Author Description

These are collections of artwork by Kao Yung & Kuan-Liang, leading Taiwanese Manga artists. Their drawing style has been influenced by Japanese manga and anime. However, their artwork shows their own originality. For example, their characters have the look of Chinese heroes and heroines. Those exotic characters should attract many manga fans. The book contains 64 color illustrations in the first half; one third of the artwork has never been published before and was especially drawn for this book. The second half of the book features from the artists tips on creating artwork. These black and white pages present not only the completed designs, but also rough sketches, thoughts at the creation stage, and comments from the artist, as well as the artist's sources of inspiration.