Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Michael D. Mattesi

ISBN 10: 0240809939 / ISBN 13: 9780240809939

Published by Taylor & Francis Mai 2008, 2008

About this Item

Neuware -Mike Mattesi shows animators and comic book artists how to use life drawing models as an inspiration for characters that audiences can relate to. He then encourages them to build on this to develop and 'PUSH' their character designs to new heights of dramatic and visual impact with universal principles that can be adapted to meet specific project needs.

Seller Inventory # 9780240809939

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Force: Character Design from Life Drawing
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Mai 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240809939
• ISBN 13: 9780240809939
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 277W x 216H x 16D millimeters 277 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 664 grams

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Michael Mattesi has authored several FORCE books, published in numerous languages, utilized around the world to inspire and educate artists on the concept of FORCE. He has instructed FORCE Drawing for over twenty years and inspired thousands of artists.

Simultaneously, Michael has been contributing his skills as a professional artist on numerous award-winning projects in varied capacities and has collaborated with Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks/PDI, Zynga, The School of Visual Arts, Beijing University, Art Center, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, San Jose State University, The Academy of Art University, Nickelodeon, LeapFrog and many others. Michael’s students occupy all fields of the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities.

Michael lives in northern California with his wife and two daughters. Visit him at:

DrawingFORCE.com

and connect with Michael on Facebook at:

DrawingFORCE.com with Mike Mattesi

or email him directly:

mike@drawingforce.com