100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures

100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures

Author: Francis Tsai

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2008-09-18

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1446351874

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Tips for drawing better fantasy figures from an industry pro, with topics like character research and development, establishing your process, and more. One hundred exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures—from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer and comic book artist Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating imaginative figures, giving readers a unique opportunity to gain guidance from a real pro.


Creating Fantasy Comics

Creating Fantasy Comics

Author: Seb Camagajevac

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1477758992

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Fantasy is a very popular genre of comics, filled with wizards and warriors from other worlds. Readers learn to draw their own fantasy characters and scenes, including a detailed wizards’ battle. Detailed instructions help readers through each drawing project, and sketches provide visual examples of how each drawing should progress. Colorful illustrations of fantasy comics present readers with examples to follow. As they read, they're introduced to a number of important drawing techniques, including drawing human figures, drawing weapons, and using perspective to give depth to backgrounds.


7 FIGURE FICTION

7 FIGURE FICTION

Author: T. Taylor

Publisher: Theodora Taylor

Published: 2021-09-04

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1942167598

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There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers. Readers who love your books. and… Readers who don’t know they love your books yet. But how do you reach those readers in the second category, no matter what kind of writer you are? The answer to that question is… Universal Fantasy Universal Fantasy is why my sales tripled when I “accidentally” wrote three books that landed in the Amazon Top 100. Universal Fantasy is why some authors get gobs of gushing reviews and some authors who write “way better” get crickets. Universal Fantasy is the answer to many of the questions you might have thought were unanswerable or simply up to luck, like… • Will this sell? • Why is that selling? • Why didn’t this sell? • Will readers like what I am writing? • Why do I love the TV shows/books/entertainments I do? • Why did I buy that thing I bought when I didn’t intend to buy it? BE WARNED…once known, Universal Fantasy cannot be undiscovered. Leave this book be if you’re truly satisfied with your current writing life. But if you’re not afraid—if you’re ready to know the secret hidden inside all bestselling stories, open this gift and find out how to use UNIVERSAL FANTASY to write and market books that SELL to ANYONE.


Drawing & Painting Fantasy Worlds

Drawing & Painting Fantasy Worlds

Author: Finlay Cowan

Publisher: IMPACT

Published: 2006-05-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781581809077

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With movies like Lord of the Rings, fantasy art is more popular than ever. Covers a wide range of media including watercolor painting, illustration, and digital painting. Showcases inspirational finished art from today's top fantasy artists.


Extreme Worlds

Extreme Worlds

Author: Francis Tsai

Publisher: IMPACT

Published: 2009-11-06

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781600613418

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This is a highly practical guide for budding artists who want to create their own extreme sci-fi worlds. Core elements of sci-fi art are taught through ingenious exercises and eleven detailed step by step projects. Subjects covered include aliens, robots, space ships, weapons, space stations and strange planets.


Sketching Techniques for Artists

Sketching Techniques for Artists

Author: Alex Hillkurtz

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1631599240

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Learn dynamic sketching and watercolor techniques for creating cityscapes, landscapes, figures and faces, still lifes, and more, enhancing the story you want to tell with form, line, and color. Discover incredible methods and tips for creating dramatic street scenes and vivid landscapes, and capturing dynamic figures and graphic architectural details. Artist Alex Hillkurtz—a top Hollywood storyboard artist, international workshop instructor, and Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society—presents fundamental concepts of sketching with pencil and pen for a number of popular genres. Discover simple ways to jot down spontaneous ideas in pencil, capture rough details in ink, and add watercolor for extra depth and interest. Make sketching more enjoyable by adopting innovative techniques that will make a difference in your practice, and your artwork. No matter your experience or skill level, you’ll benefit from learning: Compositions that draw the eye How to avoid common sketching mistakes Ways to create light and shadow to define shapes and add interest Successful ways to use negative space The importance of perspective in creating depth Easy color washes that create drama Get started today, and fill your sketchbooks with unique drawings and paintings you will be proud of. The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.


Anatomy for Fantasy Artists

Anatomy for Fantasy Artists

Author: Glenn Fabry

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Provides instructions on the basics of human anatomical drawing, perspective, and composition and provides methods for transforming the human figure into a fantasy figure.


Anatomy for Fantasy Artists

Anatomy for Fantasy Artists

Author: Glenn Fabry

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1446381226

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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.


Wreaking Havoc

Wreaking Havoc

Author: Jim Pavelic

Publisher: IMPACT

Published: 2008-05-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781600610004

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Four top gaming artists share their secrets for creating fantasy battle scenes complete with warriors, a fearsome armory of weaponry and a cast of monstrous creatures that wreak havoc! Read this book and enter a realm where human warriors coexist with giants, monsters and many other mythical creatures both mundane and magical, all battling for survival. Four artists who have dared to venture this way before (and won reputations as masters of fantasy illustration) are here to lead you through this wicked world, sharing their fiercest techniques for creating your vilest imaginings. Take up your pen and brush, and follow through 15 step-by-step character demos as well as 39 mini-demos on rendering fearsome armor, swords and other weaponry. Here's what lies ahead: Archetypal Humanoids. Quite an unusual group, containing such diverse beings as humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes and brutish, foul-smelling orcs. Exotic Humanoids. Two arms, two legs and a head . . . the rest is all up to you. Begin your imaginings here with Medusa, Creagal, hateful Lich, nasty trolls and bitter Iraxus. Creatures. Dragons, gargoyles, ogres, Venusians and Minotaurs . . . embodiments of pure evil found only in the darkest places. Environments. 5 full-spread scenes, from tense to tranquil, feature the native habitats of popular fantasy warriors. To make your battle scenes believable, this book will arm you with a thorough understanding of line, color, lighting and composition. Then venture forth, if you dare, with strong shapes, fluid lines and an unhinged imagination. Let havoc ensue!