Download or read book The Art of Drawing Dragons written by Michael Dobrzycki and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-follow instructions for drawing a variety of creatures, from an Eastern dragon to a hairy troll The ever-increasing popularity of mythological and fantasy creatures in film, graphic novels, and television creates high demand for instruction books on drawing these fantastic beasts. In this newest addition to our Collector's series, aspiring artists will find 144 pages of clear, step-by-step instructions for drawing everything from fire-breathing dragons to seven-headed monsters and magical fairies. Information on the origin and history of mythological creatures gives this book an extra-special appeal. The author's helpful tips on shading and drawing techniques show readers everything they need to know to create their own impressive beasts. Although there are fantasy-themed drawing books on the market, this book is unique because it features a wide range of fantasy subjects rather than focusing on only one type of creature (such as dragons or fairies). It also sets itself apart from similar books with its helpful information on combining graphite pencil with other media, such as charcoal and black watercolor paint or ink. In addition, this extraordinary book features dragons and other mythological creatures from around the world, including those originating in Egyptian, Irish, Norse, and Greek mythology-whereas most other fantasy books include generic, non-regional subjects.
Download or read book The Art of Drawing Dragons Mythological Beasts and Fantasy Creatures written by Michael Dobrzycki and published by Walter Foster. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil.
Download or read book Fantastic Creatures and How to Draw Them written by Kev Walker and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve deep into a magical world of Kev Walker, and learn how to draw 30 fascinating, beautiful and curious creatures that wander through it. A renowned comic book artist and illustrator, Kev Walker will help you master the art of sketching and illustrating a collection of marvellous beasts through his how-to-art exercises, accompanied by his fascinating advice and the techniques used by professionals like himself. From elementals that stalk you at night or the beasts that lurk beneath the water to the sand creatures that wander the lonely deserts of North Africa, there is a whole world of terrifyingly beautiful monsters to learn of and inspire you. Find stunning finished illustrations along with exciting ideas, hints, and practical lessons on how to recreate the monster yourself, including suggestions for adding movement and texture. From there, morph this precious-looking book into your very own sketchbook-journal and record and design your own fierce creations on the interactive pages inside. Stick and paste inspiring photographs and drawings onto the pages, work little sketches onto the plain sheets, and paint the amazing minute details that appear on your own beast's form - this will be your personal and ultimate notebook journaling your dark adventures. With dozens of imaginative illustrations to inspire, discover this captivating bestiary now and create your own inky keepsake of these legendary creatures to treasure and share.
Download or read book Mythical Beasts an Artist s Field Guide to Designing Fantasy Creatures written by 3dtotal Publishing and published by 3dtotal Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to draw mythical and fantasy beasts with 3dtotal Publishing's essential compendium of 30 different fantasy creatures.
Download or read book The Little Book of Drawing Dragons Fantasy Characters written by Michael Dobrzycki and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring drawing lessons, step-by-step projects, and open practice pages, The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters teaches beginning artists how to draw dragons, fairies, mythological beasts, and more. Step-by-step projects, creative exercises, interactive prompts, and helpful tips and techniques bring this popular drawing subject to life and invite creativity and personalization. Drawing techniques, such as value, shading, and creating texture and perspective, are included to help artists of all skill levels learn to draw accurately. Learn to draw fur, scales, wings, tails, and how to put them all together to create your own unique fantasy characters and artwork. More than 15 step-by-step projects include: Western Dragon Eastern Dragon Water Dragon Hydra Centaur Fairy Minotaur Griffin Unicorn And more! In the popular, established The Little Book of... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike delight in learning a variety of fun, approachable, relevant, and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary, and interactive design. Open practice pages, creative exercises, and art prompts encourage interactivity for immediate results while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the featured medium in a fun, engaging way.
Download or read book Drawing Dragons written by Sandra Staple and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear, illustrated and step-by-step enough that a child can follow it, but detailed, imaginative and insightful enough that an adult can learn from it as well, this book offers anyone and everyone a simple way to learn how to draw dragons.
Download or read book Drawing Dragons written by Michael Dobrzycki and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let your imagination guide you as you learn to draw dragons, step by easy step. Drawing: Dragons invites you into the fantastic world of artist Michael Dobrzycki and teaches you how to draw imaginative fire-breathing creatures from start to finish. Featuring step-by-step lessons on drawing legendary dragons from around the world, as well as a wide variety of shading techniques in ink and graphite pencil, Drawing: Dragons covers everything you need to know to draw these fantastic beasts. Each dragon subject is introduced with a brief history of the creature and summary of its characteristics. "Did you know?" sections throughout offer fascinating dragon facts. Some of the amazing dragons you'll learn to draw: Fire Dragon Hatchling Drake Hydra Lindworm Drachenstein Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Dragons allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and ink techniques to create varied textures and characteristics, such as scales, feathers, wings, claws, and more.
