Month: May 2023

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best offline programme in Performance Design in Europe

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Performance Design and Practice course available from University of the Arts London, UK has won in our online poll about the best offline programme in Performance Design in Europe.

The other entries in the poll were:

  • Design for the Performing Arts by Aalto University, Finland
  • Design for Performance by Birmingham City University, UK
  • Theatre and Performance Making by Iceland Academy of the Arts, Iceland

Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga

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Editor: 3dtotal Publishing

This jam-packed installment in the popular Sketching from the Imagination series explores the work of anime and manga artists from around the world, celebrating 50 talented creators with a passion for these vibrant cornerstones of Japanese pop culture.

Discover rarely seen sketches, drafts, and works-in-progress by hand-picked traditional and digital artists from creative industries around the globe. From kawaii characters to futuristic robots, from magical knights to dystopian cyberpunks, this captivating volume gathers hundreds of inspiring images that will delight any enthusiast of anime and manga.

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Creating Characters for the Entertainment Industry: Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts Paperback by 3dtotal Publishing (Editor), Kenneth Anderson (Artist)

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Engaging and informative, Creating Characters for the Entertainment Industry: Character Design for Animation, Illustration & Video Games is an inspiring and informative exploration of how popular professional character designers take the basic concept of a character in a production brief and develop these ideas into an original, high-quality design.

Suitable for student and professional character designers alike, this book focuses on how to approach your designs in ways that ensure the target audience and production needs are met while still creating fun, imaginative characters.

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