<p><strong>Everything you need to know about drawing characters with confidence.</strong></p>

<p>Beverly Johnson's book is packed with scores of fun exercises that will really motivate young beginner artists who are just getting interested in drawing for animation, comic book art, or just for pleasure.</p>

<p>In a series of beginner-friendly exercises, she explores how to conceptualize wonderful, convincing characters and shows how to translate ideas into great professional-looking drawings. The book is organised into key chapters associated with what makes engaging, three-dimensional characters.</p>

<p>This book demonstrates how to create diverse characters with strong personalities, unique mannerisms and interests; how to understand their motivations, find their passions and make them come alive. Split into 75, easy-to-follow and fun exercises, Bev leads the young reader through the techniques and skills needed to create their very own characters.</p>

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<p>I absolutely loved this book, I have been looking to expand into animation and thoroughly enjoyed drawing the characters from this book.</p>

- Sarah Oates, Customer Review

<p><strong>Beverly Johnson's book is packed with scores of fun exercises that will really motivate younger beginner artists who are just getting interested in drawing for animation, comic book art, or just for pleasure.</strong></p>

<p>In a series of beginner-friendly exercises, she explores how to conceptualize wonderful, convincing characters and shows how to translate ideas into great professional-looking drawings. </p>

<p>The book is organised into key chapters associated with what makes engaging , three-dimensional characters. Read the advice and then work your way through the exercises and you will get to the end with a portfolio bursting with wonderful creations.</p>

<p>This book demonstrates how to create diverse characters with strong personalities, unique mannerisms and interests; how to understand their motivations, find their passions and make them come alive.</p>

<p>Split into 75, easy-to-follow and fun exercises, Bev leads the young reader through the techniques and skills needed to create their very own characters.</p>

<p>Beverly Johnson is an illustrator based in Burbank, California. She draws for a living, including children's books, storyboarding, and character design. She has worked for Lucasfilm, Houghton-Mifflin Publishing, CollegeHumour, Adobe and Character Design Quarterly, among others.</p>

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Beverly Johnson’s book is packed with scores of fun exercises that will really motivate young beginner artists who are just getting interested in drawing for animation, comic book art, or just for pleasure. In a series of beginner-friendly exercises, she explores how to conceptualize wonderful, convincing characters and shows how to translate ideas into great professional-looking drawings. The book is organized into key chapters associated with what makes engaging, three-dimensional characters. Read the advice, work your way through the exercises and you will get to the end with a portfolio bursting with wonderful creations. This book demonstrates how to create diverse characters with strong personalities, unique mannerisms and interests; how to understand their motivations, find their passions and make them come alive. Split into 75 easy-to-follow and fun exercises, Bev leads the young reader through the techniques and skills needed to create their very own characters.
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Everything you need to know about drawing characters with confidence.
Welcome to my World Chapter 1: The Tools I Like to Use Chapter 2: Shape Language How to diversify and use shapes in your designs. Chapter 3: Personality How design can help define a character’s personality and temperament. Chapter 4: Faces and Expressions How to draw expressive characters and convey particular emotions, as well as diversify faces. Chapter 5: Body Language How a character’s body language can show their inner thoughts and mood. Chapter 6: Character Interaction How to illustrate a compelling relationship between characters — be it friendship, romance, hatred, or rivalry. Chapter 7: Costuming and Props How to create clothing and props that emphasize a character’s personality, not distract from them. Chapter 8: Drawing from Life How to incorporate your own experiences and observations into characters. Chapter 9: Drawing Techniques A mini crash course in key drawing techniques, such as using drawn media, using color, working with pens, understanding tones and shadows. Index and Credits
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In a series of beginner-friendly exercises, Bev Johnson explores how to conceptualize wonderful, convincing characters and shows how to translate ideas into great professional-looking drawings. Learn how to create diverse characters with strong personalities, unique mannerisms, and interests, understand their motivations, find their passions and make them come alive! The book is organized into key chapters associated with what makes engaging, three-dimensional characters. Split into 75, easy-to-follow and fun exercises, Bev leads the young reader through the techniques and skills needed to create their very own characters.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782218074
Publisert
2022-06-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Search Press Ltd
Vekt
656 gr
Høyde
279 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Dybde
11 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
G, 01
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144

Forfatter

Biographical note

Beverly Johnson is an illustrator based in California, USA. She draws for a living, including children’s books, storyboarding, and character design. She has worked for Lucasfilm, Houghton-Mifflin Publishing, CollegeHumor, Adobe and Character Design Quarterly, among others. Find her online at www.bevsi.weebly.com and on Instagram as @beverlylove