Book description
Design creative characters inspired by real people. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and 'PUSH' your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable characters audiences can relate to.Packed with color illustrations and photographs of the models who inspired them. With step-by-step explanation of how the characters were developed and exercises for you to sharpen your skills this is everything you need to bring your characters to life.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Special Thanks
- Foreword
- Preface
- Key Concepts
- Chapter 1. Force with Character
- Chapter 2. Space with Character
- Chapter 3. Shape with Character
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Chapter 4. Costume with Character
- Tone or Value
- Color Theory
- Erin Leong
- Teddy Newton
- Deanna Marsigliese
- Stephen Silver
- Dean Yeagle
- Stephanie Laberis
- John Nevarez
- John Nevarez
- Stephanie Laberis
- Marc Perry
- Ragnar
- Phil Rynda
- Phil Rynda
- Teddy Newton
- Patrick Morgan
- Marc Perry
- Teddy Newton
- Jake Kazdal
- Marc Perry
- Griselda Sastrawinita
- Teddy Newton
- Character Inspiration
- Imaginative Design
- Chapter 5. Reportage with Character
- Chapter 6. Animals with Character
- Closing
- Artist Bios
- Index
Product information
- Title: Force: Character Design from Life Drawing
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136139895
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