- SKU: 9781138341746
- BARCODE: 9781138341746
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The Force Companion: Quick Tips and Tricks - Paperback
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Description
by Mike Mattesi (Author), Swendly Benilia (Author)
Swendly Benilia shares with us simple and tangible tips and tricks to understanding and drawing FORCE across hundreds of drawings full of dunamism and energy! This book is an expellant companion to the FORCE brand since it delivers hundreds of FORCE drawings with succinct notations, filtered and approved by Mike Mattesi, about how to improve your FORCE drawing skills
Key Features:
- Hundreds of dynamic FORCE drawing that inspire the reader to see and draw FORCE
- Succinct tips and tricks keep it light and educational
- The tips and tricks not only explain how but also why the drawings are successful. This is unique to the FORCE Drawing method
- Each page shares numerous drawing around a FORCE idea with a short paragraph to further clarify the FORCE tip or trick. Explaining to the reader why the drawings work increases their ability of achieving the same level of excellence
Swendly Benilia is a professional character designer and illustrator. During his five years in the field he contributed with artwork for various game and publishing projects. Swendly also instructs FORCE Drawing.
Michael Mattesi has authored four FORCE books, published in numerous languages, utilized around the world to inspire and educate artists on the concept of FORCE. He has instructed FORCE Drawing for over twenty years and inspired thousands of artists. Simultaneously, Michael has been contributing his skills as a professional artists on numerous award-winning projects in varied capacities and has collaborated with Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks/PDI, Zynga, The School of Visual Arts, Beijing University, Art Center, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, San Jose State University. The Academy of Art University, Nickelodeoan, LeapFrog and many others. Micael's students occupy all fields of the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities. Michael lives in northern California with his wife and two daughters. Visit him at: DrawingFORCE.com and connect with Michael on Facebook at: DrawingFORCE.com with Mike Mattesi or email him directly: mike@drawingforce.com
Key Features
Author Biography
Learn from Mike Mattesi and Swendly Benilia at DrawingFORCE.com
Swendly Benilia is a professional character designer and illustrator. During his five years in the field he contributed with artwork for various game and publishing projects. Swendly also instructs FORCE Drawing.
Michael Mattesi has authored four FORCE books, published in numerous languages, utilized around the world to inspire and educate artists on the concept of FORCE. He has instructed FORCE Drawing for over twenty years.
Simultaneously, Michael has been contributing his skills as a professional artist on numerous award-winning projects in Gaming, Animation and Advertising industries. Here is a short list of clients: Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks/PDI, Zynga,
Michael lives in northern California with his wife and two daughters. Visit him at:
DrawingFORCE.com
and connect with Michael on Facebook at:
DrawingFORCE.com with Mike Mattesi
or email him directly:
mike@drawingforce.com
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