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Force:

Character Design from Life Drawing
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Focal Press, 2008 - Art - 239 pages
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.

* Push your character designs to the next level with creative life drawing
* See how it's done; with photographs of models and the characters they inspired
* Unlock your imagination; put the theory into practice with detailed exercises to sharpen your skills

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Review: Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

User Review  - I Read - Goodreads

This book's merit is the amount of useful techniques described in efficient ways rather than slick illustrations. Full of tips from a man who knows his craft and many inputs from other professionals also. You can learn a lot from reading this. Read full review

Review: Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

User Review  - Parka - Goodreads

(More pictures at parkablogs.com) Force: Character Design from Life Drawing is the second book that deals with life drawing by Mike Mattesi, the first being Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators ... Read full review

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About the author (2008)

Director of the Entertainment Art Academy based in Southern California. He has been a professional production artist and instructor for almost 20 years with clients including Disney, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Dreamworks and Nickelodeon.

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