Forced by Mike Mattesi

FORCE in French!

2012-01-24T08:53:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

I came home last night to find a box from Focal with copies of the first and third FORCE books in French!!! Check em out! Thanks again everyone for your interest and desire to learn this invigorating process!

Mike

Drawing- Subscriber Critique-Eric S- Blue Collar

2012-01-18T09:20:00.001-08:00

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I look at Eric’s work and discuss Blue Collar work ethics, shape, joints and more. These ideas are discussed across numerous drawings created by Eric.

Created on a Cintiq

Drawing- Justin M Critique- FORCE Clean Up

2012-01-11T09:31:00.000-08:00

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Drawing with FORCE can seem to be a messy endeavor so how does one use it during a clean up phase? This video presents different processes for doing so.

Created on a Cintiq

Drawing- FORCE Composition

2012-01-04T12:56:00.001-08:00

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That’s right, FORCE can be used for more than drawing the figure and animals, it can also be used as a composition tool to create exciting and focused layouts! This video presents numerous images from Lion King to Frank Frazetta’ s work to present how this idea is utilized!

Created on a Cintiq

Drawing- Baby New Year

2011-12-28T07:21:00.000-08:00

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Pertaining to the New Year, I create two designs of Baby New Year discussing shape, proportions and some of the struggles around drawing babies.

Created on a Cintiq

Washington, NC drawing session!

2011-12-21T08:14:00.000-08:00

I am in NC for the holidays and my brother-in-law Chris took me to a drawing session he attends that is located in Washington. Here are some of the drawings from yesterday evening, taken on my IPhone. I had a great time! Thanks Alexandra for running the session and to Alexis, the model! Also, I met Jill, an instructor at East Carolina University that uses my FORCE books in her drawing class at the college! It was a pleasure meeting everyone and drawing along side them!

drawing-Andrew S Horses

2011-12-21T08:02:00.000-08:00

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With much practice, Andrew has achieved a high level of expertise when it comes to drawing horses. I examine these drawings, calling out the finer points of design and clarity of line.

Created on a Cintiq

drawing-Lanteyah A Critique- Drawing head structures

2011-12-07T09:21:00.001-08:00

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Lanteyah emailed asking how to prevent portrait drawings from flatness. This video covers numerous solutions to this challenge.

Created on a Cintiq

Drawing-On Location 02

2011-11-30T09:14:00.000-08:00

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This challenging subject is discussed in this video in terms of thought process and other tricks that tackle drawing on location. Shapes and space are some topics covered. Created on a Cintiq

Drawing FORCE Class starting this January!

2011-11-27T09:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,
I am starting a FORCE drawing class in January! It has been awhile since I have run a drawing class that is open to the public. Quite frankly I have had a difficult time finding the right space and the right time to accomplish this. Well, I have finally found a great space to run classes! The class is limited to 15 spots. If you are interested, please respond to this email. All the class information is below.

Figure Drawing with FORCE!
Instructor: Mike Mattesi
Mondays, 7-10pm
12 Weeks, (Jan 9th-March 26^th)
Location: 254 shoreline hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Beginner to advanced students
Materials: 18x24 SMOOTH Newsprint, Caran Dache or China marker or 6B-9B lead.
15 student maximum
Cost: $550

This classed is based on the popular and inspiring brand of FORCE drawing books written by Michael. Learn how to see, understand and draw FORCE with the use of line! During the twelve weeks of class we will be drawing from nude models. Some exciting topics that will be covered in class are:

· Line, and its meaning to the world of force.

· How to translate the body’s volumes into dimensional movement.

· Use lines of force to describe the surface of the figure’s energies.

· Shortcuts into the world of space.

· Perspective, which includes one, two, three and four point perspective.

Michael Mattesi has been contributing his skills as a professional production artist on many award-winning projects and has simultaneously been instructing FORCE drawing for the last twenty years. A brief client list includes Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks/PDI, The School of Visual Arts, Peking University, Art Center, Nickelodeon and LeapFrog. Michael’s students work in all fields of the industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities.

