Drawing Faeries: Keys to the Kingdom

by Christopher Hart

Four seasons ago, Drawing Faeries: A Believer's Guide made believers out of buyers and sellers everywhere, with copies flying out of stores as fast as little faerie wings could carry them. This season, top-selling author and illustrator Christopher Hart has once again combined an enchanting adventure story with charming step-by-step drawings. An artist is visited by a fairy seeking a special gift for an upcoming royal wedding: an exquisite drawing of the happy couple in their kingdom and the fairy is ready to describe the secrets of his land, all hinging on a set of keys that unlock magical realms. Budding fairy artists will be able to create their own faerie kingdoms, intricately packed with details such as fetching fairy wings, bejeweled caverns, and the fairy larder, packed with (what else?) fairy fare.

Genres: Nonfiction, Drawing, Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2006

About the author

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I started drawing character designs and storyboards for a small animation studio in while in High School. Cartooning and animation was a magical experience to me. I try to bring that experience, as well as art tips, to my readers. Their enthusiasm also motivates me.

Early in my career, my cartoon work got noticed by Watson-Guptill, a premier publisher of art books. They asked me to do a book for them on drawing cartoons. It sold 200,000 copies, which is a healthy number. So we kept going. I discovered that I enjoyed the art of creating books, which has its own special requirements. I also worked as an author for Random House, Quarto and Soho Publishing. In total, I have had 8 million books sold, and have been translated into 20 languages.

My book, "The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: How to Draw Original Characters from Simple Templates" has sold over half a million copies to date and is still very actively in print. An earlier book of mine, "Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics:" reached the number one art book in the country, according to Bookscan.

I've also been a cover story on the industry trade magazine, "Publisher's Weekly." And if you've read this far into my Bio, then I'm more impressed with you than you are with me!

Thank you so very much for letting me offer some inspiration to you in your art adventures.

Christopher Hart

Reviews

[Nora Bolan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!! It helped me to understand a little bit more about Anatomy, even though it’s faerie anatomy! I love the fantasy story the author weaved into the drawing tutorials. Definitely recommend!!!! Also the little faerie doodles are adorable!!!

[Blak Rayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite helpful, but not a full give-away. Chris is a really good artist! Enjoyable!