Rövid leírás:

This book takes you through the practice of designing characters for games and animation. It covers aspects such as creative thinking, working with references through to the development phase and final render. It covers a range of styles such as cartoon, stylized and semi-realistic, and explains how to differentiate and use them effectively.

Hosszú leírás:

This book takes you through all the basic steps of character design for games and animation, from brainstorming and references to the development phase and final render. It covers a range of styles such as cartoon, stylized and semi-realistic, and explains how to differentiate between them and use them effectively. Using a step-by-step approach for each stage of the process, this book guides you through the process of creating a new character from scratch. It contains a wealth of design tips and tricks as well as checklists and worksheets for you to use in your own projects. This book covers how to work with briefs, as well as providing advice and practical strategies for working with clients and creating art as a product that can be tailored and sold. This book will be a valuable resource for all junior artists, hobby artists, and art students looking to develop and improve their character development skills for games and animation.

"This is the kind of book I wish I'd had when I first dipped my feet in the art waters, filled to the brim with time-honed perspective and know-how for a young artist to aspire to."

Even Mehl Amundsen, professional artist

Christian Alzmann, Concept Design Supervisor at Lucasfilm

Jakub Knapik, Global Art Director at CD Projekt RED

Tartalomjegyzék:

1 Designing with Purpose