Draw Great Characters: 75 Art Exercises for Comics and Animation

Author:   Beverly Johnson
Publisher:   Search Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781782218074


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   22 June 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Draw Great Characters: 75 Art Exercises for Comics and Animation


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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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Author:   Beverly Johnson
Publisher:   Search Press Ltd
Imprint:   Search Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.656kg
ISBN:  

9781782218074


ISBN 10:   1782218076
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   22 June 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

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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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. * Crafts Business * I absolutely loved this book, I have been looking to expand into animation and thoroughly enjoyed drawing the characters from this book. -- Sarah Oates * Customer Review * Everything you need to know about drawing characters with confidence. 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 organised into key chapters associated with what makes engaging, three-dimensional characters. 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. * Hot Brands, Cool Places *


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. 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. 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. 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. 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. * Crafts Business *


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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

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