Set the Action! Creating Backgrounds for Compelling Storytelling in Animation, Comics, and Games
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Elvin A. Hernandez
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 27.3 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 241
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Set the Action! Creating Backgrounds for Compelling Storytelling in Animation, Comics, and Games
Set the Action! is a practical guide by Elvin A. Hernandez for creating backgrounds that strengthen storytelling in animation, comics, and games. This digital edition is available as a PDF download for instant access.
Rather than treating perspective as a set of rigid measurements, the book emphasizes what perspective does for a scene. It shows how environment, composition, and layout help define characters and events.
Book Overview
Set the Action! focuses on the art of environment design. It adapts elements of character and concept design to the study of backgrounds. The book is organized into three acts: Establishing Shots, Danger: Trespassing, and Rendezvous Point. Each section explores a different stage of building worlds for visual narratives.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- How to use perspective as a storytelling tool.
- Composition and layout techniques for action scenes.
- Ways to adapt character and concept design to environment art.
- Studies of color, texture, and format in background design.
- Approaches to surroundings, familiar places, and scene construction.
- Guidance on building worlds that support character and story.
Why This Book Matters
Backgrounds are often treated as an afterthought in visual storytelling. Set the Action! argues that they are essential to narrative meaning. For illustrators, animators, comic artists, and game designers, this book provides a clear path to creating environments that feel like active participants in a story.
Book Details
| Author | Elvin A. Hernandez |
|---|---|
| Title | Set the Action! Creating Backgrounds for Compelling Storytelling in Animation, Comics, and Games |
| Publisher | Focal Press |
| Imprint | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Publisher Location | Burlington, MA; Abingdon, Oxon |
| Publication Date | 2013 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 241 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 27.3 MB |
| ISBN-13 (Paperback) | 978-0-240-82053-8 |
| ISBN-13 (eBook) | 978-0-240-82055-2 |
| Library of Congress Classification | N7430.7.H47 2012 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 7779.7—dc23 |
| Copyright | © 2013 Taylor & Francis |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital download. No physical shipping is involved. After purchase, you can access the book immediately. The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps that support PDF files.
FAQ
How soon will I receive the book? Access is available immediately after purchase as a digital download.
Will a physical copy be shipped? No, this is a digital product only.
What devices can I use? You can read it on Kindle apps, tablets, desktops, smartphones, and PDF reading apps.
Set the Action! is a valuable resource for artists who want their backgrounds to tell a story. Download the PDF and start building environments that support every scene.
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