Beginner's Guide to Fantasy Drawing

by 3dTotal Publishing (Editor)

Delve into the enchanting world of dragons, wizards, and warriors with Beginner’s Guide to Fantasy Drawing – an accessible, entertaining introduction to creating fantasy concepts with only a few simple traditional tools and no prior drawing knowledge needed. Beginning with the key subjects of draftsmanship, anatomy, and poses, before venturing into the step-by-step creation of quintessential fantasy subjects such as elves and orcs, this book enables readers of any skill level to draw magical characters and epic monsters with confidence. Packed with insightful tips, exciting tutorial projects, and fundamental art theory simply explained by industry professionals, this attractive volume is a perfect beginning to your fantasy art journey.

Genres: Art, Drawing

180 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2020

About the author

Originally a digital artist’s resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.

Reviews

[Jordweenie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much, it's really useful and you get so much information from it.
It is done by multiple artists so you get to see how differently everyone works. Probably my favourite drawing book I own!

[Pat_creative · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me parece un buen libro para comenzar ya que cada criatura cuenta con un tutorial en el que se mostrará un boceto con formas simples, el diseño a lápiz, el repaso con tinta y el añadido de color. Además, los artistas participantes tienen estilos muy diferentes, desde el cartoon al realista; por lo que es una ventaja a la hora de querer desarrollar un estilo personal, ya que nos permite vislumbrar qué es lo que vamos a querer hacer y lo que no.

I think it's a good book to start with as each creature has a tutorial that will show a sketch with simple shapes, the pencil design, the ink review and the addition of color. In addition, the participating artists have very different styles, from cartoon to realistic; so it is an advantage when wanting to develop a personal style, since it allows us to glimpse what we are going to want to do and what not.

[Bas · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a fun book, has some cool designs in it. There's techniques for pencil, pen and even digital drawing. About 30% is about the drawing process. The rest of it is about anatomy (30%) and characters (30%). It talks about colour, anatomy, poses and lightning as well :) would recommend!

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's really good for those who have just started drawing like this and the explanations are really good. The art simply amazing.