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Yokai Bestiary

How to Draw Eerie and Enchanting Japanese Ghouls and Monsters

By: Lance Red (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 17 September 2024

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192 Pages

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25.4 x 20.3 x 1.5

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Learn how to draw a bestiary of supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins as you go.

Yokai is a Japanese term for mystical beings that encompasses a range of supernatural phenomena, including demons, monsters, ghosts, and shapeshifters. Known to be mischievous, wise, and eccentric when teaching life lessons to humans, the creatures are often at the center of popular anime and manga stories. In Yokai Bestiary, learn how to draw 40 types of yokai while learning 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 learn to draw:

Kitsune, fox demons with multiple tails
Kappa, reptile-like spirits with a turtle's shell on their backs
Tengu, monsters with bird-like characteristics
Kodama, 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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