Katagiri Hiroshi is a veteran special effects makeup artist/creature designer/sculptor whose many credits include work he did at Stan Winston studios and for films like Pacific Rim, Cabin In The Woods, War Of The Worlds, Hellboy and more. I first featured his work in the 2nd issue of Sousakuzine.

This book (Anatomy Sculpting) is both a portfolio of his sculpt pieces for feature films/personal works, as well as an instructional/masterclass on the numerous techniques he employs for his sculpting work.

(above & below) Sculpt design for the Gypsy Danger Jaeger from GDT’s Pacific Rim. The final realized design is beautifully reproduced on this 18 inch NECA model.

(above) Merman monster design from Joss Whedon’s Cabin In The Woods. (below) Alien creature design from Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds remake.

The 2nd half of the book delves into sculpting techniques and there is great emphasis on the reference/study of accurate human muscle structure and form.  Dedicated sculpting notes on both male and female body forms are included.

A great showcase of Katagiri Hiroshi’s body of work and sculpting techniques. The book is in Japanese, but perhaps a tip or two can still be figured out from the surplus of images found in the instructional section.

“Anatomy Sculpting – Katagiri Hiroshi 片桐裕司 造形テクニックブック” book details :

Dimensions – 10.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
Soft cover, 160 pages
Full color, in Japanese

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