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How to Draw Like Hokusai

Lessons from the Great Master
By Katsushika Hokusai
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Celebrated for his dramatic and beautiful Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji landscape woodblock prints, which included Under the Wave off Kanagawa and Fine Wind, Clear Morning, Hokusai also applied his phenomenal artistic skill to creating a series of drawing lessons. These lessons capture the beauty and... Read More
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Historically and culturally significant, How to Draw LikeHokusai celebrates this perennially popular artist’s iconic work and allows art fans the opportunity to recreate a little of the magic for themselves.

Follow simple, achievable steps to draw in the style of the legendary Katsushika Hokusai.

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Celebrated for his dramatic and beautiful Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji landscape woodblock prints, which included Under the Wave off Kanagawa and Fine Wind, Clear Morning, Hokusai also applied his phenomenal artistic skill to creating a series of drawing lessons. These lessons capture the beauty and style of his art, yet can easily be followed by beginners.

His first volume of these tutorials, originally called Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing, has now been distilled into this easy-to-follow book. Now with additional step by step stages, it has never been simpler to emulate the artistic style of a great master.

Learn to draw over 60 different animals, figures and objects, including swooping cranes, cherry blossom trees, butterflies, people, birds and flowers. By 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.

Historically and culturally significant, How to Draw Like Hokusai celebrates this ever-popular Japanese artist’s iconic work and allows art fans the opportunity to recreate a little of his magic for themselves.

Also available in the series:
9781910552032 What to Draw and How to Draw It
9781910552711 What to Draw and How to Draw It for Kids
9781910552209 Drawing Made Easy
9781915751355 How To Draw Classic Cartoons

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781915751492

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: LOM Art

Illustration: B&W

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 172.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 80

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist best known for his print The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Active during the Edo period, he revolutionized woodblock print art with bold compositions and dynamic perspectives. His series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji secured his legacy as a master of Japanese art and a major influence on Western artists.

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