A new proposal for drawing landscapes! Fumi Yamamoto, a master of background art who has drawn attention for his realistic landscapes in the animation world such as ``Laputa: Castle in the Sky,'' ``Princess Mononoke,'' and ``The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.'' This is the definitive book that explains everything about how the realistic depictions of landscapes that have moved people are created. Full of interviews and explanations of the works. This book, which was created after about half a year of in-depth research, has an overwhelming volume of over 240 pages, and includes information such as clouds, trees, water, etc. We will thoroughly explain how to draw various motifs. As a special appendix, it comes with a sketch by Fumi Yamamoto that you can try your hand at coloring! [table of contents] Basics: Drawing landscapes from the five elements: wind, air, water, earth, and fire. Practical edition Approaching realistic landscape expressions such as the sea, earth, and fire Advanced Edition: Draw memorable landscapes such as trees and cityscapes Materials: Landscape production techniques learned from background art Interview with Fumi Yamamoto [Author introduction] Nizo Yamamoto Born in 1953 in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture (formerly Fukue City). Since serving as his first art director on the television animation series ``Future Boy Conan'' in 1978, he has also worked on ``Castle in the Sky'' (1986) and ``Grave of the Fireflies.'' (1988), Princess Mononoke (1997), and many other masterpieces. In recent years, he served as the art director for ``The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' in 2006, and directed the TV special ``Miyori no Mori'' in 2007. In 2011, the ``Fumi Yamamoto Exhibition, Creator of Japanese Animation Art'' was held and has since toured all over the country.