Description:Seasoned character creators Kevin Hedgpeth and Stephen Missal, drawing on the concepts examined in their previous book, Exploring Drawing for Animation, present a definitive guide to designing and developing characters for visual media. Exploring Character Design covers the entire character-creation process, from concept to final product-including research, conceptualization, synthesis, and refinement. Laying out a step-by-step analysis of character construction in accordance with standard industry methodology, Hedgpeth and Missal lead the reader on a fascinating journey into character design theory and practice to show how strong characters are actually built. |
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Stresses the preliminary planning and concept development stages that are so important to young designers.
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Full color section depicts fully developed character and contexts in various media.
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A back-of-book CD will contain digital images showing the design and development of characters in a variety of media plus an extensive set of digital files to support the book?s exercises and projects.
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Highlights examples of student character designs as inspiration and as reference for up-and-coming designers.
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Integrates essential tips and artwork from industry professionals.
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Shows how to create characters and creatures through a step-by-step visual process.
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