Дизайн персонажей-животных: концепт-арт для комиксов, видеоигр и анимации: [16+]

Если вы начинающий художник и думаете о карьере в индустрии видеоигр, анимации или коммерческой иллюстрации, эта книга станет вашим тренажером по созданию ярких и самобытных персонажей-животных. Восемь успешных художников на примере своих работ покажут все ключевые аспекты создания персонажа — от проработки идеи и набросков до выбора поз, жестов и цветовой палитры. Ориентируясь на описанные этапы, вы сможете реализовать собственные смелые идеи, будь то стилизация животного, создание антропоморфного персонажа или же дизайн персонажей в различных стилевых манерах. Советы применимы как к цифровой, так и к традиционной графике. Вступительные статьи к книге написали преподаватели Smirnov School, три российских суперпрофессионала индустрии CG: художник персонажей Юлия Пиштар, концепт-художник Bark-bark Studio Евгений Рудаков, концепт-художник, арт-директор OWLCAT games Александр Труфанов. Smirnov School рекомендует! Unlock the secrets to creating stylized animals that enchant and entertain their audience, resulting in characters that follow in the popular paw-prints of much-loved creatures from Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, and other great studios. Creating Stylized Animals focuses on the art and craft of developing stylized characters from the animal kingdom, both real and imagined. Some of the best professional illustrators and animators dedicated to creating characters for video games, TV, and books, guide the reader through accessible step-by-step tutorials. These experts create specially commissioned animals, demonstrating their process from the all-important research stage and experimenting with thumbnails, to manipulating shape language, exploring gesture, and assessing color palettes. Animal-focused design fundamentals include anatomy and anthropomorphism, and how to imbue these animals with the personality and characteristics essential to capturing the attention of audiences of all ages. This book is perfect for artists of all mediums, ensuring newcomers to drawing the animal kingdom are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to create their own eye-catching characters. Whether tasked with creating an adorable comedy critter to captivate the audience, or an imaginary creature to carry an adventure-packed narrative, this book is the artists best friend from start to finish. "Almost everybody, artist or not, can think of a beloved animal character -- whether from a cartoon, a movie, a picture book, a comic strip, or even a cereal box! From the dawn of art to the latest feature-length animation, animals never fail to engage us. Follow in the pawprints of professional artists in this beginner-friendly guide, and you'll be creating your own fun, memorable animal characters in no time."--Back cover Learn How To Create Compelling And Accomplished Stylized Animal Characters, With The Step-by-step Guidance Of Professional Animators And Artists.