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What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do character designers develop ideas that are unique, memorable, and captivate us as an audience? This book answers these questions and more, taking a comprehensive, visual, and analytical approach to discover just what it is that makes a character appealing. Understand key principles like shape language, proportion, and exaggeration, and learn from talented professionals who share industry secrets for getting the most out of anatomy, gesture, expression, and costume. Uncover ways to convey relationships and interaction between multiple characters, and how narrative fuels authentic and engaging characterization. With hundreds of lively illustrations to inspire and study, and tricks of the trade from celebrated artists, this thorough and insightful volume is an essential library addition for anyone interested in character design.
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About this book
From the dawn of art to the latest feature-length animation, animals never fail to engage us. Follow in the pawprints of professional artists in this beginner-friendly guide, and you’ll be creating your own memorable animal characters in no time. Join professional illustrators, animators, and comic artists as they demonstrate how to exaggerate form and proportion. Sharing in-depth knowledge of creating fun and memorable characters, this book teaches essential creative design skills. Step backstage of the animation, illustration and video game industries to learn how characters are briefed and designed. This indispensable title focuses on meeting stakeholder needs, while creating dynamic, imaginative and original characters. This comprehensive first volume explores the use of color and light in both digital and traditional media, with theory, tutorials, techniques, and tips written and illustrated by the world’s best known and most talented artists.
Publisher : 3DTotal Publishing; Illustrated edition (November 24, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1912843188
ISBN-13 : 978-1912843183
Item Weight : 3.19 pounds
Dimensions : 8.7 x 0.9 x 11.6 inches
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Customers find this book a good resource for learning about drawing people. It contains helpful tips on character design, with diverse characters and facial expressions. The illustrations are great, taking their art to the next level. They appreciate the variety of art styles presented, making it the most diverse art book in their collection.
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