Learn to draw mind-bending fantasy characters from anexpert video game character designer!

This captivating book presents a treasure trove of ideas for hundreds ofdifferent fantasy characters and creatures. Experienced video game characterdesigner Satoshi Matsuura explains his method for designing characters to playspecific roles in fantasy world video games, graphic novels, anime films andfine art illustrations.

This extraordinary sourcebook contains over 600 different character designs aswell as an exclusive tutorial showing you how to conceptualize and draw new,believable characters with clearly defined features matching their individualmotivations and actions.

The hundreds of characters in this book include:

• Majestic dragons, dinosaurs, monsters and anthropomorphic creatures

• Fairytale ogres, orcs, trolls, giants, elves, fairies, hobbits and dwarves

• Kawaii critters like the Owl Bear, Werechipmunk, Cat Fairy and Mouse Knight

• Zombies, Yokai, demons and oddballs like the Death Mole and Sushi Monster

• Kings, generals, monks, shamans, knights, rogues, assassins, mercenaries and more!

Indispensable for fantasy world artists, this book is an endlessly fascinatingstorehouse of creative ideas!

About the Author

Satoshi Matsuurais a well-known, talenteddesigner of characters for video games specializing in fantasy creatures. Hehas worked on game titles likeLegend of Mana(SquareEnix),Monster Guardians(Konami),Magical Vacation(Nintendo),DenpaNingen no RPG(Genius Sonority),Bravely Default(SquareEnix),Monster Takt(Silicon Studio),Little Noah:Scion of Paradise(Cygames) among others. In the animeDeca-Dence(2020),he was in charge of Gadoll species creature design. He has also contributedillustrations toThe Prince’s Medicine Illustration Bookseries(Jihou).