Fundamentals of Character Design: How to Create Engaging Characters for Illustration, Animation & Visual Development

Description

Price: [price_with_discount]
(as of [price_update_date] – Details)

[ad_1]
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.

From the Publisher

Add to Cart

Add to Cart

Add to Cart

Add to Cart

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars 216

4.8 out of 5 stars 1,084

4.8 out of 5 stars 351

4.8 out of 5 stars 884

Price

$25.50$25.50 $19.11$19.11 $31.94$31.94 $34.49$34.49

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
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 24, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1912843188
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1912843183
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.7 x 0.9 x 11.6 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #55,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Digital Art #14 in How to Create Anime & Cartoons #35 in Illustration and Graphic Design
Customer Reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (917) var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
[ad_2]