Virtual Pose Children & Teens: The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure [Hardcover]

Mario Henri Chakkour (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 24, 2006

For drawrers, painters and sculptors, this latest installment in the popular series is the next best thing to working with a real, clothed junior model. A must for artists and illustrators of children's books, as well as professional and student artists without studio access, this title includes a CD-ROM (PC/Mac compatible) with 70 high-resolution poses in QTVR format with 36 views per pose - more than 2,500 total views. The CD-ROM poses can be rotated 360 degrees around the axis and include zoom and print options. For artists who want a better understanding of shape, form and gesture, "Virtual Pose" Children & Teens is the ultimate visual reference tool.

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About the Author

Mario Henri Chakkour is a digital artist known around the world. He has worked as an animator, illustrator, painter, architect and copywriter. He also sits on the board of directors for the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington. He lives in Washington, DC.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hand Books Press (January 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971401055
• ISBN-13: 978-0971401051
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, needs more variety., October 15, 2006

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A. Doyle (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual Pose Children & Teens: The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure (Hardcover)

I'll start by saying this is a fantastic idea. The interface provides an amazing amount of freedom for viewing the models. However, as an illustrator who needs a broad range of children to work from, this collection was lacking. If you're looking for an animated young girl, this will do you fine. The handful of models that follow are less interested. If you need both boys and girls from each age group you're out of luck with this one. Perhaps the sequal will be broader.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Virtual Pose Children & Teens: Good, but could be better, December 28, 2008

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bspeakes (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virtual Pose Children & Teens: The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure (Hardcover)

I bought this book because I'm often unable to find good references for my painting and drawing, and it's not generally feasible to get a model. The photography and lighting are well done. I think though, that I'd like to see some poses with different, maybe more dramatic lighting. I really like the CD and book format. Perhaps a wider variety of child model types (possibly a few who are younger than those featured) would be nice. I would have preferred a bigger variety of poses. Not all of the poses seem well thought out. I think adding more naturally active (running/playing) poses would be good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea, May 10, 2011

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This review is from: Virtual Pose Children & Teens: The Ultimate Visual Reference Series for Drawing the Human Figure (Hardcover)

What a nice idea. I've seen a few products of this kind with adult models, but this was the first product that I came across presenting children. I was recently in need of some very young models and I found this book invaluable. By rotating each pose, I had several views to work from. I was able to mix and match different characteristics from different poses to get what I needed. I also found it to be an extremely useful reference when I needed to remind myself of how clothing drapes on a dress, shirt or a pair of jeans. I will definitely be adding this book and cd to my library for future use.