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Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators: 10th Anniversary Edition Paperback – 8 September 2006

by Mike Mattesi (Author)
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Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators

Capture the force in your life drawing subjects with this practical guide to dynamic drawing techniques - packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples that show you how to:

* Bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing techniques
* Create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings
* Experience the figure's energy in three dimensional space
* Use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to clarify the direction of force in the body
* Build on your foundational anatomy and figure drawing skills to animate your drawings
*Apply the theory of force to your on-location and animal drawing observations


Whether you are an animator, comic book artist, illustrator or fine arts' student you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject while Mike Mattesi's infectious enthusiasm will have you reaching for your pencils!

Mike Mattesi is the owner and founder of Entertainment Art Academy (www.enterartacad.com) based in Southern California. He has been a professional production artist and instructor for the last fifteen years with clients including Disney, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks and Nickelodeon.

Audience level: Intermediate to advanced
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  1. Print length
    244 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Routledge
  4. Publication date
    8 September 2006
  5. Dimensions
    1.91 x 21.59 x 27.94 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0240808452
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0240808451
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'For animators or anyone exploring life drawing, this book is an inspirational choice.'
3D World, Feb 2007

'Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2e is key to understanding how to capture forceful poses with dynamic drawing. It is informative, concise, and packed full of inspirational illustrations...Force is not just another 'anatomy for animators' book - it assumes that the reader has experience of figure drawing. The focus here is to build on that knowledge and to use straight and curved lines to show the direction of force in the body. Every point in the text is thoroughly demonstrated with the help of superb, dynamically drawn examples.' - Animated News, Oct. 2, 2006

Review

'For animators or anyone exploring life drawing, this book is an inspirational choice.'
3D World, Feb 2007

'Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, 2e is key to understanding how to capture forceful poses with dynamic drawing. It is informative, concise, and packed full of inspirational illustrations...Force is not just another 'anatomy for animators' book - it assumes that the reader has experience of figure drawing. The focus here is to build on that knowledge and to use straight and curved lines to show the direction of force in the body. Every point in the text is thoroughly demonstrated with the help of superb, dynamically drawn examples.' - Animated News, Oct. 2, 2006

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2 edition (8 September 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0240808452
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0240808451
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.91 x 21.59 x 27.94 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 226

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Tom Vasta
5.0 out of 5 stars Gives a new perspective on the way to look at life.
Reviewed in the United States on 14 June 2023
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The book has so much good information, that I definitely will be making a study of the lessons. For me as amateur artist, Mr. Mattesi help free my mind in the way I looked a drawing. He speaks of a pyramid of hierarchy (levels of detail). At the top is just capturing the gesture, then as the drawing develops, more details are added. I knew this but visually seeing it helps me from getting stuck on the wheel of detail. Lastly, the chapters build on one another. So what was learned can be applied as new material is presented. If you want a great way to re-fresh you artistic MOJO, get this book! It will help develop, hone, and improve your skills, no matter what level you are at.
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Tich
5.0 out of 5 stars Sottovalutato
Reviewed in Italy on 16 January 2023
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Purtroppo, "Force" è uno dei pochi libri davvero utilissimi nel dare "vita" alle proprie figure. Il libro non è soltanto per gli animatori, anzi, è estremamente utile per chiunque voglia dare dinamicità alla proprie creazioni.È di fatto uno dei consigli principali dagli esperti , indifferentemente dal settore, è di studiare i lavori dei grandi animatori, come Glean Keane,Fred Moore etc dato che solo loro sono i maestri nel dare personalità e vita ai propri lavori
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Cliente de Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Un must
Reviewed in Mexico on 13 June 2017
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Un muy buen libro para mejorar en el dibujo. Puedo notar un antes y un después de este libro. Los dibujos qué hay en este libro ayudan mucho a darse una idea de qué cualidades debes de adoptar.
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Bhaskar
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on 28 March 2018
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Must have for all the artists.
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R.C.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have...
Reviewed in Canada on 26 January 2017
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Awesome book! This is exactly what I wanted. Mind you, I learned everything this book teaches back in school, but that was over 20 years ago.

Having taken some time away from the easel, I wanted a bit of a refresher to polish up my skills, and this book delivers in a large way! So glad I decided on picking this one up.

I highly recommend this book to artists of all levels. two thumbs up from me.
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