Shin Tanabe Figure Sculpting Guide

Kaiga Tanabe Shin is a sculptor who has created three-dimensional figures of a wide range of subjects, from live-action films to anime and comic characters, and even historical figures. This book is Tanabe’s first book on the theme of “making prototypes by hand.” It focuses on the hand-made prototype figure sculpting production that Tanabe has been repeating for many years. From the tools used to the work process, from reproduction to painting, it provides a thorough explanation of “what to use, how to use it” and “why to do it,” making it a book that covers all of Tanabe Shin’s modeling techniques in the non-digital realm.

English/Japanese text for step-by-step process, other sections are Japanese-only (see sample pages)
Full colour
A4 softcover
128 pages
Release date: August 5, 2025