A handful of human survivors battles desperately to free Earth from the enslavement of a mysterious alien artifact called the Halo

Product Description: While the earliest character representations in video games were rudimentary in terms of their presentation and performance, the virtual characters that appear in games today can be extremely complex and lifelike. These are characters that have the potential to make a powerful and emotional connection with gamers...read more

Product Description: All stories have characters, and whether its a film, game, book, or comic, all characters need to be designed. Character design has become a distinct discipline in the entertainment industry, and character designers are employed by film and game companies across the globe to bring life to scripts and ideas...read more

Product Description: This exciting and colorful book will coach readers through easy-to-follow instructions on how to draw some of the most adorable subjects for pictures that you can imagine. Kittens, puppies, baby bunnies and many more await readers in this engaging title...read more

Mummies and zombies abound in this terrifying text. Not for the faint of heart, developing artists will devour this scream-inducing bookblood, guts, and all! A wealth of gruesome images greet the eye as the text unlocks the secrets to rendering each one. As hearts thud with the turn of each page, readers will transform into artists through the books helpful guidance and instructive illustrations.

Product Description: Readers and artists alike will be enchanted by this how-to title on drawing magical pictures. With simple steps and clear illustrations, readers will get excited as simple shapes and lines transform into a complete, polished fantasy image...read more

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Product Description: A cow with a lobster claw? A brain with feet? These oddities and more await inside the pages of this quirky volume on drawing instruction. Readers will puzzle over zany images as they learn how to create each one themselves by following the simple steps...read more

Product Description: Spearheaded by Constantine Sekeris, author of MetamorFX, this book is an in-depth look at costume design and illustration. Showcasing an educational process breaking down the problematic areas of costume design for the film, video game and animation industries...read more

Product Description: Create compelling, original characters using archetypes and design elements such as shadows and line with the tips and techniques found in this image-packed book. Bryan Tillman bridges the gap between the technique of drawing characters and the theory of good character design by using case studies, examples of professional art, and literary and pop culture references to teach you how to develop a character, not just draw one...read more

Product Description: Images ready for commercial use, suitable for the world of textiles, backgrounds for packaging, Internet sites or the layout of magazines and catalogues. An infinite flow of ideas, directly from Nature.

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

A compact resource for fantasy artists covers everything one needs to know about one hundred of the key character archetypes, furnishing a collection of thumbnail construction sketches, completed color artwork, and a host of design and drawing tips. 10,000 first printing.

Product 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...read more