Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Force by Mike Mattesi


Mike Mattesi’s Force offers an in‑depth look at character design, specifically for animators, game designers, comic book artists and illustrators. Drawing on life drawing, the book teaches how to identify pose, features and personality that form the core of a character. With step‑by‑step explanations, exercises, and color illustrations that trace the models who inspired the work, readers can learn how to develop, refine, and push their drawings to achieve dramatic visual impact and believability.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Arts & Culture/Fine Art
Authors: Mike Mattesi
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Mike Mattesi
Force by Mike Mattesi

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Force by Mike Mattesi are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Force (13 similar books)

Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by 9060056|Andrew Loomis book cover

📘 Figure Drawing for All It's Worth
 by Andrew Loomis

Learn to render the human figure with precise anatomy, accurate perspective, and proportion—without a live model—by building solid stick‑figure foundations, as Andrew Loomis demonstrates in this classic illustration guide.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Figure Drawing for All It's Worth
Dynamic figure drawing by 11275745|Burne Hogarth book cover

📘 Dynamic figure drawing
 by Burne Hogarth


★★★★★★★★★★ 2.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Dynamic figure drawing
Drawing the Human Head by 11275745|Burne Hogarth book cover

📘 Drawing the Human Head
 by Burne Hogarth


★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Drawing the Human Head
Manga crash course fantasy by 11883019|Mina Petrović book cover

📘 Manga crash course fantasy
 by Mina Petrović

A step‑by‑step guide to creating fantasy manga characters, combining proven illustration techniques with creative inspiration for artists of all levels.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Manga crash course fantasy
Drawing workshop II by 10948532|Marie-Claire Isaaman book cover

📘 Drawing workshop II
 by Marie-Claire Isaaman

Drawing Workshop II offers a step‑by‑step guide to master drawing, covering materials, technique, perspective, atmosphere and movement through practical projects and contemporary artwork examples.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Drawing workshop II
Keys to Drawing with Imagination by 13155846|Bert Dodson book cover

📘 Keys to Drawing with Imagination
 by Bert Dodson

A practical guide for artists of all levels, offering concrete exercises and techniques to unlock imagination, recycle old work, and build confidence across media.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Keys to Drawing with Imagination
Dynamic anatomy by 11275745|Burne Hogarth book cover

📘 Dynamic anatomy
 by Burne Hogarth


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Dynamic anatomy
The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing by 6693996|Anthony Ryder book cover

📘 The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing
 by Anthony Ryder


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing
How to draw people in simple steps by 8255811|Susie Hodge book cover

📘 How to draw people in simple steps
 by Susie Hodge

Learn to draw people from basic shapes to dynamic poses in over 130 step‑by‑step drawings, guided by artist Susie Hodge’s clear, easy‑to‑follow techniques.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like How to draw people in simple steps
Artist's Way Workbook by 6412737|Julia Cameron book cover

📘 Artist's Way Workbook
 by Julia Cameron


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Artist's Way Workbook
The fantasy artist's figure drawing bible by 10866768|Matt Dixon book cover

📘 The fantasy artist's figure drawing bible
 by Matt Dixon


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The fantasy artist's figure drawing bible
Figure drawing master class by 11880162|Dan Gheno book cover

📘 Figure drawing master class
 by Dan Gheno

Discover how to sketch the human figure with confidence—using Old Master drawings, Dan Gheno’s own work, and clear diagrams that unlock the techniques of figure drawing.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Figure drawing master class
The FORCE Companion by 7009819|Mike Mattesi book cover

📘 The FORCE Companion
 by Mike Mattesi


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The FORCE Companion

Some Other Similar Books

Drawing Dynamic Hands by Bridgman
Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators by Michael D. Mattesi
Anatomy for Sculptors by Uldis Zarins with Sandis Kondrats
Mastering Drawing: The Complete Course by William F. Powell
Creative Anatomy by George Bridgman

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!