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Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers Paperback – Illustrated, August 31, 2010

by Marcos Mateu-Mestre (Author, Artist), Jeffrey Katzenberg (Foreword)
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The ultimate guide to visual storytelling! How to make the audience ""feel"" the story while they are ""reading"" the story. Using his experiences from working in the comic book industry, movie studios and teaching, Marcos introduces the reader to a step-by-step system that will create the most successful storyboards and graphics for the best visual communication.

After a brief discussion on narrative art, Marcos introduces us to drawing and composing a single image, to composing steady shots to drawing to compose for continuity between all the shots. These lessons are then applied to three diverse story lines - a train accident, a cowboy tale and bikers approaching a mysterious house.

In addition to setting up the shots, he also explains and illustrates visual character development, emotive stances and expressions along with development of the environmental setting to fully develop the visual narrative.

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    Design Studio Press
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    August 31, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    8.56 x 0.55 x 10.95 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1933492953
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1933492957
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“With Framed Ink, Marcos Mateu distills his twenty-plus year career in feature animation into a clear, practical manual on the language of images.  Marcos has a special eye for composition, lighting, and continuity that creates a tangible sense of mood and drama in all of his work.”

-       Jeffrey Katzenberg, Co-founder and CEO DreamWorks Animation SKG



“There are some people who draw in a way that looks like they load their pens with pure liquified fun. Concept artist Marcos Mateu has a wonderful character of line and a jaunty, casual style that makes it look like the lines danced out and created the image of their own accord. His loose, relaxed application of color, which careens between brilliant lights and rich, atmospheric darks, just adds to the visual treat. Mateu’s drawings have just the right touch of exaggeration to give them extra visual appeal; lines are given an extra spring, forms bent out just a bit, and figures swirled into motion in a way that gives everything a sense of verve and life.” - Charley Parker

About the Author

Spanish born Marcos Mateu-Mestre is a visual concept, traditional animation layout, and graphic novel artist whose film credits include titles such as ‘Balto’, ‘The Prince of Egypt’, ‘Asterix and the Vikings’ and ‘Surf’s Up’ amongst others.
With an extensive experience of twenty years in feature animation, working mainly for Dreamworks  and Sony Pictures, he has also been teaching drawing, illustration and visual storytelling techniques for twelve years.
His works as a film maker have mostly included both the design and cinematic aspects of film, taking care of frame composition, lighting and visual continuity of many key sequences in some major productions.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Design Studio Press; Illustrated edition (August 31, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1933492953
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1933492957
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.56 x 0.55 x 10.95 inches
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Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Marcos Mateu-Mestre is a visual concept, traditional animation layout, and graphic novel artist with 25 years of experience in feature animation. Some of his film credits include Balto, The Prince of Egypt, Asterix and the Vikings, Surf’s Up, and How to Train your Dragon 2. His work in film, primarily for DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation, has been focused on both the design and cinematic composition, lighting, and visual continuity of many key animation sequences, experience he summed up in his international best-selling book Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers. In addition to his work in film, he has taught drawing, illustration, and visual storytelling techniques for 12 years and been a member of several international film festivals. Mateu-Mestre currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Trevor M.
5.0 out of 5 stars The why of comics composition
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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This book helped open my eyes to the things that people think about as they tell their stories. There are opportunities in how you frame things in perspective and such that can highlight or diminish features that advance your story. Knowing the levers you can pull really helps. I really appreciated this behind the scenes insight into how it is done and it has helped me appreciate comics and graphic novels I read in new ways. Great book.
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Tristan Hardy
5.0 out of 5 stars Now treasured bookshelf item.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017
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I looked through some of the reviews on this book and I was a bit disappointed. First off I have my BFA in 3D animation and work to improve my skills constantly. For me, this book was a case of "Finding an unknown unknown".

The book is descriptive enough for me to fill in some gaps and set me on a journey to learn more. It's not a one-stop shop for be the perfect artist like I assume some people want it to be.

Some reviewers have declared this book to be the "basics". That is both true and untrue. Out of my years of education some concepts I knew and some I did not. Some things I remember only being taught in the advanced illustrator courses I got to sit in on. This book holds a wealth of information for all skill levels I would say.

