Visual Storytelling with Color and Light

Autorentext

Michael Humphries has had a distinguished career in illustration and animation as a background artist, visual development artist, and art director for many of Disney Feature Animation Studios films including: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Great Mouse Detective, The Rescuers Down Under, Brother Bear, Home on the Range, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fantasia / 2000, and The Princess and the Frog. Michael was also nominated for an Annie Award as the Production Designer on Sony Pictures Animations first feature length animated movie Open Season.

He resides in Pasadena California where he teaches entertainment art at ArtCenter College of Design.

Please visit his website at: www.michaelhumphries.net

Klappentext

Visual Storytelling with Color and Light offers behind-the-scenes secrets of gouache. With insider information on best gouache practices, Photoshop enhancements, and developing a signature style, this new guide has everything you need.

Zusammenfassung
Visual Storytelling with Color and Light offers behind-the-scenes secrets of gouache. With insider information on best gouache practices, Photoshop enhancements, and developing a signature style, this new guide has everything you need.

Inhalt

Dedication and Acknowledgments

Foreword

Chapter 1: Introduction: A Little Background

Chapter 2: Professional Applications: Art Direction and Visual Development

Chapter 3: Elements of Design: Understanding Basic Principles

Chapter 4: Values First: Lighting the Scene

Chapter 5: Materials and Methods

Chapter 6: The Focal Point: Creating the Stage

Chapter 7: Atmosphere: Setting the Mood with Color and Light

Chapter 8: Creating Style: Designing "The Look"

Chapter 9: Taking it Outside: Plein-air gouache demos

Chapter 10: Playing the Field: Creating Art for Prints and Licensing