How to draw character illustrations with backgrounds that convey the story Japanese Craft Book

Release date: ‎ 2023/7/24
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Book: ‎ 160 pages

How to create dramatic illustrations of ordinary everyday scenes.

"The characters and background don't blend together, resulting in a disjointed impression," or "I'm unsure of what colors to choose when drawing a color illustration." Have you ever had these kinds of problems when drawing character illustrations with a background?
This book will teach you how to come up with ideas and production techniques needed to give your character illustrations a story-like quality, as well as ways of thinking to improve efficiently.

▼Examples of what you can learn from this book
・The thought process for concretizing the theme of a picture
・How to gather materials and use them in illustrations
・How to think about and adjust composition and color usage to bring out the story
・A collection of small techniques to create a sense of atmosphere (types of effects and how to use them)
・A collection of tips to keep in mind at each stage in order to improve efficiently

▼Recommended for those who:
"I can draw individual characters, but I'm not good at matching them with backgrounds"
"I always fail when choosing colors for color illustrations"
"I don't know how to come up with ideas or expand on them"
"I want to know how to direct character illustrations with a story"

▼Table of contents (excerpt)
Chapter 1: What is necessary to draw pictures that convey a story A way of thinking
The process of concretizing a theme/Why the background and the character don't blend together/Balancing "subjectivity" and "objectivity"/A way of thinking to improve efficiently
Chapter 2: Techniques for expressing a story
Composition/Adjusting brightness and saturation/Adjusting brightness, saturation, and hue/Creating an analog feel/Atmosphere
Chapter 3: Story-specific illustration making "Nostalgia"
Chapter 4: Story-specific illustration making "Dramatic everyday scenes"
Chapter 5: TIPS for drawing pictures that convey a story
Decide on the lighting in a rough draft/[Tips for drawing] How to capture the three-dimensionality of the head, lighting the face/Don't ignore anything that feels out of place
▼Author
Utabo
A part-time illustrator working at a game company. He is particular about drawing detailed pictures that capture beautiful moments from everyday life. His past work includes visual production for "Otofu" (Dwango Co., Ltd.) and PR illustrations for "Otona No Shin Pure" (Arax Co., Ltd.).

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