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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KHANG LE
Khang Le was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1981. When he was ten, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, and Le immersed himself in the world of comic books. During high school, a friend introduced him to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. At the same time, The Art of Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace came out, and making a living as a concept artist for the entertainment industry become Le's aspiration. In 2000, he got accepted to Art Center, where he had the opportunity to refine his skills to freelance for various entertainment mediums, including games, movies, music videos, and publishing. He has recently graduated and is currently traveling the world and considering all of his professional options.
Khang Le was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1981. When he was ten, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, and Le immersed himself in the world of comic books. During high school, a friend introduced him to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. At the same time, The Art of Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace came out, and making a living as a concept artist for the entertainment industry become Le's aspiration. In 2000, he got accepted to Art Center, where he had the opportunity to refine his skills to freelance for various entertainment mediums, including games, movies, music videos, and publishing. He has recently graduated and is currently traveling the world and considering all of his professional options.
FELIX YOON
Felix Yoon was born in Pennsylvania in 1982, where he spent his childhood, and later relocated to South Korea. He moved to California as he entered high school. It wasn't until senior year when Yoon decided to take art seriously as a possible occupation. After high school he entered Art Center College of Design, where he graduated with honors with a BFA in illustration. He started working as a concept artist for video games and now works as a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation.
MIKE YAMADA
Michael Yamada was born and raised in Pasadena, California. Originally intending to be a graphic designer, Yamada attended a local community college and changed his course of study after discovering a book of Star Wars production art. He transferred to Art Center College of Design where in 2003 he graduated with honors with a BS degree in product design with a emphasis on entertainment design. He has spent the year after his graduation employed as a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation, and working on a variety of freelance projects. He also teaches at Otis College of Art and Design.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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This is essentially a sketchbook. It also looks very much like a school project for art students. And the art students in particular are Khang Le, Mike Yamada and Felix Yoon.
The Skillful Huntsman is actually a story by the Brothers Grimm.
Based on the short story, the artists then came up with concept drawings for the characters, set, props and environment. As you can see in the video, there are lots of sketches on character designs. For every subject, there's comment from the artist on the thought process for the creation. And just beneath that comment is another one from the Scott Robertson, a teacher at the Art College of Design.
It's fun to see how the 3 artists interpret the stories and come up with their own unique concepts and designs.
Bear in mind that this book was published in 2005. These talented students have already gone on to work at major studios.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
The Skillful Huntsman is actually a story by the Brothers Grimm.
Based on the short story, the artists then came up with concept drawings for the characters, set, props and environment. As you can see in the video, there are lots of sketches on character designs. For every subject, there's comment from the artist on the thought process for the creation. And just beneath that comment is another one from the Scott Robertson, a teacher at the Art College of Design.
It's fun to see how the 3 artists interpret the stories and come up with their own unique concepts and designs.
Bear in mind that this book was published in 2005. These talented students have already gone on to work at major studios.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A. Lee
Format:Paperback
I just bought the book today after leafing through it at a local comic book store in New York. The concept art is great. All three artists are very talented. So why shockingly good? Here's why. These guys are young- very young to be this good. Art is a function of talent, focus, and practicing the craft. It's apparent that these kids have done all three.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Dawn Unruh
Format:Paperback
Ever wondered what students work at art center looks like? look no further, both the skillful huntsmen and into the future are absolutely stunning books for the students at art center. For anyone who has ever dreamed of pursuing concept art as a career, these two books are amazing!
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Awesome textbook
Artists need more textbooks like this. The students (who are masters in my opinion) helped write nearly all of the book and fill it with their creations. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Daniel A. Tapia Home
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The Skillful Huntsman is not only instructive, but it is also...
The Skillful Huntsman is not only instructive, but it is also beautiful and fun. This book covers all levels of concept design for storytelling, and uses multiple techniques and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Yographic
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Perfect for Any Artist
An amazing book that goes so much farther than the standard "Art of" book. The artists presented go deeper into the choices used and reasoning for visual decisions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Travis Bentley
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Very cool
Lots of awesome silhouettes and sketchy concept drawings, good for picking up an art blocked artist! Lots of cool characters and designs are included.
Published 1 month ago by Planktonoid
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Great! Great work!
A great book to have in your visual library! Three Art Center students document their processes in connecting in developing their own interoperation of The Skillful Huntsman! Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Su
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Stunning visuals
This text was recommended by the professor of my Character Development class. He had used it when designing games for EA Games. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Benjamin J Andrus
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Awesome Work
Everybody who's into concept art should have this as much as any animator should have the animator's survival kit! Amazing!
Published 3 months ago by André Meister
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Much more in depth than a normal art book
Most art books contain only the final drawings and paintings that helped form the world around the game or movie, but this book takes you far beyond that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Elijah Brown
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Exactly as it's pictured
Plentiful of character design and concept art in sketches. Very good for inspiration and references. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jean
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Flourish Your Imagination
This book did one thing for me - helped my imagination find its feet. I used it to draw in mimic of what I saw and then created my own idea from what I had just drawn. Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. Callicotte
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