The Complete Guide To--: Create Mesmerizing Manga-style Animation with Pencils, Paint, and Pixels. Anime techniques

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Barron's, 2006 - Computers - 128 pages
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Japanese animation is one of the most exciting and influential media of recent years. With its distinctive style and vibrant colors, this dominant entertainment force has transcended the world of animation to influence movies, video games, graphic design, and even fashion. Discover how to create dynamic anime using traditional or digital media.
  • Learn the core style elements and visual language of anime. Simplify characters without losing their impact, create exaggerated facial expressions; use shadows and shading for dramatic effects, add lip synching and speed lines to convey movement.
  • Richly illustrated with screengrabs, stills, and artwork, step-by-step tutorials demonstrate key skills such as hand-painting characters and backgrounds on separate cel layers, working with 3-D graphics, and using digital pen-and-tone techniques.
  • Every stage of the animation process is explained, from scripting and storyboarding to preparing and distributing your movie. Includes information on storytelling conventions and advice on characterization.
    Chi Hang Li is a graphic design graduate who specializes in Contemporary Digital Arts. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he has a natural affinity with Asian cultures and their aesthetic principles. Chi has been a lifelong devotee of Japanese Manga/Anime and has been a dedicated Manga and Anime illustrator for many years, publishing his work online.
    Chris Patmore is a London-based writer specializing in creative technology. He is the author of The Complete Animation Course (Barron's) and Movie Making Course (Barron's) and runs a website for animators and comic book artists.
    Hayden Scott-Baron is a professional video game artist, focusing on character design. He has produced artwork and scripts for several manga-styled graphic novels and has created character illustrations for books, magazines, and advertisements. He is the author of Digital Manga Techniques (Barron's).
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    Contents

    All about anime
    Cel shading
    CHAPTER
    Copyright

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    About the author (2006)

    Chi Hang Li is an experienced manga and anime illustrator. This is his first published book.

    Chris Patmore is the author of several other books on film animation, including two published in North America by Barron's: Movie Marking Course and The Complete Animation Course.

    Hayden Scott-Baron is an illustrator, graphic designer, and a co-founder of Sweatdrop Studios, one of England's largest Manga studios. He has created numerous comics, and has developed many games. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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    TitleThe Complete Guide To--: Create Mesmerizing Manga-style Animation with Pencils, Paint, and Pixels. Anime techniques
    Barron's educational series
    AuthorsChi Hang Li, Chris Patmore, Hayden Scott-Baron
    Editionillustrated
    PublisherBarron's, 2006
    Original fromthe University of California
    DigitizedAug 19, 2010
    ISBN0764133802, 9780764133800
    Length128 pages
    Subjects ›  › 

    Computers / Digital Media / Video & Animation
    Performing Arts / Animation
      
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