The World of Guweiz

by Gu Zheng Wei

The second installment in the intriguing journey of Guweiz , whose stunning art has earned him over 1 million followers on Instagram .  Following on from his first book, The Art of Gu Zheng Wei , the artist now takes us deeper into his world of absorbing manga-style art , discussing the storytelling in his work and his evolution as an artist.
Fans will discover new insights into the artist’s creative processes, with in-depth step-by-step tutorials and discussions around working full-time as a freelance artist. Guweiz will talk about how he has grown and changed as an artist since his first Art of book, offering a rare opportunity for readers to see a famous artist’s progression documented across the years in beautiful keepsake books.

Genres: Art

152 pages, Hardcover

Published August 29, 2023

Reviews

[Filu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love, love, love all the art, but i feel like this wasn’t exactly helpful when you are interested in creating storylines and visualising a narrative. Maybe it‘s just me but while I appreciate the (what the artists calls) sets, I don‘t really see a story in any of them, except the last one. The lake series is stunning and is giving Eldenring meets Samurai vibes. But it also consists of more pieces than the other sets so it just felt more like a story by itself.

I follow Guweiz on Instagram and this book really showcased how pieces look incredibly detailed on Social Media but when you look at them on a bigger scale they are really sketchy and almost seem unfinished. This really put my concern for detail into perspective and reminded me that i absolutely do not have to flesh out every single thing and that I maybe shouldn’t zoom in quite so much.

Guweiz is a master of environment and cityscapes and looking at his art in this book just showed how good he is with depicting light and color.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Given that The Art of Guweiz went into a lot of technical aspects of the artist’s work, I was hoping this volume would be more of a straightforward art book. While the layout, design, and presentation were all very nice, I’m afraid that most of the art “process” text was of little interest to me personally. This is one of those instances where I wish the art would have simply spoken for itself. Still, there’s lots here for both fans and illustrators of all levels.

[SonataReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvelous!

[Alba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helped me learn a bit more about composition and narrative illustration. I love Guweiz's art.

[✿ ~Yessenia~♥︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

genuinely love Guweiz art !