Download or read book Making Action Figures written by Russ Adams and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you dying to create the next great action figure sensation? Avoid spending tens of thousands of dollars taking the traditional route. Go full indie and build them yourself. Special effects artist Russ Adams will take you through the process of building your own unique action figures from concept to production, and you can do it all from home. There is no need for expensive machinery. This how-to includes tutorials for making your own tools and armatures. You will learn sculpting techniques, fabrication, silicone molding, casting methods, and painting tips from a supportive self-taught special effects artist with over twenty years experience. What are you waiting for? The world is anxious for the next big action figure sensation.
Download or read book Pop Sculpture written by Tim Bruckner and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop sculpture icons for the mass market was off and running. Superheroes came next, followed by TV show and movie characters, most notably those from Star Wars. Today, action figures exist for sports stars, rock stars, even presidents. With today’s blockbuster success of animated films, action figures and collectibles have become a behemoth industry—with a growing need for skilled artists who can bring these characters to life. So how do you get started? The trio of veteran industry insiders who authored this book take you on an incredibly thorough journey that begins with drawing conceptual drafts and continues through rough sculpting and honing the final product. Along the way, you’ll learn how to research your character, shape casts from a variety of materials including wax and resin, make accessories, articulate characters so that they are poseable, paint them, and ultimately convince an art director to buy and manufacture them. Whether you want to make small PVC toys, collectible statues, or larger high-end collectibles, Pop Sculpture offers step-by-step demos and words of wisdom from the pros.
Download or read book We Are Indie Toys written by Louis Bou and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indie world is producing extraordinary toy characters but little is known about the designers creating them or the processes used to make them. We Are Indie Toys! profiles the most interesting toymakers and reveals how they turn their unique ideas into one-of-a-kind collectibles.
Download or read book Star Wars The Ultimate Action Figure Collection written by Stephen J. Sansweet and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last is the complete and definitive collection of the more than 2,500 Star Wars® action figures produced over the last 35 years. Fans and collectors can finally trace the evolution of each character in toy form from the time of their first appearance through the designs of today, with pages of amazing and inventive variations crafted to tell the stories of Luke Skywalker, Darth Maul, and literally hundreds more. Compiled by Stephen J. Sansweet, owner of the world's largest private collection of Star Wars memorabilia, the book also showcases and details the rare, popular, forgotten, and beloved figures coveted by fans the world over, drawing figures from the feature film, video game, and cartoon realms of the vast Star Wars universe.
Download or read book Cool Action Figures Dolls Crafting Creative Toys Amazing Games written by Rebecca Felix and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids can make their own fun with Cool Action Figures & Dolls! This title has everything needed to create one-of-a-kind toys. Readers will create a Barbie Adventure Case, Twig Things, Found-Object Action Figures, Springy Sprites and more! Step-by-step photos, materials lists, and extra tips and tricks get kids started. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book How to Draw Action Figures written by Vincent Noot and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is full of amazing sketches that will help you draw action figures! I love action poses based on the comic approach of human anatomy. This book will help you learn the basics, so you can create amazing action figures, with poses you wouldn't be able to figure out on your own. Look inside now and don't wait any long if you want to be an amazing action artist! Some of the things you'll learn in this book: Comic anatomy Sword fighters and gun or arrow shooters Creating female figures Foreshortening Drawing muscled men And much more! Keywords: drawing comic figures, draw action poses, drawing action poses, how to draw action poses, how to draw comic poses, draw cool comic figures, draw comic characters, how to draw comic characters, draw action poses well, methods to draw action figures, ways to draw action figures, action figure drawing book, action figure book, action figure art, drawing guide, draw action guide, drawing action figures ebook, book about drawing, drawing books, drawing comic book, comic book drawings, draw females, draw swords, drawing females, drawing males, drawing women, drawing men, how to draw women, how to draw men, draw archers, draw swordsmen, foreshortening, basic proportions, draw poses, drawing swords and guns, how to draw guns, how to draw muscles, draw muscles, draw anatomy, how to draw anatomy, learn to draw, learn to draw anatomy, learn to draw action figures, learn to draw men, learn to draw women
Download or read book Articulating the Action Figure written by Jonathan Alexandratos and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action figures are more than toys or collectibles--they are statements on race, gender, class, body positivity and more. This collection of nine new essays and one interview argues that action figures should be analyzed in the same light as books, movies, television shows and other media. Through an examination of the plastic bodies that fill our shelves and toy boxes, "Action Figure Studies" can inform the next generation of toys.
