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

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Product Description

For drawers, 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 illustrators of children's books, as well as professional and student artists without studio access

-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

-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.

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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #628,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	A. Doyle (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	bspeakes (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, June 22, 2009

By	G. Tuggle "illustrator" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an artists/illustrator, this book will serve me very well as a reference book. It has a good variety of poses that can be used for illustrating childrens books.