Creating Stylized Animals - How to design compelling real and imaginary animal characters

Learn how to create compelling and accomplished stylized animal characters, with the step-by-step guidance of professional animators and artists.

Summary

Learn how to create compelling and accomplished stylized animal characters, with the step-by-step guidance of professional animators and artists.

Foreword

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Product details

• Assisted by: 3dtotal Publishing (Editor), 3dtotal Publishing (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2021
• EAN: 9781912843251
• ISBN: 978-1-912843-25-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 259 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 1142 g
• Illustrations: Black & white and color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Techniques / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, ART / Techniques / Drawing, ART / Digital, ART / Study & Teaching, Other graphic or visual art forms, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Animals in art, Creature art, Stylized