Hanami II - Black and White Beautiful Line Drawing Illustration Tutorial for Classic of Mountains and Seas

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an ancient book with extremely rich content and a collection of bizarre stories. From ancient times to the present, countless literati have drawn inspiration from this book and recreated it, using paintings and words to depict the wonderful world of ancient Chinese mythology. The inspiration for this book comes from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". In this book, the author personifies some well-known characters in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" through his own understanding, and draws them using black and white aesthetic line draft illustrations. Each painting is very delicate, and each character has its own story, which is vivid and full of oriental charm and mystery. This book is divided into three parts: basic elements, detailed explanations of cases, and appreciation of beautiful pictures. The basic elements part follows some basic theories and techniques explained in the author's first book - "Hanami: Professional Techniques for Beautiful Black and White Line Drawing", and expands and deepens it, including explanations of meteorology, landscape elements, plant elements and animal elements. The detailed case explanation part is relatively difficult to learn. This part uses the techniques described in the first book and the basic elements part of this book to create creations. From composition to draft drawing, to outline drawing, to fine characterization, there are very detailed explanations. There are a large number of illustrations in the picture appreciation section, and each character is accompanied by a corresponding theme text introduction, which facilitates readers to understand the background of the character and at the same time find inspiration for painting. In addition, every case in the book, including illustration appreciation, is equipped with a teaching video to meet readers' "scan and read" needs. The content of this book is explained step by step from the shallower to the deeper. The creation is mainly based on the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and the mythical characters and spirits derived from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". The characters are rich in themes and the pictures are very beautiful. It is suitable for illustrators with certain painting experience, as well as beginners who like black and white illustrations and want to improve their line drawing skills.