Download or read book Anatomy for Fantasy Artists written by Glenn Fabry and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions on the basics of human anatomical drawing, perspective, and composition and provides methods for transforming the human figure into a fantasy figure.
Download or read book Super Powers by Jack Kirby written by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the unprecedented achievements of his Fourth World titles, Jack Kirby returned to the DC Universe in 1984 for two special miniseries celebrating Kenner’s new DC-themed Super Powers toy line. Together with such creative collaborators as Joey Cavalieri, Adrian Gonzales and Paul Kupperberg, Kirby revisited all of DC’s greatest heroes and villains in the pages of SUPER POWERS, and launched them through time and space into the kind of cosmic adventure that only the King of Comics could deliver! Jack Kirby reinvented the superhero genre with his sprawling saga of the Fourth World—a bold storytelling vision that was decades ahead of its time. In honor of this extraordinary talent’s centennial, DC Comics is proud to re-present the groundbreaking work of the King of Comics in a brand-new series of trade paperback editions collecting his classic DC titles in all their four-color glory! Revisit this bygone era—and thrill to the imaginative power of one of the medium’s greatest masters—in SUPER POWERS BY JACK KIRBY, collecting both of the dimension-spanning sagas that capped off the King’s triumphant tenure at DC. Collects SUPER POWERS #1-6.
Download or read book Alter Nation written by Tim Seeley and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top-secret team of cryptid-heroes, GK Delta, are committed to protecting humanity from extraordinary threats. When you are all that stands between humanity and certain annihilation, you must be able to trust each other. So when Bomber betrays his brothers in arms, the team is forced to fight one of their own! What's worse, what if he was right to leave? The team must confront their worst enemies while grappling with the fact that they may not be the heroes they think they are! Collects an entirely new 50-page OGN and the 12-page comic Alter Nation: The Mystery of Whining Winny.
Download or read book Stick Man written by Julia Donaldson and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2017 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Draw Comic Book Action written by Lee Garbett and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does every aspiring comic artist REALLY want to draw? Action, of course! Learn how to render all aspects of adrenalin-filled movement, from jaw-dropping superhero antics to kick-ass fistfights. The hallmark of the comic book, the action is what draws a reader in and keeps them hungry for more - in this classic guide all the skills you need to make your action fast-paced and full of movement are laid out on the page, from one of the best creators working in comics today. Techniques for drawing every dynamic action are explained, from body contact and flying through to fistfights, group rumbles and full-on battles. Clever exercises show how to achieve convincing movement, from dynamic standing poses, to running, swinging, flying and fighting. An Action File of comic character drawings in dynamic poses forms an invaluable resource for practice and reference, making drawing action the easiest thing in the world!
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures 1977 1985 written by Mark Bellomo and published by Krause Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases and details the rare, popular, forgotten, and beloved figures coveted by fans the world over.
Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Storytelling with Data written by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to: Understand the importance of context and audience Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!
Download or read book Captain Action written by Michael Eury and published by Twomorrows Pub. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Action, the original super-hero action figure, was introduced in 1966 in the wake of the Batman TV show craze, and later received his own DC comic book with art by Wally Wood and Gil Kane. Able to assume the identities of 13 famous super-heroes, his initial career was short-lived, but continuing interest in the hero has led to two different returns to toy-store shelves. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 toy photos, this second edition of the critically acclaimed volume by author Michael Eury chronicles the history of this quick-changing champion, including photos of virtually every Captain Action product ever released, spotlights on his allies Action Boy and the Super Queens and his arch enemy Dr. Evil, an examination of his comic-book appearances, and Action facts that even the most-diehard Captain Action fan won't know! Features a foreword, cover image, and previously unseen package illustrations by Murphy Anderson, as well as historical anecdotes by the late Gil Kane, Jim Shooter, Stan Weston (co-creator of G.I. Joe, Captain Action, and Mego's World's Greatest Super-Heroes), and Larry Reiner and Larry O'Daly, formerly of Ideal Toys, plus never-before-published and classic Captain Action artwork by Gil Kane, Joe Staton, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Ordway, Paul Gulacy, Mark Sparacio, Ruben Procopio, and Tom Yeates. This revised second edition also includes behind-the-scenes material covering Captain Action's triumphant 2008 return to comics shelves in his new series from Moonstone Books, and spotlights on the new wave of Captain Action collectibles.
Download or read book Star Wars written by Stephen J. Sansweet and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the full range of figures which have been available since the inception of Star Wars in 1977, this reference guide contains more than 2000 images, comparing all of the action figure characters with their on-screen counterparts.
