Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination

Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination
Author: Claudia Nice
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-09-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781581806182

Fantasy has its roots in reality A magical realm awaits you—an enchanted world of imaginary beings to inspire a treasure of your own extraordinary drawings and paintings. And your journey begins, oddly enough, with the ordinary things that surround you every day. With Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination, discover how to use your own photographs and other true-life inspiration to make fanciful artwork that beautifully transcends reality. Best-selling author Claudia Nice shows you how to build upon real-life references to draw and paint countless creatures from your imagination, including: faeries and sprites elves, brownies, dwarfs and gnomes trolls, ogres, goblins and gremlins dragons, sea monsters and sea serpents centaurs, fauns, satyrs, mermaids and mermen unicorns, Pegasus, phoenixes and griffins Inside this invaluable guide you'll find complete step-by-step instruction and many captivating examples in pen and ink, watercolor and acrylic, plus the legend behind each mythological creature. Let this book be your entry to the realm of fantasy, where the only limit is your imagination!

Fantasy Creatures in Clay

Fantasy Creatures in Clay
Author: Neal Deschain
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014-09-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440336725

Sculpt fascinating creatures! Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here! Inside you will learn simple techniques for creating realistic individual parts of fantasy creatures. Wings, horns and bodies--everything is covered here. Then you will discover innovative ways for assembling those parts to form characters straight from your imagination! From start to finish, you'll learn everything from brainstorming creature ideas to making the armature and building the body with clay to baking and mounting the creature onto a base. Everything you need to know to build your very own mythological menagerie! So immerse yourself in these easy-to-learn demonstrations and practice the skills necessary to create realistic wings, paws, scales, fur, facial expressions, poses and so much more! • 65 step-by-step demonstrations • Create a sculpture from start to finish • Stunning galleries of finished sculptures, including dragons, a steampunk bird, a fiery dog and more

Fundamentals of Creature Design

Fundamentals of Creature Design
Author: 3D Total Publishing
Publisher: 3dtotal Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781912843121

The world's best creature designers and concept artists provide a groundbreaking and unique insight into their creative processes and practices.

Sketching from the Imagination

Sketching from the Imagination
Author: Publishing 3dtotal
Publisher: 3dtotal Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781909414877

Sketching from the Imagination: Monsters & Creatures showcases sketches and insights by fifty artists from the field of creature design.

Sketching from the Imagination

Sketching from the Imagination
Author: 3dtotal Publishing
Publisher: Sketching from the Imagination
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-02-28
Genre: Artists' preparatory studies
ISBN: 9781909414396

An inspiring collection of drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented character artists.

Nobody Likes a Goblin

Nobody Likes a Goblin
Author: Ben Hatke
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1626728054

Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cosy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of "heroic" adventurers bursts in. These marauders trash the place, steal all the treasure, and make off with Skeleton—leaving Goblin all alone! It's up to Goblin to save the day. But first he's going to have to leave the dungeon and find out how the rest of the world feels about goblins.

Fantastic Creatures and How to Draw Them

Fantastic Creatures and How to Draw Them
Author: Kev Walker
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781266174

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.

Freaks!

Freaks!
Author: Steve Miller
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780823016624

Presents a how-to drawing guide that offers in-depth instructions for creating unique and bizarre anthropomorphic fantasy creatures.

OtherWorlds

OtherWorlds
Author: Tom Kidd
Publisher: IMPACT
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2010-11-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781600618666

Go where no artist has ever gone before. Bizarre terrains, enchanted forests, futuristic metropolises, ornate palaces—these are the places where adventure dwells. In this fun and fiercely original book from celebrated fantasy artist Tom Kidd, you'll learn how to set the scene for epic tales of adventure. Discover where Kidd finds his best ideas, the methods behind his glorious color sense, and how he turns it all into exquisite skies, glittering cities, spectacular rock formations, stormy seas, magnificent forests and other bold, breathtaking vistas. Learn to draw and paint fantastic settings in a way that makes them utterly believable Get imagination-sparking approaches for dreaming up these strange new realms, seeing the world around you with fresh eyes and finding ready inspiration in the most ordinary of places 13 step-by-step demonstrations show how ideas are developed into dynamic color oil and watercolor renderings, with some discussion of digital techniques This book is your ticket to destinations of absolute wonder and bizarre beauty. Thrill your viewers by transporting them to locales so vast and unreal, it will take their breath away.