{"product_id":"how-to-draw-like-hokusai","title":"How to Draw Like Hokusai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow simple, achievable steps to draw in the style of the legendary Katsushika Hokusai. Learn to draw like the great master and try your hand at over 60 different animals, figures and objects, including swooping cranes, cherry blossom trees, butterflies, people, birds and flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery subject throughout the book is broken down into simple lines and shapes that can be easily recreated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld-famous for his \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji \u003c\/em\u003ewoodblock prints, the Japanese master \u003cstrong\u003eHokusai\u003c\/strong\u003e also created a series of drawing lessons. His first volume of tutorials, originally called \u003cem\u003eQuick Lessons in Simplified Drawing\u003c\/em\u003e, has now been distilled into this easy-to-follow book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow with additional step by step stages, it has never been simpler to emulate the artistic style of a great master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy breaking each subject down into simple lines and shapes, this drawing book for adults demonstrates with clear steps that even detailed drawings can be easily recreated. As you’ll soon discover, there is so much more to Hokusai than ocean waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically and culturally significant, \u003cem\u003eHow to Draw Like Hokusai: Lessons from the Great Master \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrates this ever-popular Japanese artist’s iconic work and allows art fans the opportunity to recreate a little of his magic for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most notable period in \u003cstrong\u003eKatsushika Hokusai's (1760-1849)\u003c\/strong\u003e artistic life was the latter part of his career, beginning in 1830 when he was 70 years old. He began the series of landscapes he is most famous for: \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, which included \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wave, off Kanagawa\u003c\/em\u003e, probably his most iconic image.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspeed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64115952877945,"sku":"ASI-6193","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/How_to_Draw_Like_Hokusai.jpg?v=1785421496","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/how-to-draw-like-hokusai","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}