Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang | 
 enlarge | Author: Doug Chiang
Publisher: Impact
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 7163
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1600610234
Dewey Decimal Number: 700.415
EAN: 9781600610233
Publication Date: June 27, 2008
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Product Description
In this stunning collection of step-by-step lessons, award-winning entertainment artist Doug Chiang gives artists the inside scoop on his processes, techniques, and theories for creating eye-popping science fiction artwork. Readers will learn to draw the creatures, robots, vehicles and drama of distant worlds--perennial favorites in film, television, toys and games. With Chiang's expert advice, 25 step-by-step demonstrations using both traditional and digital techniques, and a stunning gallery showcasing his amazing visual style, artists have no choice but to be inspired to create their own phenomenal works of art..
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Worth The Wait July 31, 2008
colie
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For those of you who've seen the author's art in print or person, the stars are no surprise. If you haven't seen his work, this book not only showcases his talents and skills as a designer/renderer in finished pieces, it gives direct insight and instruction on how he gets there. From pencil sketch to marker render to digital finished product, Doug takes you through his approach to getting an idea onto a medium.
What seperates this book from other "how-to" books in this design field is it's engaging simplicity in execution. Doug's broken the book into easy-to-browse chapters that cover different techniques and design subject matter in each. This is to it's benefit, as each step encompasses not only fundamental techniques of execution, but Doug's insights on the design of the subject matter. There is little, if any, over-explaining. The instructional images do the talking with simple text accompanying each.
Did I mention it's really hard to find a good (if any) book on marker techniques? This one's the best I've seen. So if you've been thinking about trying markers as a new style, this is a must have.
An all-out great purchase and true bargain considering you get a concept design, multiple-technique, step-by-step package by a truly exceptional and highly respected industry artist.
Highly recommended. June 19, 2008
Anonymous (San Rafael, CA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've just finished reading this book, and I can confidently state that it is one of the best books available pertaining to the subject of creating science fiction art.
The author does an excellent job explaining both the technical aspects of the drawings, but also how he goes about the design process. There are dozens of designs explored, each emphasizing either a different approach or a different subject in a step-by-step manner.
There are other books of this nature available, but they are generally not as well thought out or organized as Mechanika. It seems like there was a real effort put into this book towards covering a wide variety of subjects in a detailed manner, and it really shows. The little tips sprinkled throughout the book make it invaluable.
This book should age well with the viewer, and long after all of the tips and techniques have been absorbed I imagine it will still be an excellent source of inspiration to thumb through from time to time.
Great Book! September 3, 2008
D. Saccheri
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Doug Chiang's book, Mechanika, is a book I'll be recommending to both my College and private classes. In it, Mr. Chiang shows not only his eloquent mastery of logic-in-technique when creating a great variety of Sci-Fi imagery, but as well he shows us the basic step-by-step sequence to accomplishing the task. It's so well done! There is no doubt Doug Chiang possesses great expertise in creating visually stunning Science Fiction Art, and his credentials prove it, and now we the fortunate can see behind the scenes, you might say, into how Doug Chiang brings his visions to life. A must-have for any and everyone's library. I proudly have it in mine. I'm sure many of my student's, and students-to-be, will have it in theirs.
Tutorials from a pro November 11, 2008
Parka (Singapore)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BVB7SCU8O8US It's not very often you see a great concept artist come up with a tutorial book. Here, we have a great book by Doug Chiang. He's the concept artist for big movie hits like Star Wars, War of the Worlds and Terminator just to name a few.
In this book are 30 lessons and step-by-step tutorials for creating science fiction art, mainly robots. There are details and tips for using Photoshop.
Through these pages, one can see Doug Chiang's process of creating sci-fi concept art. It's always interesting to find out how other artist work, especially one of such high caliber.
His work has also appeared in other books like Robota, and The Art of Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith.
There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.
great book for aspiring concept artists July 17, 2008
Jack Chang
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book! Doug is a master and shares all of his secrets on how to design cool robots and ships like he does. 5 stars.
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