Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beasts: Bring to Life the Creatures And Monsters of Other Realms

by Kevin Walker

Art students with special interest in comic strips, graphic novels, and computer games graphics will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration in this new volume. A widely recognized artist in these media shows how to draw and paint fantastic beasts from literature and legend, double-headed sea monsters and serpents, satyrs, centaurs, dragons, and demons. The first step in illustrating such beasts comes with understanding basic anatomical forms of animals in nature, and then learning how to distort these shapes. Author Kev Walker also instructs on rendering reptilian skin, scales, and fur. Equally important, he offers grounding in the principles of perspective and scale, enabling students to create believable beasts that are as huge as skyscrapers or small enough to hide under a bed. Students will also find detailed information and advice on drawing techniques, watercolor and acrylic coloring techniques, and composing illustrations on their computers. This book features an extensive glossary and more than 200 color illustrations.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Fantasy, Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 8, 2005

About the author

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Kevin Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, based in Leeds, who worked mainly on 2000 AD and Warhammer comics and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. He is now working for Marvel Comics.
(source: Wikipedia)

Sometimes credited as Kev Walker

Reviews

[CynthyB · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this as a reference for Max's book. Max loves this book, too, and is always using it as a source of inspiration for his play.

[Sera · Rating 2 out of 5]

Teenage me spent a lot of money on books that aren't particular helpful or great apparently. I think I just liked the pictures/subject.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book for learning how to work with mixed media and how to think up make believe animals of your own and overcoming artists block.