Invaluable tutorials and insightful tips make Beginner's Guide to Fantasy Drawing a perfect start to a fantasy art journey.

This is a comprehensive guide that will lead beginners through the approaches and techniques needed to create great fantasy art. Part One provides a thorough grounding in all the theoretical and practical skills. Part Two shows how to put these skills into practice in a series of step-by-step demonstrations.

Delve deep into a magical world of Kev Walker, and learn how to draw 30 fascinating, beautiful and curious creatures that wander through it. A renowned comic book artist and illustrator, Kev Walker will help you master the art of sketching and illustrating a collection of marvellous beasts through his how-to-art exercises, accompanied by his fascinating advice and the techniques used by professionals like himself. From elementals that stalk you at night or the beasts that lurk beneath the water to the sand creatures that wander the lonely deserts of North Africa, there is a whole world of terrifyingly beautiful monsters to learn of and inspire you. Find stunning finished illustrations along with exciting ideas, hints, and practical lessons on how to recreate the monster yourself, including suggestions for adding movement and texture. From there, morph this precious-looking book into your very own sketchbook-journal and record and design your own fierce creations on the interactive pages inside. Stick and paste inspiring photographs and drawings onto the pages, work little sketches onto the plain sheets, and paint the amazing minute details that appear on your own beast's form - this will be your personal and ultimate notebook journaling your dark adventures. With dozens of imaginative illustrations to inspire, discover this captivating bestiary now and create your own inky keepsake of these legendary creatures to treasure and share.

+ FREE BOOK Buy this book and get BOOK for FREE Fantasy Art Drawing for Beginners - Drawing Fantasy Creatures with Simple Instructions is the ultimate guidebook aimed at people who wish, but don't know how to draw interesting drawings of legendary creatures. The step by step guide will help you learn how to draw from scratch. You have an opportunity to learn how to draw several mythical beings, including a griffin, elf, gnome, centaur, mermaid and the eye of a dragon. Why start drawing in the first place? Like any other type of art, drawing is an amazing hobby, which helps you forget about the life's problems. Once you get in the "flow," you will forget about everything that has been pressing you and focus totally on creating art. Apart from stress fighting attributes, drawing is also great to open up your mind and broaden your thoughts. Producing art is not possible if your mind is closed. If you think about it, you will see that a huge majority of artists were extremely open minded, some even so much that people considered them strange, like Salvador Dali or Vincent Van Gogh, for example. Another good reason to start learning to draw right away is that it may turn out that you're very good at it. Who knows - you might be the next Jackson Pollock, just you still don't realize it. But even if you don't make a lot of money from drawing, you can still see how many good things this practice gives to you by just being an interesting hobby. Drawing mythical creatures to your friends and family will certainly come with their praise, making you happy in return. The final reason why you should continue reading this book is that drawing is fun. Even simple doodling, can be quite a lot of fun, but imagine how fun it is when you know how to draw your favorite mythical beings. Whether you're a huge fun of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and similar fantasy movies and series, or you just have wild imagination, with the help of this book you will get to know how to draw interesting drawings of fantasy creatures. On top of that, we did our best to make this book as interesting as possible. We brought every of the creatures closer to you, teaching you not only how to draw them but all about them as well. You will learn from which cultures these fantasy beings come from and what were they considered to be, what powers they had and whether they were the good guys or evil beasts. So, stick to the book and you will surely have a good time. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: - How to Draw a Griffin? - How to Draw the Eye of a Scary Mythical Creature? - How to Draw an Elf? - How to Draw a Mermaid? - How to Draw a Gnome? - How to Draw a Lady Centaur? Enjoy reading and practicing, and do not forget to receive your FREE BONUS BOOK All the instructions you will find at the end of the book. Good luck!

Learn how to bring to life the most exciting warriors and heroes. Armed with your pen and paper, let battle commence! Discover how to draw and paint male and female warrior archetypes, from the ancient legend of Thor to the valour of King Arthur. Explore anatomy, color and lighting techniques, and discover how to render combat, armor, weapons and clothing. Become a master fantasy artist with ten easy-to-follow step-by-step projects.

Create your own fantasy art with this comprehensive guidebook by the lead conceptual designer on The Lord of the RingsTM and The HobbitTM trilogies. Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of John Howe – lead conceptual designer on The Lord of the RingsTM and The HobbitTM movie trilogies. Through step-by-step drawings and finished paintings, Howe reveals his artistic approach in action: from developing characters to creating atmospheric landscapes, extraordinary architecture and fantasy beasts. In this practical guide, Howe shares tips on everything from building a portfolio to book illustration, graphic novels and designing for the big screen. Develop your own personal style of fantasy art with help from the best in the business with this must-have book. Features a foreword by groundbreaking film director Terry Gilliam, and an afterword by Alan Lee, John’s partner on the conceptual design for The Lord of the RingsTM movie trilogy and Oscar-winning illustrator.

From an Eisner award winning artist, a guide to creating fantasy figures for comics, graphic novels, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games. Fantasy artists are unlikely to use models to draw from life but, to be successful, their creations must have a grounding in reality. This book teaches the artist the principles of anatomy, from musculature and skeletal structure through to movement. You can then develop your artistic style by breaking and bending the rules of anatomy through practical exercises and demonstrations, accompanied by incredible finished artworks. The step-by-step exercises help the artist to fully understand the subtle movements that combine to create expressions, and the flowing movements that constitute actions. This is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in improving and developing their fantasy art figures.