Alive character design - Haitao Su

With the development of video games, animation and cinema, character design has become a hot topic, drawing ever-growing numbers of talented people into the field. Alive Character Design brings together the leaders of the field to explain the tricks and techniques of character design. Alive Character Design provides a detailed explanation of the process involved in designing successful characters, including sources of inspiration, creative orientation, the drafting process, proposal discussions and the tools of the trade. One of the highlights of this book is its organisation into the various categories of character design: from beautiful women to boys, anthropomorphic animals, monsters, zombies, machines and props, using real examples from the field to walk the reader through each step of the process, analysing the various techniques at every turn