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Force

Force

by Mike Mattesi

ArtNonfictionTechniqueFigure drawingMiscellanea
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About this book

A unique perspective on a fundamental skill - Character Design is necessary for animators, game designers, comic book artists and illustrators 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.

Themes & subjects

ArtNonfictionTechniqueFigure drawingMiscellaneaForce and energy

Author

Mike Mattesi

Pages

256

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

15

Language

English

Publisher

CRC Press LLC

ISBN

9781136142383

Where to buy

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