Art of Game Characters (Illustrated guide and insights)

·        Title:  The Art of Game Characters

-          A complete illustrated guide to the most iconic game characters and how they were created.

-          Featuring a wealth of examples from the best and most popular games worldwide.

-          Comprehensive historic and thematic coverage that reveals the cultural sources and references character development and visualization

-          Behind-the-scenes insights into how the top game studios design successful game characters.

·         Author:  Leo Hartas

·         Edition: Softcover

·         Publisher:  Harper Design / HarperCollins Publishers  (New York)

·         Copyright: 2005

·         Printing: 2005

·         Dimensions in inches:   9.25 x 8.3 x 0.6  (192 pages)

·         ISBN:  0-06-072431-5

Whether you are a designer looking for tips, an artist seeking inspiration, or a passionate games enthusiast, The Art of Game Characters will provide you with everything you need to know in this essential, illustrated guide to the best in game characters today.  Characters featured hail from every game genre – from cute and cuddly creations such as Pac-Man and Mario, to sexy, sassy heroines like Lara Croft and Dark Lineage’s Kya, and even brooding enigmas such as Jericho Cross.

Interviews with the game designers reveal their sources of inspiration, along with fascinating early designs that show exactly how they went about turning a bright idea into a classic character.  Helpful insider tips and techniques explain what makes a character grab the public’s imagination, and provide a wealth of practical ideas for the would-be game artist.

Contents:

Game Cuties:

-          Cute, but Not Necessarily Cuddly

-          Insider Secret: Fur Fightin’

Big Biceps:

-          Muscular Heroes

-          Hands On: Sources of Inspiration

Sexy and Sassy:

-          Women in a Boy’s World

-          Insider Secrets: The Feminine Kick

-          Game Character Creation (by Sandy Spanger)

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know:

-          Byronic Heroes

-          Insider Secrets: Shootout in Ghost Town

Femme Fatale:

-          Bad Girls

-          Hands On: Concept Art

The Reluctant Hero:

-          It’s a Bum Rap

-          Arabian Arts:  The Prince of Persia

Fascinating Flaws:

-          The Antihero

-          Insider Secrets:  World Domination

Mainly by Cunning:

-          The Trickster

-          Insider Secrets:  Night Raiders

It Could Be You:

-          The Modern Everyman

-          Hands On:  The Art of Modeling

Baby Face:

-          Manga

-          Hands On:  The Gift of Life - Animation

Behind the Mask:

-          Personae in First-person Games

-          Insider Secrets:  Ship Shape

Do You Speak Elvish?

-          Fantastic Creatures and Faerie Folk

 -          Hands On:  Game Costume

Monster Mash:

-          Robots, Dinosaurs, and Aliens

-          Insider Secrets: Odd Glob

Oddballs:

-          The Wackiest Characters of All

-          Insider Secrets: Into the Machine

Bosses from Hell:

-          Obeying Orders

-          A Great Lineage: Square Enix

-          Insider Secrets:  Widescreen

CONDITION:  NEW

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