Draw It With Me - Creating Character Designs with Impact at the Heart of Your Story
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Draw It With Me - Creating Character Designs with Impact at the Heart of Your Story bridges the gap between the technique of drawing unique characters and the theory of solid character design as it relates to varying story genres. From award-winning writer and artist, Brian C Hailes, who shares his industry secrets, this art book takes a focused visual approach to help you develop your own impactful ideas, make your stories memorable, and captivate your audience through-first, and foremost-the creation of interesting characters.
Explore what is it about some of our favorite characters from books, films, and games that make us laugh, cry, or otherwise respond emotionally. We'll take a shot at these questions and many more, including taking a comprehensive look at what makes a character appealing, understanding key principles such as shape language, proportion, and exaggeration, and learn to create original, compelling characters using archetypes and design elements like shadow and line, varying camera angles, texture, and perspective. With the tips and techniques found in this image-packed book, you'll get the most out of your study of anatomy, gesture, expression, and costume.
Uncover ways to convey relationships and interaction between multiple characters, and how narrative fuels authentic and engaging characterization. With hundreds of lively illustrations to inspire and study, and tricks of the trade, this thorough and insightful volume is an essential library addition for anyone interested in the art of character design.
Brian C Hailes
Born at the base of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, Brian began exploring and sketching the world-as most children do-at a very early age. He continued to pursue not only his artistic path through traditional schooling, higher education, and endless hours of practice, but also his love of storytelling. Utilizing his natural illustrative and creative design sense, he began writing and illustrating his own books through his teens and on into adulthood.Intrigued by the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres, many of Hailes' projects reflect elements of the fantastic, but he also appreciates the beauty and elegance in fine art masterpieces by the likes of Bouguereau, Waterhouse, Alma-Tadema, and many others. He also feels a certain draw to the styles and ideals of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood of the mid-nineteenth century.Hailes studied illustration and graphic design at Utah State University where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, as well as the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Having received several awards for his art from across the country, including Winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future contest out of Hollywood, his artwork has also been featured in the 2017-2020 editions of Infected By Art.While continually pursuing progress and improvement by way of technique and application in his own works, he also keeps busy with design and commission work for a diverse clientele, including book covers, magazine illustration, corporate design as well as private commissions.Hailes currently lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and four boys, where he continues to write, paint and draw regularly.His work can be purchased at HailesArt.com
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