Hokusai: An Artists' Tribute

by 3dTotal Publishing (Editor)

Hokusai, one of the greatest masters in the history of art and a huge influence on modern-day manga, is celebrated by current artists in this extraordinary book.

The featured artists, including the hugely popular Kelogsloops, Canadian artist Janice Sung, and Norwegian fantasy artist Mona Finden, have created thoughtful reimaginings of drawings from Hokusai's The Great Picture Book of Everything and share beautiful insights into the inspiration that Hokusai has provided them. Choosing works such as Palm tree and Myna bird and Daoist master Zhou Sheng ascends a cloud-ladder to the moon, the contributors explain their creative choices, show development images, and display the final exclusive piece in their individual project chapter. They apply their own style and approach, while staying true to the original narrative and composition of Hokusai's drawing.

An Artists' Tribute also includes written contributions from experts on the great artist, with discussions on the undeniable impact he made on the world of art, and manga in particular. For lifelong Hokusai admirers or those new to his influence, this book is an essential addition to any art-book collection.

Genres: Art

288 pages, Hardcover

Published September 30, 2025

About the author

Originally a digital artist’s resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.

Reviews

[Emery · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been a while since I've sat and READ a book on art. When I was in high school, I studied photography and read photography books (that's right) on techniques as well as the works of other photographers in history, and I feel like these days, a lot of that is lost. People scroll by and see an art piece, but don't stop to really appreciate it! That's what I really loved about this book. Not only did I get to see so much amazing art by artists, honoring one of the masters, but I got to look at their process as well as their breakdowns of how they created their illustrations.

I mostly draw for fun. I do plan on getting into science illustration, but it tends to be a bit different (sometimes) when it comes to big illustrations. Learning about the processes of these artists has really reopened my eyes to wanting to get back into studying art, just for the fun of it. I had bought tools to delve back into traditional (which was my main medium for many years before I got a tablet a few years ago), so I'm excited to really pursue it with clearer goals in mind~