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BOOK PUBLICATIONS


FIGURE DRAWING FOR DUMMIES

Written and illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi

Publisher: Wiley Publishing

Also available: French (coming soon)

Price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling


“This is a great resource! Starting with the basics and moving

to more advanced techniques, this book is very helpful to people

of all levels. Okabayashi breaks down the material in easy to

understand topics. Anyone wanting to improve their figure

drawing skills will find what they are looking for here.”

                M. Scott, Astoria, New York

 


MANGA FOR DUMMIES

Written and illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi

Publisher: Wiley Publishing

Also available: French and German

Price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling


“Superb quality and very very thorough. Extremely well done

and a must-have for every manga lover!”

                Laurel Andretta, Woodstock, NY

 


THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM (MANGA EDITION)

Illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi

Written by New York Times Bestseller, Patrick Lencioni

Edited by Doug Jackson

Publisher: Jossey Bass Publishing

Also available: Portuguese and Bahasa

Price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling


I’ve just read Patrick Lencioni’s brilliant book, The Five Dysfunctions

of a Team, now out with Manga-style graphics. It is superb!

Kensuke Okabayashi adds value to an already great book

with wonderful illustrations, making the book an absolute joy to read.

                Lee Hopkins, management psychologist - www.leehopkins.net

 


JAVA! Issues 1 - 3

Created, illustrated, and written by Kensuke Okabayashi

Publisher: Committed Comics

Price: $3.00 plus shipping and handling

 
















VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

I plan to post a series of tutorials on how I draw or paint. Check back soon!

MAGIC CARDS (LIMITED EDITION ARTIST PROOFS)

 

For art / book sales as well as commissions and questions please fill in the boxes with your contact information. I will get back to you as soon as possible. All books are personally autographed. Regrettably, I only have the English translations. For those interested my books translated overseas, please inquire on Amazon. For frequent updates, visit my studio blog.

Cards I illustrated are the following:

Johnny Combo Player

Callous Deceiver

Rimefeather Owl

Junkyo Bell

Gutless Ghoul

Kiri Onna

Blue Lit Warden


All cards are signed and carefully packaged when shipped.

CURRENT ART EXHIBITIONS: KOSS2


EXPERIENCE A NEW ART PROJECT AT WWW.KOSS2.COM

WHERE I TEAM UP WITH PHOTOGRAPHER, STEPHANIE SELISKAR TO DELIVER A NEW VISUAL ART FORM.


WE’RE CURRENTLY EXHIBITING AT THE BIG BAR IN EAST VILLAGE, NEW YORK CITY.