Character Mentor: Learn by Example to Use Expressions, Poses,

Character Mentor: Learn by Example to Use Expressions, Poses, and Staging to Bring Your Characters to Life

You've researched your character extensively, tailored her to your audience,Â sketched hundreds of versions, andÂ now you lean back content as you gaze at your finalÂ character model sheet.Â ButÂ now what?Â Whether you want to useÂ her in an animated film,Â television show, video game, web comic, or children's book, you're going to have to make her perform. How a character looks and is costumed starts to tell her story, but her body language reveals even more. Character Mentor shows you how to pose your character, create emotion through facial expressions, and stage your character to create drama. Author Tom Bancroft addresses each topic with clear, concise prose, and then shows you what he really means through commenting on and redrawing artwork from a variety ofÂ student "apprentices." His assignments allow you to join in and bring your drawing to the next level with concrete techniques, as well as more theoretical analysis. Character Mentor is an apprenticeship in a book. Professional artists from a variety of media offer their experience through additional commentary. These include Marcus Hamilton (Dennis the Menace), Terry Dodson (X-Men), Bobby Rubio (Pixar), Sean "Cheeks" Galloway (Spiderman animated), and more. With a foreword by comicbook artist Adam Hughes, who has produced work for DC, Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Pictures, and other companies.

Country	USA
Author	Tom Bancroft
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781136147371
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Focal Press
Manufacturer	Focal Press
NumberOfPages	174
PublicationDate	2012-11-12
Publisher	Focal Press
ReleaseDate	2012-11-12
Studio	Focal Press

Character Mentor: Learn by Example to Use Expressions, Poses, and Staging to Bring Your Characters to Life

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