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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.018
EAN: 9780240808451
ISBN: 0240808452
Label: Focal Press
Manufacturer: Focal Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Focal Press
Sales Rank: 6333
Studio: Focal Press
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Product Description:
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators
Capture the force in your life drawing subjects with this practical guide to dynamic drawing techniques - packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples that show you how to:
* Bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing techniques
* Create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings
* Experience the figure's energy in three dimensional space
* Use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to clarify the direction of force in the body
* Build on your foundational anatomy and figure drawing skills to animate your drawings
*Apply the theory of force to your on-location and animal drawing observations
Whether you are an animator, comic book artist, illustrator or fine arts' student you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject while Mike Mattesi's infectious enthusiasm will have you reaching for your pencils!
Mike Mattesi is the owner and founder of Entertainment Art Academy (www.enterartacad.com) based in Southern California. He has been a professional production artist and instructor for the last fifteen years with clients including Disney, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks and Nickelodeon.
Audience level: Intermediate to advanced
* Discover and master the techniques of rhythmic drawing and bring your work to life
* Learn from a professional production artist who has successfully taught his unique techniques for the last fifteen years
* Written in an accessible, enthusiastic style which will have you reaching for your pencils!
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- Great for expanding on the fundamentals.If you've already had a foundation class in figure drawing, this book is highly recommended as a means of continuing self study and to continue advancing in refinement of technique. Though the title implies this is for animators, the skills one learns in this text have applications for adding more life in works of fine art, or anywhere else where the human figure is required to show depth and emotion, such as in graphic novels, comics, etc...
Looking forward to reading Mattesi's other ... Read More
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- Particularly invaluable to the self-taughtFor those of us who have not received formal fine art education, and have attended only a smattering of figure drawing classes (without prior theoretical instruction, making it somewhat less useful), "Force" is invaluable. Its coverage of dynamic pose and the use of line weight as a signifier finally clarifies the jargon we hear from art school grads of "drawing loose" and "with energy."
Even for non-animators, "Force" will imbue your drawings with a sense of motion and anticipation. Figuring ... Read More
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- Forceful Life Drawing for AnimatorsForce: Character Design from Life Drawing
I immediately applied some of the major principles highlighted in this superb book on approaching the task of life drawing in a different way. As a cartoonist, I have often struggled with trying to get a grip on drawing a human quickly and effortlessly. Sure, I have all the other books, but I came across this one accidently while browsing at my local bookstore. On a whim and to see if I had grasped the major concepts correctly, I used a book on dinosaurs ... Read More
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- Huge ImprovementThis book is a must have if you would like to improve your drawings (especially gestures). The book is well written and soooo easy to understand the meaning behind Mattesi's lessons. I knew this book would be a great way to study and learn to draw better, but I can't believe how fast my drawings have improved, in only a few weeks out of a semester of figure drawing. I compared my drawings (about 8 class sessions), and anybody can totally see the huge improvements. It was so wierd that it looked as if 2 different ... Read More
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- after all the GREAT reviews I am surprised BUT I did NOT like itMANY great reviews had me taking a chance and ordering this book. If you are at a beginner level with line drawing and the quality of line--then it is a good buy.Many teachers do not stress these force lines. I guess I was lucky as mine did (years ago in the 70's)In this book, he stresses force lines of figure drawing and the quality of the line (light touch, dark, heavy) as a way to show the force in a figure--therefore, adding a new dimension to your flat looking drawings IF you always use the same pressure on ... Read More
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