Force

Capture the force in your life drawing subjects with this practical guide to dynamic drawing techniques - packed with superb, powerfully drawn examples that show you how to:

• Bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing techniques
• Create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings
• Experience the figure's energy in three dimensional space
• Use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to clarify the direction of force in the body
• Build on your foundational anatomy and figure drawing skills to animate your drawings
• Apply the theory of force to your on-location and animal drawing observations

Whether you are an animator, comic book artist, illustrator or fine arts' student you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject while Mike Mattesi's infectious enthusiasm will have you reaching for your pencils!