Description
Make your own anime with this unique introductory guide to Japanese animation. You'll learn every stage of the animation process from scripting and storyboarding to preparing and distributing your film. Everything is clearly explained with step-by-step tutorials and packed with color screengrabs, stills and artwork illustrating every technique and process, including:
* Hand-painting characters and backgrounds on to separate cel layers
* Working with 3D graphics
* Using digital pen-and-tone techniques
Apply the core style elements and visual language of anime to your own work and learn to:
* Simplify characters without losing their impact
* Create exaggerated facial expressions
* Use shadows and shading for dramatic effects
* Add lip syncing and speed lines to convey movement
About the Author
Chi Hang Li, Chris Patmore, Hayden Scott Baron
Reviews
"For any budding anime fan wanting to take their first steps into the world of animation, it's pretty much essential reading...By the time you've read this book you'll feel like an anime pro...it has enough advice to inspire anyone to put pen to paper (or pent to tablet)."
- Imagine FX Feb 07
Book Information
ISBN 9780240520452
Author Chi Hang Li
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Focal Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 521g
