Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide: The Painting Techniques of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell

by Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell

From initial concept through to finishing touches, for the first time, Boris and Julie give an in-depth description of how they paint their masterpieces, taking the reader through every stage of the creative process. As well as teaching the main techniques, the premiere fantasy-art team shows the reader how to use a wide variety of media to create a whole range of different types of painting, and explain how they create the effects for which they are so renowned, such as Julie's legendary "metal flesh," with its mix of fluidity and hardness contrasting with the sensual softness of the skin. Illustrated throughout in full color, the Practical Guide to Fantasy Art includes step-by-step photographs that Boris and Julie have taken as they've worked as well as a selection of their finished art appealing to art students and fantasy-art admirers alike.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian-born American painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1964, and he currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Vallejo works almost exclusively in the fantasy and erotica genres. His paintings have graced the covers of dozens of science fiction paperbacks and are featured in a series of best-selling glossy calendars. Subjects of his paintings are typically Sword and sorcery gods, monsters, and well-muscled male and female barbarians engaged in battle. His latest works still retain heavy fantasy elements, but lean more towards the erotic rather than pure fantasy themes.

Reviews

[Konstantine · Rating 4 out of 5]

lot of the instruction here is lost on me since i paint digitally but its really cool to see these two artists break down their process in a clear easy to follow way

[T.L. Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two awesome artists that I really admire get together and teach their techniques on how they achieve some of the secrets of their craft. It is a must for any fantasy artist who wants to know the how-to’s from the pros in the industry. Their work is amazing and they really do a great job of explaining step by step instructions in such a way that makes it easy to understand. I never found myself flipping back and forth on the pages with a confused look on my face trying to follow along. I always got it first try every time.

[Ben Flay · Rating 4 out of 5]

stunning artist or not the visuals and how its done captivate

[M.E. Neidhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these artists.