INTRODUCTION
All great character concepts have a beginning, and an artist's sketchbook is often where their inception can be found.
In Sketching from the Imagination: Characters, fifty exceptional traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketches. Ranging from the creations of veteran artists with years of experience to those of brilliant students and new artistic talent, this book showcases character art with an incredible range of styles, techniques, and inspirations. Featuring personal reflections and creative insights from each artist, and hundreds of lavishly presented images, Sketching from the Imagination: Characters is a perfect book for any lover of sketching or character design, whatever the genre or medium.
Product details
Softback 320 pages
Dimensions: 210mm x 230mm
Paper quality: Full colour premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-909414-39-6
CONTENT
The 50 Featured Artists
Agazzoum, Oussama
Agirre, Amagoia
Alfirevic, Gautier
Anderson, Richard
Bekkaliyev, Nurzhan
Biazotto, Bruno
Bonfanti, Tano
Brock, Neal
Castle, Trudi
Chan, Afu
Cortese, Mariano
Corzo, Alberto
Díez, Dani
Estrada, Andy
Gelev, Penko
Giglio, Céline
Golovatyuk, Aleksander
Gómez, Jose
Goudreau, Andrew
Gunst, Torsten
de Haan, Luc
Hobbs, Beth
Horowitz, Assaf
Jacob, Vipin
Jarocki, Marek
Kihlström, Amanda
Koveck
Kurilich, Caitlyn
Landerman, Daniel
Leclercq, Thibault
Lyra, Rael
Macioci, Vittoria
Marshall, Maxx
Mascarós, Ramón
Nienaber, Michaela
Nuñez, Ramón
Ödmark, Oliver
Park, Yewon
Poliakova, Maria
Richard, Hugo
Slupecka, Kasia
Suarez, Fernanda
Sumeire, Gaspard
Sykosan
Tan, Zhi Hui
Ukardi, Giselle
Weßbecher, Jan
Xia, Ruby
Ye, Mabel
Zako, Suheb
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Endorsements
“This book is a testament to the fun there is in committing ideas, characters, and stories to paper, and the tremendous skill with which the artists in this tome do so is a treat to the eye”
Even Mehl Amundsen
Freelance concept artist
PREVIEW
For a preview of this book, simply click the pages of the book below.
The colors in this preview do not accurately represent the colors in the printed publication.
Customer Reviews (24)
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Mind Fuel and Joy
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The most wonderful thing about these books (I also absolutely recommend all the rest from "Sketching from Imagination" series) is a peek into how other artists think and make decisions, how they grow and get their skills evolve. Notes on design and storytelling processes are priceless!
Review by Victoria Anda
(Posted on 15/05/2018)
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Amazing but...
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I'd say this book is amazing, but I had to wait more than 5 weeks for it to arrive, so that's the why I don't rate it with 5 stars, the book itself is pretty useful tho..
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3dtotal - Thank you for your purchase, apologies for delivery time. Untracked shipping to Colombia should be around 15 working days but South America can experience delays sometimes.
Review by Andorah
(Posted on 21/11/2017)
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Inspirant
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Superbe livre que ce soit du point de vue de la qualité de l'impression comme de celui de la valeur du contenu, où chaque artiste, aux styles et approches différents, nous ouvre de nouvelles perspectives. Très inspirant, à lire et à regarder.
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Superb book from the point of view of the quality of the impression as of the value of the content, where each artist, with different styles and approaches, opens new perspectives. Very inspiring, to read and watch.
Review by Julien
(Posted on 08/10/2017)
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Amazing!
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This book is such a wonderful reference to have when creating characters or figuring out your drawing process. The detailed tips and advice from various artists with different styles and processes is so helpful. The book is well constructed and has a lot of info that can help any artist!
Review by Natalie
(Posted on 03/10/2017)
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Love the quality
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This book is really great to have in hands with the art of great artists. High quality sketches and the artists bring great informations about the art.
Review by Levi
(Posted on 22/05/2017)
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Toally awesome
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A very well composed book on the subject of characters. A lot of variety and different creative perspectives thanks to the large number of artists featured in this book. It's definitely worth having and it's very inspiring!
