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Author: John Maizels
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783822832196
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Cheval's palace is one of many works of architectural fantasy in this book, the result of over 20 years' research by architectural photographer Deidi von Schaewen. Like Cheval, the creators of these extraordinary worlds simply started building, with no rules to guide them and, in most cases, no previous artistic experience."--Global Books in Print.
Author: Mark Nelson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2019-02-13
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 0486828654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen artists and designers explore or create a fictional setting, the milieu must be completely fleshed out, explained, and designed. In this book, comic and gaming art veteran Mark A. Nelson explores and demonstrates his methods for fashioning visually stunning, believable environments for fantasy creatures and characters. Scores of images and step-by-step examples illustrate how variation and experimentation lead to fresh, original designs for otherworldly beings, their environments, and their stories. Nelson discusses how to find ideas and borrow from history to add the strength of realism to a fantasy world. In describing the best ways to establish a habitat, he offers specifics about climate, terrain, flora, and wildlife. He shares insights into founding societies in terms of their means of survival, manner of warfare, spiritual practices, style of dress, and levels of technology. All visual creatives who work with imaginative material — illustrators, comic artists, and writers — will take a lively interest in this source of inspiration and practical knowledge. "In sixteen breezy-yet-surprisingly-concise chapters he covers everything from visual problem solving to spirituality to warfare to transportation, not with the idea of giving the reader lessons to copy by rote but rather as prompts to develop their own original concepts. If I were suggesting three books every budding artist should have at their fingertips they would be Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis, Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist by James Gurney, and, most definitely, Mark's Fantasy World-Building." — Muddy Colors
Author: Audrey Isabel Taylor
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017-10-31
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 1476665168
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom wondrous fairy-lands to nightmarish hellscapes, the elements that make fantasy worlds come alive also invite their exploration. This first book-length study of critically acclaimed novelist Patricia A. McKillip's lyrical other-worlds analyzes her characters, environments and legends and their interplay with genre expectations. The author gives long overdue critical attention to McKillip's work and demonstrates how a broader understanding of world-building enables a deeper appreciation of her fantasies.
Author: Steve Jackson
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780140321272
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the turbulent history of the planet Titan, from its early civilizations, through the devestating war of the wizards, to the present-day wilderness and anarchy where the delicate balance between good and chaos could at any moment be overturned.
Author: Tim White
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781850280576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTim White’s paintings give shape to the fantastic, to the might-have-been and what-still-could-happen. With its frequently optimistic tone and obsessive attention to detail, White’s art offers a convincing landscape of the imagi-nation. “A collection of White’s vivid commercial works spanning a decade....the captivating paintings that transport the viewer from the outwardly familiar to the alien skies.” —Publishers Weekly.
Author: Dave Duncan
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2014-04-01
Total Pages: 590
ISBN-13: 1497606454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Man of His Word series debut—a novel “with enough fresh ideas to allow it to sit unashamedly alongside the great fantasy books of recent times” (Fantasy Book Review). “Duncan’s unique concept of goblins, fauns, and imps adds a new twist to this imaginative fantasy adventure” as Princess Inosolan is forced to leave behind her carefree childhood—as well as her dear friend, the stableboy Rap (Library Journal). Now of marriageable age, she is sent to a finishing school to hone the skills that all noble ladies should possess. Mystery, menace, and the gods appear in short order, as Inos and Rap begin to discover their magical powers, even as Inos is courted by a charming man with motives far more dangerous than the eye—and heart—can see . . . “Magic Casement has a charm and vibrant sense of humor. . . . If it’s traditional fantasy adventure with a bit of nudge-nudge wink-wink you’re after, Dave Duncan is your go-to guy.” —SFReviews.net
Author: Yoshitaka Amano
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781593078683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is only one Final Fantasy. Through more than a dozen wildly diverse adventures, from the release of the first game in 1987 to the most recent expansion on the story, the international influence of the game is legendary both inside the video-game industry and throughout popular culture. It is a tale of bold heroes and heroines, breathtaking landscapes and terrifying creatures. Through Final Fantasy, names like Luneth, Refia, Rosa Farrell, Cecil Harvey, and many others have become household names to millions of players across the globe.
Author: Aliza Layne
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1534441530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall—perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time. In the eerie town of ‘Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity. Then there’s twelve-year-old goblin-witch Beetle, who’s caught in between. She’d rather skip being homeschooled completely and spend time with her best friend, Blob Glost. But the mall is getting boring, and B.G. is cursed to haunt it, tethered there by some unseen force. And now Beetle’s old best friend, Kat, is back in town for a sorcery apprenticeship with her Aunt Hollowbone. Kat is everything Beetle wants to be: beautiful, cool, great at magic, and kind of famous online. Beetle’s quickly being left in the dust. But Kat’s mentor has set her own vile scheme in motion. If Blob Ghost doesn’t escape the mall soon, their afterlife might be coming to a very sticky end. Now, Beetle has less than a week to rescue her best ghost, encourage Kat to stand up for herself, and confront the magic she’s been avoiding for far too long. And hopefully ride a broom without crashing.
Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to drawing fantasy worlds that covers barbarians, Vikings, the Medieval world, wild creatures, faerie realms, and gothic characters.
Author: N A Turner
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-28
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781077386693
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