The Bird King: An Artist's Sketchbook

By Shaun Tan

Award-winning artist Shaun Tan brings his story-making to life in this beautiful sketchbook, now with brand new content.

A treasure trove of sketchbook pages, jottings, doodles and drawings from life reveal much about Shaun's personal style and themes in this inspiring collection. Extensive brand new content includes pencil sketches for upcoming books, development work for Eric and cover design ideas for Cicada, along with new oil paint landscape sketches and character studies. This is a must-have for any Shaun Tan fan, particularly art and illustration students, as well as any lover of story and the creative process.

Categories: Non-Fiction

For readers aged: 10+

Publication details:
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406389241
Published: 03 Oct 2019
Price: £16.99

Size: 210 x 155 mm
Pages: 176

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'The sharing of unfinished work is a generous gesture, and the collection is a treasure trove for any young artist who wants to know more about how ideas are captured on paper.' Publishers Weekly, starred review

'Unmistakable are his flawless craftsmanship, his organically industrial yet timeless aesthetic, and his lyrically haunting style and tone... A powerful springboard for the imagination.' Booklist, starred review

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