The state-of-the-art showcase features the very best in fantasy and science fiction art worldwide. The brightest talents in the business reveal their inspirations, frustrations and joys, and explain how they bring their ideas to fruition. Through behind-the-scenes interviews, these masters of the genre discuss their favorite or most demanding assignments and their working techniques, and tell why they work in a particular medium. Fantasy Art Masters demonstrates the creative wealth and diversity in this popular genre of illustrative art, from the lyrical Tolkien landscapes of John Howe and Alan Lee, to the hauntingly beautiful multitextured images of Dave McKean, to the spectacular future-world visions of Jim Burns.
Contains some great insights into the private worlds of fantasy art masters. Unfortunately it's rather badly edited, with repetitive phrasing and unappealing language.