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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.6
EAN: 9780823023493
ISBN: 0823023494
Label: Watson-Guptill
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: February 01, 2006
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Release Date: February 01, 2006
Sales Rank: 13906
Studio: Watson-Guptill
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• Character design is the key in many industries—and they’re all covered in this book
• Practical step-by-step exercises
• Contributors include Glen Keane, Supervising Animator, Disney
From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob Square-Pants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Creating Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context with a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney’s Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.
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I love this book , is very helpfool for people who needs to answer the normal questions about how to paint and create original characters.
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It's valuable to know how a professional approaches character development. I believe that initial hurdle of creation is an obstacle for many artists and this book helps get over that. Working without a model is very intimidating. If you are in this situation, this book will help a lot. There is a reason those animated characters are so appealing and funny. This author tries to tackle that difficult subject. This book is definitely worthy to own. The way you tell a good book is by the knowledge you ... Read More
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This is a very light book on the subject of using cartoon techniques to inject personality into animated characters. The author's background in the Disney film animation studio made the book something less than I was looking for. I still found the Disney approach to character creation usefully laid out. That I was looking for the Pixar or Hayao Miyazaki's approach is irrelevant. This book is plenty of material for somebody doing light animation stories.
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I've read several how to draw books. So far the the most instruction I've ever gotten was "do this, then do that." The books never explained why. This book explains why. The reason why you start out with simple shapes was probably the biggest "Oh yeah! OK!" moment for me and there were several other momnets.
The book is very well narrated. I actually read through this like a story book, the first time. It is easy to follow and at the end of each chapter there are homework assignments to ... Read More
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This book by Tom Bancroft was a very entertaining and helpful read. I am not a professional in the field of animation or illustration, but I am trying to learn how to improve my skills in the area of character design in hopes of moving into this field in the future. This book does an excellent job of covering all the different facets involved in designing and bringing to life a drawing with real personality. It teaches the basic principles needed to convey character types, emotion, and personality with ... Read More
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