Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators (Force Drawing Series) 2nd Edition

The book has so much good information, that I definitely will be making a study of the lessons. For me as amateur artist, Mr. Mattesi help free my mind in the way I looked a drawing. He speaks of a pyramid of hierarchy (levels of detail). At the top is just capturing the gesture, then as the drawing develops, more details are added. I knew this but visually seeing it helps me from getting stuck on the wheel of detail. Lastly, the chapters build on one another. So what was learned can be applied as new material is presented. If you want a great way to re-fresh you artistic MOJO, get this book! It will help develop, hone, and improve your skills, no matter what level you are at.

The media could not be loaded.  Here's a very useful book not just for animators, but for anyone who do character drawings. It's called Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators, authored by Michael D. Mattesi.First of all, this is a book for intermediate and advanced artists. Foundational knowledge of anatomy is required to fully appreciate and follow along with the lessons.This book is about creating realistic poses for life drawing. Examples show how forces inside the body and outside (gravity or objects) act on the human figure, and how the body reacts to the force.There are lots of tips and illustrated examples on strong and memorable poses, such as the using of structure and form, overlaps, foreshortening, silhouettes etc. The explanations are clear and simple, even very sketchy illustrated examples bring the point across with very few lines.While many instructional drawing books teaches how to draw, this book teaches how to think before drawing. Whenever I draw, I always remind myself of the tips to help prevent my characters from being too static.Additionally, there are also chapters on handling clothing, drawing on location and drawing animals.(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

Force: Character Design from Life Drawing I immediately applied some of the major principles highlighted in this superb book on approaching the task of life drawing in a different way. As a cartoonist, I have often struggled with trying to get a grip on drawing a human quickly and effortlessly. Sure, I have all the other books, but I came across this one accidently while browsing at my local bookstore. On a whim and to see if I had grasped the major concepts correctly, I used a book on dinosaurs and an advert I received in the mail as a starting point. I drew my rectangles and used a pyramid as the main body and I instantly saw an improvement in my drawing quailty and characterization with a more forceful feeling.[...]Please note, the cartoon characters at bottom of page where done before I read and studied this book. I also ended up buying the other book by Mike Mattesi, "Force: Character Design from Life Drawing".

This book is awesome! It explores areas of figure drawing that essential in creating dynamic, interesting forms. Perhaps a book more for beginners to moderately experienced artist. The author has an easy style of writing and explaining his techniques, though some of his ideas are a bit high concept (which I find to be a good thing). My drawing has jumped up a few extra levels since I've started reading, I'm a little more than halfway through at the moment. The book has been so good thus far that I went ahead and ordered his book on animal drawing.Overall, a great book with much wisdom and technique. Easy to read, challenging to master. Essential for any artist looking for guidance on how to draw the human figure effortlessly and with appeal.

I'm not used to writing reviews, but I didn't want to miss this opportunity to express how much I enjoyed the book and the one thing I think it could be improved.What this book IS: The book is a comprehensive guide on how to approach the human figure in a different way. Focusing on motion and how to create a more dynamic and forceful drawing. It deals with line, perspective (applied to the figure) and even a little bit of clothing and folds.What this book IS NOT: This is not your typical "how to draw the human figure book". It doesn't deal with the classical figure height measured in heads and neither is a book to learn anatomy at all. For that kind of reading I would suggest something on the likes of Andrew Loomis or even Human Anatomy for Artists from András Szunyoghy.The binding, sadly, is another deal. You have to handle this book with a lot of care if you want it to last. I'm not used to leaving books laying around but I certainly would like being able to have it opened close to me while drawing to better apply some of it's concepts. This is not possible, as you can hear the binding slowly "cracking" and after little use I had to use a bit of glue to prevent some pages from detaching.Overall, an amazing and unique book that would seriously benefit from a better binding, which is the only reason why I didn't give it five stars.

Excellent resource for learning how to 'love' the human form, in spite of any drawing inexperience. Personally, I'm uncomfortable with life drawing classes, and this book helps me to appreciate force and form without seeing people in the nude (NOTE: this is not motivated by censorship! Life drawing classes are CRITICAL to the developing artist. It's a personal psychological 'hangup'). It certainly does not replace the need for life drawing, but helps me to glean similar information from more mundane human activities, after studying the book. With poetic rhythm, the author illustrates how to use smooth, confident line to capture the essence of the figure in motion. Yes, I look at the sketches with great jealousy at how 'easy' it all looks, but I still feel this text gives me the tools to become more aware of the physics around me, in order to embrace them and then translate that into my animation.

Purtroppo, "Force" è uno dei pochi libri davvero utilissimi nel dare "vita" alle proprie figure. Il libro non è soltanto per gli animatori, anzi, è estremamente utile per chiunque voglia dare dinamicità alla proprie creazioni.È di fatto uno dei consigli principali dagli esperti , indifferentemente dal settore, è di studiare i lavori dei grandi animatori, come Glean Keane,Fred Moore etc dato che solo loro sono i maestri nel dare personalità e vita ai propri lavori

Un muy buen libro para mejorar en el dibujo. Puedo notar un antes y un después de este libro. Los dibujos qué hay en este libro ayudan mucho a darse una idea de qué cualidades debes de adoptar.

Must have for all the artists.

Awesome book! This is exactly what I wanted. Mind you, I learned everything this book teaches back in school, but that was over 20 years ago.Having taken some time away from the easel, I wanted a bit of a refresher to polish up my skills, and this book delivers in a large way! So glad I decided on picking this one up.I highly recommend this book to artists of all levels. two thumbs up from me.

Esse não é um livro para aprender a desenhar, é um livro para aqueles que sentem que seus personagens parecem "duros", sem uma expressão corporal legal, o que é muito comum para todos que começam a desenhar. Logo, esse é o livro que vai solucionar esse problema. Com o método de desenho do Michael Mattesi, você estará um passo a mais dos outros desenhistas. Nem sequer pense se deve ou não ter esse livro. Compre! Eu sei que o preço do livro é salgado, mas vale a pena, é uma obra ímpar.Existem outros livros dessa mesma série, que são "Force: Character Design from Life Drawing" e "Force: Animal Drawing: Animal Locomotion and Design Concepts for Animators". Valeria pegar pelo menos o último, focado em animais.