The Gnomon Workshop Comic Book Pin Ups with Joe Benitez The Art of Sex Appeal through Pose and Expression

Desription
In this DVD, Joe Benitez unveils the secrets of drawing alluring comic book style pin-up characters. Sex appeal and allure is conveyed through many methods including stylized proportions, foreshortening, twists and curves. The importance of facial expression is also discussed in the context of conveying the right mood or emotion, along how this ties the character together. Instructor for this title: Joe Benitez

Joe Benitez
Comic Book Artist
Joe Benitez is an American comic book artist who has worked on such titles as JLA, Superman/Batman, Detective Comics, Supergirl, and Titans for DC Comics and The Darkness for Image Comics. He also co-created and penciled the sci-fi series Weapon Zero and the dark fantasy mini-series Magdalena: Blood Divine for Image. In 2005, Joe published his first creator-owned mini-series Wraithborn through Wildstorm. In 2009, he stepped in to finish up Michael Turner%27s run on Soulfire. Joe is currently working on a new creator-owned series, Lady Mechanika, published by Aspen Comics.
Image Gallery

Topics Covered
* 3D Depth in 2D Space
* Conveying Sex Appeal
* "Posing" the Hair
* Finding Accurate Proportions
* Foreshortening
* Drawing Females vs. Drawing Males
* Expression and Emotion in the Face and Pose
* Classic Pin-Up Pose Breakdowns
* Twisting the Spine for more Dynamic Poses
* Keeping the Female Face Young
* Drawing the Face in Various Angles and Emotions
Chapters
# Quick Preliminary Figure Sketches
# Quick Faces
# Reclining Figures
# Emphasizing Emotion with the Pose
# Standing Figure "Cute Girl"
# Basic Facial Expression
# Using Curves to Explore Pose
# Multiple Figure Composition
# Sex Appeal
# Action Pose I
# Action Pose II
# Crawling Figure "Vampirella"
# Standing Figure "Bad-Ass Chick"
# Quick Preliminary Expression Sketches
# Conveying Anger in the Male Face
# Conveying Anger in the Female Face
# Drawing the Default Face at Various Angles
# A Range of Emotion in the Default Face
# A Range of Emotion in the Profile Face
# A Range of Emotion - Low and High Angles
Specifications
* Product Code: JBE01
* ISBN: 1-59762-788-7
* UPC: 805366017767
* Duration: 152 minutes
* Formats: DVD-ROM, Digital Download, Online Subscription
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* 1GHz or faster processor
* 512 MB RAM
* 64 MB Video RAM
* DVD-ROM Drive
* 5 GB of hard disk space
* 1280 x 1024 display
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* Microsoft® Windows® Vista®
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
* Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
* Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2
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* Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher)
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