Pikachu
04-13-2007, 09:21 PM
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A few months back (around November) I picked up Inoue Takehiko's DVD DRAW.
If you're a fan of manga you should definately track down a copy. Inoue Takehiko, the genius manga-ka behind the famed Slam Dunk and Vagabond titles takes you behind the scenes and directly to his drawing table. In a spectacular 3 hour long 2 DVD series you get to watch Inoue draw Volume #24 of his Miyamoto Musashi samurai manga Vagabond.
The Good:
You get to see him draw an entire splash page from start to finish.
The commentaries are subtitled in English.
Commentaries share a lot more information about the process than you actually see. Discussions range from how to break into the industry, to the amount of work it takes to keep a number one spot as a manga-ka, to international fame and success. The commentaries also cover the tools and process of developing a story from layout to finish. There is a very interesting section where Inoue talks about 'American style' vs. 'Japanese style.' It was neat to hear a Japanese pro. talk about the differences from his perspective.
There are two commentaries with Inoue Takehiko and interviewers discussing his technique and inspiration and history with manga and being a manga-ka in Japan.
You get to watch one of Japan's premier manga artists, if not one of the best black and white artists to ever live, do his thing.
You get to see all the tools, tricks, and skills of the trade by a pro.
The Bad:
After the initial splash page you only get to see seven select pages, and even then you only get to see him draw one or two panels on each page. I had hoped there would be more full pages finished.
After Takehiko does 100% of the character work, he roughs in the backgrounds, but then the scene jumps to the next page. You never get to see the clean up and finishing, toning, and extra work put in by his team.
He mentions his team consists anywhere from 7 to 13 assistants depending on the amount of work and impending deadline, but you never see a single assistant. I would have liked to see more of the 'full process' and more of the work space.
The book "WATER" came out a week earlier. I also picked it up right when it came out. It's basically all of the water color splash pages and posters from the full Vagabond series. It's one of the highest quality art books I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous... I even sent my brother a copy for Christmas.
Just thought I'd share with you all.
Pika! :D
A few months back (around November) I picked up Inoue Takehiko's DVD DRAW.
If you're a fan of manga you should definately track down a copy. Inoue Takehiko, the genius manga-ka behind the famed Slam Dunk and Vagabond titles takes you behind the scenes and directly to his drawing table. In a spectacular 3 hour long 2 DVD series you get to watch Inoue draw Volume #24 of his Miyamoto Musashi samurai manga Vagabond.
The Good:
You get to see him draw an entire splash page from start to finish.
The commentaries are subtitled in English.
Commentaries share a lot more information about the process than you actually see. Discussions range from how to break into the industry, to the amount of work it takes to keep a number one spot as a manga-ka, to international fame and success. The commentaries also cover the tools and process of developing a story from layout to finish. There is a very interesting section where Inoue talks about 'American style' vs. 'Japanese style.' It was neat to hear a Japanese pro. talk about the differences from his perspective.
There are two commentaries with Inoue Takehiko and interviewers discussing his technique and inspiration and history with manga and being a manga-ka in Japan.
You get to watch one of Japan's premier manga artists, if not one of the best black and white artists to ever live, do his thing.
You get to see all the tools, tricks, and skills of the trade by a pro.
The Bad:
After the initial splash page you only get to see seven select pages, and even then you only get to see him draw one or two panels on each page. I had hoped there would be more full pages finished.
After Takehiko does 100% of the character work, he roughs in the backgrounds, but then the scene jumps to the next page. You never get to see the clean up and finishing, toning, and extra work put in by his team.
He mentions his team consists anywhere from 7 to 13 assistants depending on the amount of work and impending deadline, but you never see a single assistant. I would have liked to see more of the 'full process' and more of the work space.
The book "WATER" came out a week earlier. I also picked it up right when it came out. It's basically all of the water color splash pages and posters from the full Vagabond series. It's one of the highest quality art books I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous... I even sent my brother a copy for Christmas.
Just thought I'd share with you all.
Pika! :D