Yokai Bestiary: How to Draw Eerie and Enchanting Japanese Ghouls and Monsters

by: Lance Red (Illustrator)

Publisher: Wellfleet Press

Publication Date: 2024/9/10

Language: English

Print Length: 192 pages

ISBN-10: 1577154452

ISBN-13: 9781577154457

Book Description

Lea how to draw a bestiary of supeatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins as you go.Yokai is a Japanese term for mystical beings that encompasses a range of supeatural phenomena, including demons, monsters, ghosts, and shapeshifters. Sometimes cute, sometimes frightening, but always enchanting, the creatures are often at the center of popular anime and manga stories. In Yokai Bestiary, lea how to draw 35 types of yokai while leaing the folklore behind them.Created for artists of all skill levels, this step-by-step drawing book shows you how to block in major shapes, provide proper shading to give dimension and depth to your drawings, and draw small but culturally significant details. Among the yokai types, you’ll lea to draw:  Kitsune, fox demons with multiple tailsKappa, reptile-like spirits with a turtle’s shell on their backsTengu, monsters with bird-like characteristicsKodama, tree spirits Nekomata, cats with two tails And many more! With both drawing instruction and Japanese mythology to engage your mind, Yokai Bestiary will transport you to a fantastical land of beasts and spirits.

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Lea how to draw a bestiary of supeatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins as you go.Yokai is a Japanese term for mystical beings that encompasses a range of supeatural phenomena, including demons, monsters, ghosts, and shapeshifters. Sometimes cute, sometimes frightening, but always enchanting, the creatures are often at the center of popular anime and manga stories. In Yokai Bestiary, lea how to draw 35 types of yokai while leaing the folklore behind them.Created for artists of all skill levels, this step-by-step drawing book shows you how to block in major shapes, provide proper shading to give dimension and depth to your drawings, and draw small but culturally significant details. Among the yokai types, you’ll lea to draw:  Kitsune, fox demons with multiple tailsKappa, reptile-like spirits with a turtle’s shell on their backsTengu, monsters with bird-like characteristicsKodama, tree spirits Nekomata, cats with two tails And many more! With both drawing instruction and Japanese mythology to engage your mind, Yokai Bestiary will transport you to a fantastical land of beasts and spirits.