The illustrations are in my opinion amazing, in that they accurately convey a story, mood, and theory as described by the artist in a simplistic style with a limited palette. He defines methods of storytelling from more of a illustration point of view that can be applied to film as well.
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Madison Franks
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Condition and a Must Have
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
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I ordered this book since many artists recommended it and it was cool! The illustrations are appealing and get their point across. It is a must have for those who want to better understand composition and visual storytelling in both film or any media. Came in perfect condition and sooner than expected, which is always a plus!
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Trinidad La Coa
5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than I Expected
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2012
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It took about a month for this book to arrive, but it was well worth the wait. When I flipped through the pages, I was somewhat impressed with the artwork, but not very. A second flip-through (double-take) proved that the book was mostly made up of inking and not a whole lot of text. I began to worry if I'd been duped and wasted my money. What could I possibly learn from a bunch of black and white images with a paragraph or two thrown in? It reminded me of some the art books my university lists as required reading that cost an arm and really don't deliver. I could've gotten more artistic education out of a graphic novel.

However, I finally found the time to sit and actually read it. It is an amazing book. Upon attentive study I realized the inkings weren't somewhat impressive they were incredible. It seems that the author, Mateu--Mestre, has a very minimalist approach to both art and instruction; yet, both his art and his lessons are immensely informative. The lessons are short and oh-so sweet. I learned new things just reading the first few pages because Mateu-Mestre isn't just trying to convey an academic sense of storytelling, but the very spirit of it. And I can tell you that is one of the major issues I have been tackling with my artwork i.e. breathing life into it, creating mood and emotion.

Mateu-Mastre's book is a very good complement to two other books I bought, both by James Gurney - who does take a more academic approach to instruction and whose art is detailed and vibrant. I wish I would've come across these guys when I first began art college.

Marcos Mateu-Mestre has created an excellent learning tool here, especially if you are a novice or mid-level artist. I so highly recommend this book that I would go as far as to say that it is a must have in any artist's library who is interested in narrative art e.g. comics, graphic novels, storyboarding, illustration, concept art, etc...

I also recommend James Gurney's Color and Light.
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duduromeroa
4.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022
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Correct advice from the basics to the narratively complex. Recommended even for audiovisuals
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Ray Cassavoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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Had to get this for school but it was a really great read and very helpful for my carrer!
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Emilio Owens
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for anyone who wants to learn comic art.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2020
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This book was required for one of my classes and it's fantastic. It gives a lot of in-depth information on compositions, value studies, and visual storytelling. If you want to brush up on anything from Comic art to Illustrations to Concept art, I give this book and all of the other Mr. Mateu-Mestre books in this series the highest recommendation.

I'm not a professional comic artist by any means, but I am currently studying it, and boy let me tell you did this book help me a lot when it came to coming up with effective compositions for paneling. It gives you a great, in-depth understanding of composition and how to build it from the ground up.
I can see it also being extremely effective for anybody who wants to tell dramatic and meaningful stories with their artwork. My professor, who is a professional comic book artist also highly recommends this book to anybody of any skill level who wants to improve their skill.
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Pascal Rompré
5.0 out of 5 stars Very usefull.
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2023
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One of my favorite books. Help to understand storytelling simply.
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Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente herramienta para artistas visuales
Reviewed in Mexico on April 16, 2023
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Un buen libro, con explicaciones detalladas e imagines que ayudan a ilustrar la idea que se quiere exponer.
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CHABAUD Agnès
5.0 out of 5 stars Un bon livre
Reviewed in France on November 23, 2023
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Un livre intéressant
Un bémol sur l'emballage qui devrait être renforcé sur les coins car un peu abîmé
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un bon livre
Reviewed in France on November 23, 2023
Un livre intéressant
Un bémol sur l'emballage qui devrait être renforcé sur les coins car un peu abîmé
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Yuvraj
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for sequential visual artist
Reviewed in India on October 28, 2023
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have read about 30 pages so far, very good book.
explains the fundaments and provides with techniques of composition.
will update soon after i finish the book.
there are lot of visuals and by just looking at the, you will get to know what the author is trying to say, however there are explainations in text.

the tone is very colloquial as if he is in frint of you and talking to know which is very comfortable to read and understand the concepts.
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Nilnarunion
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything what you want to know about comics composition
Reviewed in Germany on December 31, 2022
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I learned a lot about comics. I think this is a useful book if you want to learn more about comics drawing.
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