{"product_id":"how-to-draw-like-hokusai-lessons-from-the-great-master","title":"How to Draw Like Hokusai: Lessons from the Great Master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Draw Like Hokusai: Lessons from the Great Master\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers the drawing tutorials of the Edo-period master Katsushika Hokusai into an approachable step-by-step guide for adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest known for the woodblock prints of \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, Hokusai also produced a series of instructional drawings, originally published as \u003cem\u003eQuick Lessons in Simplified Drawing\u003c\/em\u003e. His method reduces each subject—a bird in flight, a flowering branch, a figure at work—to a handful of basic lines and geometric shapes, then builds it back up into a lively, characterful drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition adds further intermediate stages to each lesson, so that even the more intricate subjects can be followed one stroke at a time. It is as much a window into how Hokusai saw and structured the world as it is a practical drawing book—a reminder that there is far more to his work than the great wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 60 subjects drawn from Hokusai's own lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach drawing broken down into simple lines and shapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional step-by-step stages added for this edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for beginners and experienced sketchers alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to construct animals, birds and insects from basic forms—from swooping cranes to butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques for drawing trees, cherry blossoms and flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHokusai's approach to the human figure, in motion and at rest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe underlying geometry that gives ukiyo-e drawing its economy and energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese painter and printmaker working in the ukiyo-e tradition during the Edo period. Celebrated above all for \u003cem\u003eUnder the Wave off Kanagawa\u003c\/em\u003e, he transformed the woodblock print through bold composition and dynamic perspective, and was a prolific teacher whose drawing manuals reached a wide audience in his lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 × 172 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781915751492\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael O'Mara Books (LOM Art)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e artists, illustrators and designers interested in Japanese art, anyone learning to draw, and admirers of Hokusai looking for a hands-on way into his work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366542344417,"sku":"9781915751492","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/9781915751492.jpg?v=1794183013","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/how-to-draw-like-hokusai-lessons-from-the-great-master","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}