H-Point: The Fundamentals of Car Design & Packaging

Stuart Macey

Design Studio Press

Concept Design: Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers

Computers & Technology

Belker, Harold

Burg, Steve

Clyne, James

Goerner, Mark

Graphics & Design

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Monstruo: The Art of Carlos Huante

'Monstruo' features a wonderful range of monster and character design artwork from one of the entertainment industry's finest talents. From simple pencil sketches that magically capture the gesture of his subject, to full-colour digital and traditional media paintings.

Huante, Carlos

History & Criticism

Carlos Huante was born in East L.A. in 1965. Besides chilaquiles and Yerba Buena (mint tea), Carlos grew up on stop-motion monster movies. Since that time he has pursued his passion for the arts by creating some of the most original monsters and characters, for both film and animation, ever seen. Monstruo is a collection of Huante's personal, original work featuring a wide range of monster and character designs, from simple pencil sketches that magically capture the gesture of his subject, to full-color digital and traditional media paintings.

Individual Artists

This version of 'The Skillful Huntsman' is a documentation of the creative thought process in designing for entertainment through the work of three talented artists. Guided by their instructor, the artists create original design solutions for the environment, characters, props and much more.

The Skillful Huntsman: Visual Development of a Grimm Tale at Art Center College of Design

Le, Khang

Yamada, Mike

Yoon, Felix

Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff present the film's effects philosophy, design look, model sculpting, animatronics and painting, so capturing the spirit of the behind-the-scenes team that make the actors and film look so good.

AVP: Alien vs. Predator: The Creature Effects of ADI

Humor & Entertainment

Gillis, Alec

Woodruff Jr, Tom

Movies

Foreword by Lance Henriksen In 1979, Ridley Scott introduced moviegoers to a new definition of fear and horror with his sci-fi classic, Alien. To coincide with the release of AVP, special effects gurus Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr. opened the doors of their Academy Award-winning creature shop, Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (A.D.I.), to invite all to a behind-the-scenes journey, as they once more breathe life into the characters that have been scaring audiences for over two decades. Different from many "making of" books, it focuses exclusively on the creature effects of AVP; what it takes to create some of sci-fi's baddest baddies. It follows Gillis and Woodruff and their talented crew of over 100 artists and technicians throughout the design, sculpting, fabrication, and finishing processes. The story continues on location in Prague where, as the cameras roll, their creations truly come to life.

"When I grow up I want to be an astronaut!" declared a six-year-old Stephan in 1968, a year before man walked on the moon. Not surprisingly, his first doodles featured blazing rockets and spaceships. Growing up in France, and not permitted to watch much TV, Stephan spent a lot of time at the corner cinema. There he was introduced to the likes of the Werewolf, the Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein and King Kong. He traveled on the Voyage to the Center of the Earth and experienced The Day the Earth Stood Still. The fantastic creatures and worlds in all of these classics were overwhelmingly cool. As Stephan's doodles of astronauts became doodles of monsters and aliens, he found himself enjoying drawing more and more--and the dream of becoming an astronaut gradually evolved into becoming a visual artist. 
 Quantum Dreams: The Art of Stephan Martinière is a collection of his sci-fi book paintings, video game designs and personal art. Stephan takes others' descriptions of faraway, imaginary realms--and makes them real.

Quantum Dreams: The Art of Stephan Martiniere

Martiniere, Stephan

A tale from the Brothers Grimm provides inspiration for three gifted students from the world-renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Khang Le, Mike Yamada, and Felix Yoon were guided by their instructor, Scott Robertson, to create original design solutions for the environments, characters, props, and vehicles found within The Skillful Huntsman. The trio's sketches and full-color renderings thoroughly document the creative process of concept design, revealing a host of intriguing places--from sci-fi cities to castles, and people--from giants to royalty. A must for artists, aspiring entertainment designers, comic aficionados, and anyone interested in the creative process, The Skillful Huntsman offers insight into the mysterious world of the imagination.

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