World Famous Comics: Monstruo: The Art of Carlos Huante
Monstruo: The Art of Carlos Huante
By: Carlos Huante Publisher: Design Studio Press Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Format: Illustrated Label: Design Studio Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: February 01, 2004
Product Description: Carlos Huante was born in East L.A. in 1965. Besides chilaquiles and Yerba Buena (mint tea), Carlos grew up on stop-motion monster movies. Since that time he has pursued his passion for the arts by creating some of the most
original monsters and characters, for both film and animation, ever seen. Monstruo is a collection of Huante's personal, original work featuring a wide range of monster and character designs, from simple pencil sketches that magically capture the gesture of his subject, to full-color digital and traditional media paintings.
Worth every cent The better of his 2 books. Truly a confident fantasy artist with a unique style. Very inspirational a must for any art book collector. His exploration of form and the illusion of tendons, fat, muscle and steel are perfect, His ability to combine so many different creatures aspects fluently together is truly amazing. This is a book I turn to when inspiration has left me.
extraordinary talent I knew before i purchased this book that I enjoyed Carlos Huante's work - now I am a dedicated fan. I first noticed a couple of his pieces in spectrum 11, and it piqued my curiosity. There's little in the way of writing, just a quick synopsis of the artist's Bio, and some working techniques.. also a few blurbs about some of his original paintings towards the end. But honestly , most of the images don't need explanation as they seem to be the work of pure imagination. Solid anatomy, shading and subtle color usage characterize the creatures and characters that populate the pages. This book is a must - have for any aspiring concept or character artist!
creepy and mindblowing it is hard o really describe this book but with one word: amazing.
the organic creatures/ monsters, the characters, illustrations and color schemes are frightening.
his sketches are perfect.
I got this book for quite some time now, and it still inspires me with new ideas every time.
his characters have such an enormous dramatic apperance that it hurts in a very good way when I watch the illustrations.
A must for all anatomy/creature- and illustration-fans. Ah yeah, his sculpting skills...yeah, you guess right!..
highly recommended Even if your not into sci-fi this book will impress. It is a mix of hand made and computer rendered illustrations that are top notch. The hand drawn images are wonderfully revealing. Would make a great technique scource book for any artist.
Amazing.... This is a book of the most amazing, top-quality illustrations of monsters and heros. Every time I page through it, my hear skips a beat out of excitement. If you love graphic novels or illustration, you MUST see this book!
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