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

An eye-opening, visual-led exploration of the fundamental aspects of character design, including narrative, shape language, proportion, and expression.

Summary

An eye-opening, visual-led exploration of the fundamental aspects of character design, including narrative, shape language, proportion, and expression.

Foreword

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Product details

• Assisted by: 3dtotal Publishing (Editor), Publishing 3dtotal (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2020
• EAN: 9781912843183
• ISBN: 978-1-912843-18-3
• Dimensions: 226 mm x 297 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 1446 g
• Illustrations: Color and B&W photographs and illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Painting, drawing, colour; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Techniques / General, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, ART / Subjects & Themes / Human Figure, ART / Digital, Illustration & commercial art, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Sketching;Illustration;Drawing;Character;Design, Sketching; Design; Drawing; Illustration; Character