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Sketching from the Imagination: Characters

Sketching from the Imagination: Characters

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In Sketching from the Imagination: Characters, fifty exceptional traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketches. Ranging from the creations of veteran artists with years of experience to those of brilliant students and new artistic talent, this book showcases character art with an incredible range of styles, techniques, and inspirations. Featuring personal reflections and creative insights from each artist, and hundreds of lavishly presented images, Sketching from the Imagination: Characters is a perfect book for any lover of sketching or character design, whatever the genre or medium.

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All great character concepts have a beginning, and an artist's sketchbook is often where their inception can be found.

In Sketching from the Imagination: Characters, fifty exceptional traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketches. Ranging from the creations of veteran artists with years of experience to those of brilliant students and new artistic talent, this book showcases character art with an incredible range of styles, techniques, and inspirations. Featuring personal reflections and creative insights from each artist, and hundreds of lavishly presented images, Sketching from the Imagination: Characters is a perfect book for any lover of sketching or character design, whatever the genre or medium.

Product details
Softback 320 pages
Dimensions: 210mm x 230mm
Paper quality: Full-color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-909414-39-6

Special Features

Contents and contributors

The 50 featured artists
Agazzoum, Oussama
Agirre, Amagoia
Alfirevic, Gautier
Anderson, Richard
Bekkaliyev, Nurzhan
Biazotto, Bruno
Bonfanti, Tano
Brock, Neal
Castle, Trudi
Chan, Afu
Cortese, Mariano
Corzo, Alberto
Díez, Dani
Estrada, Andy
Gelev, Penko
Giglio, Céline
Golovatyuk, Aleksander
Gómez, Jose
Goudreau, Andrew
Gunst, Torsten
de Haan, Luc
Hobbs, Beth
Horowitz, Assaf
Jacob, Vipin
Jarocki, Marek
Kihlström, Amanda
Koveck
Kurilich, Caitlyn
Landerman, Daniel
Leclercq, Thibault
Lyra, Rael
Macioci, Vittoria
Marshall, Maxx
Mascarós, Ramón
Nienaber, Michaela
Nuñez, Ramón
Ödmark, Oliver
Park, Yewon
Poliakova, Maria
Richard, Hugo
Slupecka, Kasia
Suarez, Fernanda
Sumeire, Gaspard
Sykosan
Tan, Zhi Hui
Ukardi, Giselle
Weßbecher, Jan
Xia, Ruby
Ye, Mabel
Zako, Suheb

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Endorsements

“This book is a testament to the fun there is in committing ideas, characters, and stories to paper, and the tremendous skill with which the artists in this tome do so is a treat to the eye”
Even Mehl Amundsen
Freelance concept artist

Reviews

Customer Reviews

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Zach
Many styles

Lots of artists, lots of styles. The way the info is presented is nice too.

The variations behind the backstories behind the artists and their inspiration was somewhat helpful in my own ventures too.

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Ron

Awesome

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Natalie
Inspiring and Helpful

Awesome book filled with wonderful references from various artists with different styles and techniques to use as reference. Really helps open up your ideas for characters

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Cian
Excellent and inspiring.

A wealth of artists bios, insights and an excellent chunk of their design/sketching process.It's a tough boo to put down and I keep finding something new.A must buy for those interested in character design.

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brownie
Fresh air for future drawing

Very inspiring book, with various and diverse styles. Helpful to make my characters less boring while trying new techniques.

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