Michael’s FORCE book series, now published in four languages, have sold thousands of copies and growing. In May, the third FORCE book, FORCE Animal Drawing was released.

Michael lives in northern California with his wife and two daughters. Visit him at Drawingforce.com and connect with Michael on Facebook.

Mystical Creatures

2011-11-23T09:36:00.001-08:00

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How do you combine human and animal FORCES? This video discusses solutions to this question using a centaur and Satyr as its subjects!

Drawing- Justin M Critique

2011-11-16T08:48:00.001-08:00

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During this video I PLUS a drawing created by Justin. I do this with numerous passes of FORCE to bring it to a new level. Watch as I do this and describe my thought process behind the changes.

Drawing- Directing FORCE

2011-11-09T09:29:00.001-08:00

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Using a photo from characterdesign.com, I discuss a process with which to direct FORCE from location to the next in the figure. Then I break down FORCE into Rhythm into its three elements.

drawing- Little Camel

2011-11-01T20:45:00.001-07:00

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A fun photo from characterdesigns.com inspires a quick line illustration in this video. I present a more direct representation of the image and an original design while discussing the reasoning behind both.

Drawing- Sensitivity

2011-10-26T12:20:00.001-07:00

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After watching the film BUCK, I realized how important it is for me to share with you the concept of sensitivity. This act causes one to be more present and in the moment. Presence creates clarity and you need to be clear to have the most fulfilling drawing experience possible. It offers you the ability to think about concepts you may not usually think about.

FORCE in French

2011-10-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I just found out from my publisher, Focal Press that FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators and FORCE: Animal drawing have both been translated into French!!!

Drawing- Power Blast

2011-10-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

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Watch as I draw a comic style pose through the process of FORCE, form and shape. During the drawing process I discuss my thinking and end the video with callouts of the different stages.

Thor doodle

2011-10-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

Thor on the mind since the dvd release. Used to collect Thor when Simonson was illustrating it, the Beta Ray days. Enjoy!

Drawing with Verbs Preview

2011-10-12T09:40:00.001-07:00

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Drawing with VERBS is an old animator’s trick that could be applied to any artist’s work. During this video I illustrate some quick poses from my imagination through my FORCE approach.

Perspective Tricks - Preview

2011-10-05T09:54:00.001-07:00

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For most students, perspective is a daunting task. This video presents numerous, applicable perspective short cuts for your work, from drawing imaginative imagery to drawing from a model.

FORCE Dynamic Figure Drawing, Graphite on Archival White Paper, $200

2011-10-03T22:44:00.000-07:00

Source: None via Michael on Pinterest

been asked many times to sell the originals from the books. This is the first of many to come. Enjoy.

drawing- Using Reference

2011-09-28T10:20:00.001-07:00

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There are many methods with which to use reference. I discuss how shape and form along with FORCE become tools for some different processes in this video. The reference in this video is created by shared by Marcus Ranum. www.ranum.com

Drawing- Tubes, Boxes, FORCE - Preview

2011-09-21T09:27:00.001-07:00

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Many artists are taught tube and box construction for drawing. This video discusses the strong and weak points of this process. I also cover how to move from that process to one with more FORCE!!!

Drawing- Deer and Moose, Subscriber Andrew S Animal critique

2011-09-14T10:36:00.001-07:00

For the full video visit: http://www.drawingforce.com/

Andrew is the first artist who has used the new FORCE Animal Drawing book and sent in drawings after reading it. It is a pleasure to assess his work and watch the utilization of the concepts from FORCE Animal Drawing . I cover some major principles that I keep in mind while drawing animals.

How to draw FORCE in different body types

2011-09-07T10:03:00.001-07:00

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This subscriber driven question comes up often in classes. How does FORCE work in different types of body types, athletic, thin or heavy? This video covers the differences and similarities across the three and presents some interesting conclusions.