Force : Character Design from Life Drawing / Mike Mattesi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattesi, Michael D., Director of the Entertainment Art Academy based in Southern California., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Figure drawing--Technique.

Figure drawing.

Motion in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Character design from life drawing

Place of Publication:

Focal Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Force: Character Design from Life Drawing; Copyright; Dedication; Special Thanks; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Key Concepts; Fear; Risk; Opinion; Hierarchy; Contrast and Affinity; Chapter 1: Force with Character; Amazing Angles; Developing Ideas; Chapter 2: Space with Character; Forceful Form; The Spatial Bounding Box-size Equals Depth; Location Equals Depth; Chapter 3: Shape with Character; Abstraction of Shapes; Forceful Shape; The Forceful Triangle; The Brilliant Bounding Box Returns; The Law of Thirds; Facial Ratios; Chapter 4: Costume with Character; Tone or Value; Color Theory

Character InspirationImaginative Design; Chapter 5: Reportage with Character; Finding Character; Character Layout; Architecture with Character; Chapter 6: Animals with Character; Closing; Artist Bios; Index

Notes:

Key Concepts<BR id="CRLF">- Fear<BR id="CRLF">- Risk<BR id="CRLF">- Opinion<BR id="CRLF">- Hierarchy<BR id="CRLF">- Contrast and Affinity<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Force with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Amazing angles<BR id="CRLF">- Developing ideas<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Space with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Spatial Bounding Box<BR id="CRLF">- Playing with depth<BR id="CRLF">- Forced perspective<BR id="CRLF">- Ratio/ Size<BR id="CRLF">- Overlap<BR id="CRLF">- Creating flat design<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Shape with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Straight to Curve Design<BR id="CRLF">- Forceful Triangle<BR id="CRLF">- The Brilliant Bounding Box<BR id="CRLF">- Seeing ratios through Hierarchy<BR id="CRLF">- Facial Ratios<BR id="CRLF">- The law of Thirds<BR id="CRLF"> <BR id="CRLF">Costume with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Tonal Theory<BR id="CRLF">- Color theory<BR id="CRLF">- Imaginative Designs<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Reportage with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Using forced perspective<BR id="CRLF">- The character behind architecture<BR id="CRLF">- Forcing the stories<BR id="CRLF"><BR id="CRLF">Animals with Character<BR id="CRLF">- Pulling character out of animals.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786611279523

9781136139895

1136139893

9781136139901

1136139907

9781281279521

1281279528

9780080570341

0080570348

OCLC:

463310075