Framed Drawing Techniques by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Framed Drawing Techniques by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Sharpen your artistic skills with guidance from a seasoned graphic artist and animator.

No matter what stage artists are in their careers, it's necessary to look toward the future eager to learn and to be better every day, writes artist and best-selling author Marcos Mateu-Mestre. His latest book is packed with opportunities to do just that. In exquisite and thoughtful detail, Mateu-Mestre lays out distinct approaches to drawing in the book's chapters--The Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, The Digital Way, and The Gray Scale--outlining the benefits and challenges of each, and specific digital editing techniques that can be applied to one's work in all the mediums to achieve the greatest results. Alongside his important technical lessons, on everything from depicting reflected light on a character's hair to how to add rain to dramatize a scene, is Mateu-Mestre's awe-inspiring artwork, which serves to educate and motivate artists of all levels to discover what incredible storytelling is possible with a single pen or pencil (or tablet).

Marcos Mateu-Mestre, a visual concept, traditional animation layout, and graphic novel designer with 25 years of expertise in feature animation, was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Balto, The Prince of Egypt, Asterix and the Vikings, Surf's Up, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 are among his film credits. His work in film has mostly concentrated on the design and cinematic features of frame composition, lighting, and visual continuity of many crucial animation sequences, which he summarized in his international best-selling book Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers. He has been a member of various international film festivals and has taught painting, illustration, and visual storytelling techniques for the past 12 years. Mateu-Mestre is currently based in L.A.