Expressions and Attitudes 1 By Steven E. Gordon

by Steven E. Gordon (illustrator)

These Limited Edition sketchbooks are signed and numbered by Steven E. Gordon, the character designer of Evolution and the Ultimate Avengers. This 10.5 x 6.5 soft cover book includes 70 pages of models, sketches and commissions. ABOUT THE Born and raised in Southern California, Steven E. Gordon has been a professional in the animation industry since 1977. He was hired while still in High School by Ralph Bakshi Productions to work on the feature film "Lord of the Rings". It wasn't long before Steve was given more responsibility and by 1982 he was Animation Director and Key Animator on the Bakshi / Frazetta feature "Fire and Ice". Steve's next job was a five year stint at Disney Pictures animating on "The Black Cauldron" and other films. For the next 12 years he worked on and off with Rich Animation on a series of direct-to-videos, pioneering character layout - the industry standard, and was Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animator on "The Swan Princess. He then continued Directing and Character Design on the highly rated “ Evolution” TV series for Kids WB where he not only directed on the first two seasons, but also did every single character design himself for all four seasons with only the help of a clean-up artist. He then went to Dreamworks and worked in the story dept. and received a credit for his work on the huge Hit Shrek 2. After Dreamworks he went to work for Marvel/Lionsgate Productions as a director and a character designer on the Ultimate Avengers and is currently working with FilmRoman on a series of direct-to-videos for Stan Lee.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2006