Masae Takakuwa

TAKAKUWA Masae

Professor Film and Performing Arts Course

area of expertise: art anatomy, art studies, animation, illustration

Main subjects

Human Body Drawing, Artistic Anatomy, Animation I, Animation II, Color Theory, Project Research I, Project Research II, Video Production C, Video Production D, Media Basics Seminar F

Research Themes and Keywords

Human Croquis, Art Anatomy, Comparative Morphology, Digital Sculpture, Original Animation, Novel

Final academic background/degree

School of Visual Arts/ Master of Fine Arts

Affiliated academic society

The Society of Art Anatomy, Contents Education Society, The Evolutionary Society of Japan, The Society of Information and Communication Studies

Major achievements

Art education books:
"Human Figure Sketches" (Marl Publishing, 2011)
"Human Body Art Quick Drawing" (Taiwanese translation), "Human Body Anatomy and Quick Drawing" (Chinese translation), "Inchecroki - Using Art and Literature" (Korean translation), "Artistic Anatomy for Artists" (co-translation, Maru Publishing, 2013), "Textbook of Animation" (Animation Talent Development and Education Program Committee, 2009)

novel:
“ACTT PROJECT” (Bungenko, 2020)

anime:
"ACTT PROJECT" (PV, Satellite, 2011)

paper:
"The Significance of Anatomical Consistency in Creature Modeling Using 3D Sculpting Tools" (Journal of the Japan Society for Content Education, 2021),
"Problem Solving in the Portrait Drawing of SNS Icon Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt: The Need for Structural Consistency and Emotional Expression in the Portrait Drawing of Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States" (Journal of the Japan Society for Content Education, 2021)
"A Study on the Causes of 'Melancholy' as Seen in the Portrait of Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States" (Journal of the Japan Society for Content Education, 2021)
"A Proposal for a Method of Learning Figure Drawing for Animator Training" (Journal of Art Anatomy, 2011)
"A Proposal for Creature (Virtual Organism) Design Education Based on Comparative Anatomy and Body Brain Insights of Closely Related Animals on the Evolutionary Tree" (Josai International University Bulletin, 2023)

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I want to draw, but I'm hopelessly bad at drawing. I have been attending classes with the goal of improving the drawing skills of such students. Now, I make it my life to be of help to people who have such a wish.