Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series)

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I did tons of gesture drawings like I was told to, but it still was a big struggle when I had to invent functional poses.

FORCE Drawing is a unique approach that teaches you to understand what you are looking at and how to better see it, leading you to drawing from reference and from your imagination with great skill and comprehension. The FORCE Companion Book delves deeper into the material taught in the 10th Anniversary FORCE Book and does so with over 200 examples on how to apply the different aspects of FORCE Drawing. Having taken some time away from the easel, I wanted a bit of a refresher to polish up my skills, and this book delivers in a large way!This is much better for the environment, but will slightly increase the time it takes for you to receive your book. Mike Mattesi’s 10th anniversary edition of FORCE will teach readers how to put thought and imagination to paper.

Learning to draw is the first and most important step to becoming a skilled artist’ says Michael Mattesi, creator of the FORCE Drawing method. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and 'PUSH' your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable . We start with reference and progress to drawing from your imagination with great skill and comprehension. It's best if you couple it with figure drawing poses from online resourses (I've found at least 2 youtube channels dedicated to this) so you'll immediately put to practice the lessons you learn.

FORCE Drawing was the first method I came across that seamlessly combined form and shape while still maintaining the figure’s fluidity. FORCE drawing developed from my mentors in school, my time at Walt Disney Animation and then years teaching students while performing many experiments to see how to define a system that was inspirational and understandable. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In this article the authors' describe their different journeys into FORCE Drawing with examples of its three fundamentals - Basics, Form and Shapes, and snapshot video tutorials for each. There are many books dedicated to drawing the figure and the study of anatomy but Mike Mattesi stands alone in his challenge to draw with FORCES.

Experience an approach used by top professional artists in the entertainment industry around the world. But I believe there was room for greater clarity in the explanations and examples, especially in a book that has been in print for 10+ years. Additionally, there are also chapters on handling clothing, drawing on location and drawing animals. Imagine my satisfaction when I came across a drawing method that focused on capturing the figure’s energy! Michael’s students occupy all fields of the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities.Explore the limitless potential for expressive storytelling that our unique drawing approach offers you. having developed their skills, artists of the FORCE drawing approach move on to many different careers in the arts. Packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples, the updated third edition of FORCE features an all-new section on the FORCE blob, and dozens of fresh illustrations. Demonstrating the fundamental FORCE line and explains dynamic figure drawing techniques through 30 videos that are launched through the book's companion App, Mattesi’s 10th anniversary edition of FORCE will teach readers how to put thought and imagination to paper.