Review by Alina
(Posted on 06/05/2017)
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Totally recommended
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Nice new book in a well-known series. Not a lot of text, but the story behind every drawing is covered, which is nice and perfectly sums up the whole book.
Review by Mikhail
(Posted on 30/04/2017)
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Incredible value, brilliant series.
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The quality and quantity of artists in this book is incredible on its own, when it's paired with an equal amount of inspirational and instructional material - it truly becomes one of my current favorites on the shelf. Another amazing installment in an already impressive series. Highly recommended for fellow process nerds and casual fans!
Review by Rian
(Posted on 15/03/2017)
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Huge art dose!
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This book is totally great! I hope it will give me more knowledge in character design.
Review by Reza
(Posted on 12/03/2017)
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Great variety of styles
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A lot of different great artists with a huge variety of styles. The quality of the book and the content are great.
Review by Ene
(Posted on 11/03/2017)
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another great book in the series
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the "sketching from the Imagination" series is fast becoming the standard source material for viewing and getting inspiration from an amazing collection of contributing artists. No change to an awesome system here, great book.
Review by kevin
(Posted on 06/03/2017)
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Inspiring Read!
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This is a great look into the art, inspiration, and ideas of a wonderfully diverse set of artists. Whether you're an artist or a designer of any kind, the sketches and writings from these artists give you a lot to think about when designing characters and the world in which they live.
Review by Joe
(Posted on 06/03/2017)
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Inspiration Everywhere
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This is an excellent source of inspiration for thinking about character design. Keep up the awesome work!
Review by Alexander
(Posted on 01/03/2017)
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Style Variety
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Printed with great quality, this book is great to flip through for some character inspiration. Ranging from realistic to stylized and cartoony, each artist shares their creative insight and tips.
Review by Lauren
(Posted on 01/03/2017)
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Excelent!
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Its everything I was looking for, and the print quality is great
Review by Victor M.
(Posted on 01/03/2017)
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Fully recommended
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Bought this book after seeing on Tumblr that one of my favorite blog artists was going to be featured, and I'd really recommend it. I'd been feeling a bit uninspired for a few weeks, and this book helped me get back on track. It's a good-quality, well-made book, with lots of useful and interesting advice, and it is absolutely packed with great artwork of various mediums. Really recommend for both novice and experienced artists.
Review by Megan
(Posted on 28/02/2017)
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Wish I had discovered these books sooner!
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Brilliant content and quality print.
Review by Joe
(Posted on 28/02/2017)
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More than your money's worth
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If you have passion for character design, get this book. No question. It helps to see how other artists reach their level of craft and to learn how they developed their style. You don't want to miss this.
Review by Ben
(Posted on 28/02/2017)
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Perfect!
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Amazing book to have and came in great condition through postage. Very happy with this purchase. :)
Review by Brooke
(Posted on 28/02/2017)
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Great
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A very interesting artbook, highly recommended!
Review by Andrea
(Posted on 27/02/2017)
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Excellent
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I bought the book "Sketching from the imagination: Characters", to have a manual that show me a large collection of sketches and drawings of various illustrators in order to have more food for thought for my own work and also find inspiration for new drawings .
See the sketches of other designers is very important to me, to be able to learn new things and improve myself.
The volume is done really well, a perfect combination of text and images, and the images appear to be bright thanks to high quality printing and excellent paper that compose the tome.
Really recommended book.
Review by Silvio
(Posted on 27/02/2017)
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Great compilation of artists
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I bought it on preorder and I was really happy when I finally got it - a lot of great artists in one album. The sketches come with personal explanations from the artists. I received a free book with the order, which made the purchase even more worthy!
Review by Tere T.
(Posted on 27/02/2017)
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Fantastic Product
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I Think it is one of the best books i ever bought here. Look like it has all the information I was looking for.
i can't whait to have it in my hands and start study every single page.
Al the 3D Total books are made of great material, print and informations quality.
Thank you guys.
Keep the good work.
Review by Sergio
(Posted on 27/02/2017)
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Rich in Content
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Tons of artists reviews, pages of sketching. Great information. Very inspiring. If you plan on getting into Character Design or a similar field, this is a very helpful book!
Review by Ben
(Posted on 27/02/2017)
