The very moment I laid my eyes on Satoshi Matsuura‘s illustrations I took an immediate liking to it; my thoughts about his work were very quickly affirmed as I flipped through more pages from this excellent art book Monster & Human, Imaginary Creatures ( 空想世界の住人たち- 松浦聖キャラクターデザイン ).

Featuring a whopping 634 character & creature illustrations in all, Satoshi Matsuura’s art work run the whole fantasy gamut from dragons, demons, humans, magical creatures and many more. In some ways, his art style remind me of Hellboy comic artist Mike Mignola‘s simplified forms and shapes; austere but still striking in their expressive poses.

Satoshi Matsuura is a character/monster designer in the games industry with a long and impressive list of credits to his name including Legend Of Mana, Monster Guardians, Magical Vacation, Bravely Default and many more. I believe this is his first published art book.

I’m a little embarrassed to say that I was not aware of Satoshi Matsuura’s excellent art work until I chanced upon this book; but this is now remedied. This is not only a fun read but a great study and reference for anyone looking to design their own fantasy creatures. Highly recommended.

“Monster & Human, Imaginary Creatures – Satoshi Matsuura 空想世界の住人たち- 松浦聖キャラクターデザイン” art book details :

Dimensions – ‎ 19.2 x 1.4 x 24 cm
Softcover, 143 pages
Full color, In Japanese language

  
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