create vibrant character designs with the step-by-step guidance of professional artists from the illustration and animation industries.
Sketching from the Imagination: Monsters & Creatures showcases sketches and insights by fifty artists from the field of creature design.
Invaluable tutorials and insightful tips make Beginner’s Guide to Fantasy Drawing a perfect start to your fantasy art journey.
Character Design Quarterly is a creative, bright, and engaging magazine for artists, animators, illustrators, and character designers of all levels.
A fully revised and updated edition of this back-to-basics title, packed with the fundamental concepts, conventions and theory needed when creating art.
The world’s best creature designers and concept artists provide a groundbreaking and unique insight into their creative processes and practices.
Beginner’s Guide to Creating Characters in Blender gives those interested in this versatile, expansive tool all the information they need to enter 3D.
Delve into the world of digital painting on an iPad with step-by-step tutorials, hints, and tips from professional artists.
An eye-opening, visual-led exploration of the fundamental aspects of character design, including narrative, shape language, proportion, and expression.
Unravel the fundamental ingredients of visual storytelling and discover how top children’s illustrators portray narrative, intrigue, and suspense through art.
Go beyond conventional anime and mainstream manga with truly unique views of the Japanese art-form as sketched by 50 artists.
New series Character Design Collection features 50 expert artists using professional techniques and approaches to create a library of inspiring sketches.
Unleash the creative power of Procreate to bring characters to life on your iPad, from thumbnail designs to final pose.
Learn how to critique your own art, quickly identify problems, and fix them to improve both your work and technique.
Brand-new series! Elevate your art skills with definitive advice, tutorials, and inspiration from the world’s most talented art masters.
Character Design Collection: Fairytales & Folklore features 50 expert artists using professional techniques and approaches to create a library of inspiring sketches.
The second title in a new series elevates your skills in composition and narrative with guidance from established world-class artists.
As an established authority on art and design with a…
Apply the fundamentals of art and take your creations to the next level with 3dtotal’s latest in-depth book, Beyond Fundamentals.
Dibujante Noctorno,3dtotal Publishing
Prepare to enter the world of artist Dibujante Nocturno, where his intricate linework results in a darkly epic fantasy art.
Heikala
This exquisitely presented hardback art book showcases the finest works and helpful thoughts of popular Finnish artist, Heikala.
Asia Ladowska
Following on from Asia Ladowska’s hugely popular online and weekly #SketchwithAsia challenge, is a book filled with Manga-inspired art, tips, and tutorials.
Illustrator and character designer Lord Gris takes us on a guided tour of her world, where her anime-style characters exude emotion, attitude, mystery, and beauty that can be both bizarre…
Atey Ghailan
Atey Ghailan retraces the steps of his own artistic journey to share his art, influences, workflows, and brand new creations.
Linnea Kikuchi
Whether your favourite medium is digital, traditional, or a mix of both, Stockholm-based Feefal will have used it to explore her unique world of anthropomorphised figures, animals in dream-like settings…
Sibylline Meynet
Sibylline Meynet shares her artistic journey and advice, illustrated with characters who are vibrant, elegant, and charming all at once.
The Art of Cosmic Spectrum features the characters, worlds, and stories created by artist Yana Bogatch aka Cosmic Spectrum.
Previously, she has self-published a graphic novel and two art books…
Beatrice Blue
Escape into the extraordinary world of Beatrice Blue, a playful illustrator with a story to tell…
3DTotal Publishing
A digital art annual featuring world-class artwork and image breakdowns from some of the industry’s top digital artists.
Creating Professional Characters explores how top professional character designers develop engaging characters from the basic concepts outlined in production briefs.
Djamila Knopf
Join illustrator Djamila Knopf on a magical journey through her life and art, including her Japanese inspiration and storytelling techniques.
Tom Fox
Expert drawing instructor and storyboard artist Tom Fox knows exactly how to capture the figure in poses that are both dynamic and true to human anatomy. The book details the…
Sam Yang not only takes the reader behind the scenes into his studio and personal sketchbooks, but also reveals his creative process from start to finish in detailed step-by-step tutorials.
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Lois van Baarle
In this visually stunning hardback, globally loved artist Lois van Baarle, AKA Loish, explores the origins, influences, and features of her style, and helps readers do the same deep dive…
Devin Elle Kurtz
Immerse yourself in the jewel-toned world of artist Devin Elle Kurtz, where people and animals, real or imagined, live together.
Pernille Orum
This is the first major publication from popular visual development artist and character designer, Pernille Orum. It follows on from the success of Pernille’s two previous showcase art books (Blush…
Simone Grunewald
Absorb the extensive illustrative knowledge of Simone Grunewald and learn to create your own engaging characters and scenes.
Celebrate the engaging, heart-felt work of Simone Grunewald with this beautifully presented book of her work, tutorials, and exclusive art.
