How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture

How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture

Author: Rob Alexander

Publisher:

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844486144

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This is a how-to guide to the essential techniques for capturing fantastic buildings, alien architecture, alternate realities, and ancient citadels. Exploring different media - traditional and digital - this text takes you step-by-step through the techniques you need for turning your own ideas into finished art.


John Howe's Ultimate Fantasy Art Academy

John Howe's Ultimate Fantasy Art Academy

Author: John Howe

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1446381129

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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.


How to Draw & Paint

How to Draw & Paint

Author: Stan Smith

Publisher: Booksales

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780890094006

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Expert guidance needed to experiment successfully with the full range of subjects and media are presented here.


John Howe Fantasy Drawing Workshop

John Howe Fantasy Drawing Workshop

Author: John Howe

Publisher: IMPACT

Published: 2009-10-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600617737

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This is a breathtaking new practical art course that completely demystifies the drawing and sketching techniques of master fantasy artist John Howe. Learn the basics of drawing as John reveals the secrets behind choosing the best materials and the correct methods for holding and using pencils.


OtherWorlds

OtherWorlds

Author: Tom Kidd

Publisher: IMPACT

Published: 2010-11-08

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781600618666

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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.


Fantasy Castles

Fantasy Castles

Author: David Antram

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781448864676

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Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing fantasy castles, including an underwater castle, an ice castle, and a fairy tale castle.


The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book

The Photoshop and Painter Artist Tablet Book

Author: Cher Threinen-Pendarvis

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0321903358

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Provides instructions for blending traditional drawing and painting skills with technological advances to create digital art.


How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps

How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps

Author: Jared Blando

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1440340242

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Learn to create authentic fantasy maps step-by-step! Orcs prepare for battle against high Elves, Dwarves retreat to the mountains and men march to the sea to reclaim crumbling fortresses. Fortunes are decided. Kingdoms are lost. Entire worlds are created. This book will teach you to bring your fictional realm to life with simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy maps. Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again on which your world can unfold. All the skills necessary to create awe-inspiring maps are covered! • Landscapes. Add depth, balance and plausibility with rocky coastlines, towering mountains, dark forests and rolling plains. • Iconography. Mark important places--towns and cities, fortresses and bridges--with symbolic iconography for easy-to-understand maps. • Typography. Learn how to place readable text and the basics of decorative script. Bonus instruction teaches you to create fonts for Orcs, Elves, Vikings and dragons. • Heraldry and shield design. Depict cultural and political boundaries with shields and colors. • Advanced cartography. Includes how to draw landmarks, country boundaries and political lines. Build roads to connect merchants and troops, troll cairns and dragon lairs. And complete your maps with creative backgrounds, elaborate compasses and thematic legends. 30+ step-by-step demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!


Art of Ancient Greece

Art of Ancient Greece

Author: Claude Laisne

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782879390116

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Temples with perfect, elegant proportions and sculptures conforming to the ideal of beauty are the typical images we have of ancient Greek art. This text emphasizes the more primative beginnings of ancient Greek art.