Coming from an animation background, Mattesi pushes some ideas I really like that focus on making the drawing come alive.

Whether you are an animator, comic book artist, illustrator or fine arts' student you'll learn to use rhythm, shape, and line to bring out the life in any subject while Mike Mattesis infectious enthusiasm will have you reaching for your pencils! Our library contains hundreds of online drawing classes, unique model packs hand-picked by FORCE Drawing creator Mike Mattesi to help you learn, and a community of other artists you can turn to for support and advice. At some point I had enough of it and went on a journey to master gesture drawing, and the FORCE method gave me the understanding I needed.

A portion of FORCE drawing was inspired by animation, yet the concepts found in the approach can be used by any artist. Definitely a great read for every artist who wants to bring more life and meaning to their drawings! He has been a professional production artist and instructor for the last fifteen years with clients including Disney, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks and Nickelodeon. We start with reference and progress to drawing from your imagination with great skill and comprehension.

Observe how I fill the FORCE Shapes of the lower arm and palm with Form by drawing their Turning Edges. I've had figure drawing lessons, mostly as a prerequisite to enter the school of fine arts I graduated from but also as a student there. We can teach you FORCE Figure Drawing and that includes Gesture Drawing, Perspective, Shape Design, and Anatomy.

This one has a fresh approach concentrating on movement and balance in the model and how how this may be achieved in a drawing. Keep reading to learn more about the FORCE Drawing memberships, courses and personal mentorship options! If you ignore gravity, you ignore the fundamental FORCE that defines much of the functional design in the world.

The explanations are clear and simple, even very sketchy illustrated examples bring the point across with very few lines. You can learn at your own pace, have access to hundreds of online drawing tutorials and model packs, and you can choose the level of commitment that works best for your schedule and budget. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience.This leads you to drawing from reference and from your imagination with great skill and comprehension. In this article the authors' describe their different journeys into FORCE Drawing with examples of its three fundamentals - Basics, Form and Shapes, and snapshot video tutorials for each. Michael’s students occupy all fields of the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities. Now, almost thirty years later, after many years of working in different genres of the entertainment industry, mostly as an art director, I now teach full time once more.