Force: Character Design from Life Drawing
Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Author: Mike Mattesi

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1136139893

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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.

The Drawing Club
The Drawing Club

Author: Bob Kato

Publisher: Quarry Books

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1627880348

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Are you a fan of film, comics, video games and animation? Do you love to draw and tell stories? If so, you are like the hundreds of artists who come to expand and broaden their skills at Los Angeles' original character drawing workshop, The Drawing Club. Since 2002, artists from all over the LA region have gathered each Thursday night at a special place where story and character are interpreted from life. In The Drawing Club, many of these professional working artists and the club's founder, Bob Kato, will teach you how to think differently about drawing characters from life€”and, in true Drawing Club spirit, have a good time doing it! Whether you're a full-time commercial artist, a hobbyist, or you just like to draw, the exercises in The Drawing Club are for you! - Learn how to translate the world from 3D to 2D. - Tell a story through your work. - Gain insights into various materials. - Examine comic approaches to drawing. - Discover how to develop your voice as an artist. - An impressive gallery showcases the fine work and inspiring characters from many of the master artists and animators working today!

The Art of the Book of Life
The Art of the Book of Life

Author: Jorge Gutierrez

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1630080896

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A tale packed with adventure, The Book of Life celebrates the power of friendship and family, and the courage to follow your dreams. To determine whether the heart of humankind is pure and good, two godlike beings engage in an otherworldly wager during Mexico's annual Day of the Dead celebration. They tether two friends, Manolo and Joaquin, into vying for the heart of the beautiful and fiercely independent Maria, with comical and sometimes dangerous consequences. This volume is an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at the making of the animated feature film The Book of Life, from visionary producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and director Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera).

A Sketch of the Life and Character of Daniel Boone
A Sketch of the Life and Character of Daniel Boone

Author: Peter Houston

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9780811715225

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Originally written in 1842 as a letter in response to a request from the author's grandson, this work recounts the life and experiences of Daniel Boone.

Character Mentor
Character Mentor

Author: Tom Bancroft

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 113614742X

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A mentor in a book-author and former Disney animator Tom Bancroft shows how to pose and stage your characters to create drama, emotion, and personality.

Witness (Scholastic Gold)
Witness (Scholastic Gold)

Author: Karen Hesse

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 0545345944

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Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse emerses readers in a small Vermont town in 1924 with this haunting and harrowing tale. Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest, twelve-year-old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year-old Esther, who is Jewish.In this story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the haunting and impassioned voices of its inhabitants, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse takes readers into the hearts and minds of those who bear witness.