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Books : The Fantasy Illustrator's Technique Book: From Creating Characters to Selling Your Work, Learn the Skills of the Professional Fantasy ArtistIn association with Amazon.com Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks
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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780715326862 ISBN: 0715326864 Label: David & Charles PLC Manufacturer: David & Charles PLC Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: April 27, 2007 Publisher: David & Charles PLC Studio: David & Charles PLC Sales Rank: 817470 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: From conception to publication, the fantasy artist uses his skills to create magical, mythical and monstrous characters and worlds of wonders. This indispensible book gives a thorough grounding in fantasy art techniques. You can: discover where to look for inspiration; know how to visualize the unreal; learn to interpret narrative; bend orthodox rules of anatomy, perspective, and composition to create dynamic effects; and, render and colour your work using pencils, paint and pixels. You can also experiment with genres and create extraordinary characters and settings, from gothic kingdoms to futuristic citadels. You'll learn to depic dynamic action sequences, and produce special effects such as mystical fog, infernal fire and pixie dust. Discover how to become a professional fantasy artist, with advice on tailoring your art to different markets, from comic books and graphic novels to computer games. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Fantastic for those wishing to explore the world of fantasy illustrations!I received this book for Christmas and in the same day read it cover to cover. Step-by-step instructions with beautiful and imaginative illustrations offer a helpful process for the novice and wonderful inspiration for the experienced. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in creating fantasy art of their own! Rating: - Fantasy ArtThis is a really cool book. Great for artist. filled with tons of great info, techniques and referrence materials. i would highly recommend this book to any one who likes to draw. you won't be disappointed. Rating: - The Fantasy Illustrator'sTechnique BookThis is one of the better art books I have found up to date. It does give some instruction on painting and drawing but I feel is meant more for an advance student of fantasy art than a beginner. Some one with some art experience will find it very helpful in many areas. It is definitely one of my favorite additions to my own reference library. Rating:  - Good book, just not exactly what I neededThis book was helpful for determining things like color choices for skin tones, and was inspirational for trees, and different creatures. Their choices of finished artist's works were neat. However, this book did not give much information for techniques in acrylics, which is what I work in. For people who need help drawing fantasy characters, and fleshing them out, this book is great, but I do this naturally, so it wasn't a really big help for me. Rating: - A Fine Book for the Young ArtistThis is a light-hearted, profusely illustrated book on the making of fantasy art, with a nice gallery of other artist's works in the back. It is, though, not necessarily a book for present illustrators looking to get into the fantasy market; it is really more for a young person just starting out. Artists who are further along with fundamental skills in drawing and painting would benefit more from John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop, a more in-depth and less elementary approach. But for lovers of ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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