Download or read book DragonArt Fantasy Characters written by Jessica Peffer "Neondragon" and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give life to the beings that roam your imagination! Dragons may terrorize fantasy worlds, but they need peasants to munch on... heroes to confront... elegant elves, shrewd sorcerers and dreaded demons to battle. Following on the wings of the ferociously popular DragonArt, this book shows you how to conjure up your own fantasy realms by drawing inspiration from fairy tales, legends and (if you dare) things that go bump in the night. • Breathe the life into your beings by basing them upon fundamental human anatomy—proportions, facial expressions and gender-specific characteristics. • Color-coded, step-by-step demonstrations (simple enough that even the dullest of dwarves could follow along!) show you how to create a sordid cast of creatures, including goblins, orcs, sprites, angels, mermaids, centaurs, vampires, werewolves, banshees and more. • Accessorize each being by tailoring them with tusks, wings, hooves, daggers, armor and various apparel, from the fine garb of nobles to peasant rags. Copy each being as-is. Or, better yet, follow your own twisted imaginings to conjure up creatures from fantastic lands.
Download or read book How to Draw Magical Mythological Creatures written by J.C. Amberlyn and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide for people who love dragons, unicorns, griphons, and other creatures of legend. Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Shape of Water, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, even My Little Pony are just a few examples of the mythological, fantastical, and supernatural stories currently in popular culture. Artists old and young enjoy drawing beasts and characters from their favorite fantasy stories. How to Draw Magical Mythological Creatures continues a rich tradition of mythology and art. In this step-by-step guide to drawing all manner of creatures--from the Hydra and the Phoenix to Cerberus and basilisks--in pencil and pen-and-ink, J. C. Amberlyn combines her love of fantasy and mythological storytelling with her beautiful, detailed drawing style and love of all non-human creatures. Amberlyn covers all the basics of drawing so that even beginners will feel confident and successful. Included is introductory information on art technique and material basics and detailed, step-by-step instruction on anatomy, features, and finishing details.
Download or read book Dracopedia The Bestiary written by William O'Connor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the Beasts! For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the vast menagerie of exotic and legendary creatures has populated the imaginations of all cultures for centuries. Beautifully illustrated and fantastically detailed, Dracopedia: The Bestiary is a modern, but no less unsettling reimagining of the ancient version. It is an A-to-Z artist's guide to animals of the legendary world. Some, like the griffin and yeti, may be familiar to you. Others--like the enigmatic questing beast and ferocious manticore--may seem new and strange. Some may even haunt your dreams. Inside the bestiary, you will find: • Secrets of each animal's evolution--origins, habitat, anatomy, diet and more. • Fantastic illustrations created using pencil sketches and digital coloring. • Four-stage demonstrations taking you from concept and design to under-painting and finishing details. By drawing on the forms and features of more pedestrian animals, you'll learn how to give shape to the bizarre creatures that roam the depths of your imagination, adding to the bestiary of the ages.
Download or read book Drawing Fantastic Dragons written by Sandra Staple and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create and customize legendary dragons from your favorite fantasy stories or your wildest imaginings with this guide to drawing and coloring mythical beasts. If you can dream it, this book will show you how to bring your dragon to life in distinct and dramatic color. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, Drawing Fantastic Dragons teaches the tricks and techniques to create your own amazing art. Start with a sketch of the dragon’s body form. Then add the head, tail, arms, and legs. Next personalize it with one of the many styles of horns, scales, claws, and wings detailed in this guide. You will even learn how to add age, personality and animal attributes to your dragon. Lastly, author Sandra Staple shows how to finish your dragon drawing with amazing color effects. Packed with example after example, this hands-on guide features dragons of all shapes and sizes, and includes a special section on how to draw unique beasts like earth, air, and fire dragons, wyverns, hydras, and more.
Download or read book Drawing Fantasy Creatures written by A. J. Sautter and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Simple, step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw a wide variety of fantasy creatures, including background information about each"--
Download or read book How to Draw Mythical Monsters and Magical Creatures written by Samwise Didier and published by Thunder Bay Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to illustrating a wide variety of fantastical characters and creatures from video game artist Samwise Didier. In this interactive guide, video game illustrator Samwise Didier will guide you through the process of creating unique, engaging fantasy characters and creatures. From armored warriors to imposing dragons and other mythical beasts, each section will present you with tips and tricks on how to make your illustrations pop off the page. By following the step-by-step instructions and adding your own touches, you’ll soon be able to create your own colorful fantasy world. In addition to the 96-page instruction book, this set includes a 64-page drawing pad so you can perfect your newfound skills.
Download or read book DragonArt Mythical Monsters written by J "Neondragon" Peffer and published by IMPACT. This book was released on 2007-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Draw and Paint More Fantastic Creatures From the creator of wildly popular fantasy artwork, J "NeonDragon" Peffer, DragonArt Mythical Monsters shows you how to create even more awesome, delightful and frightening beasts! You'll begin your quest by discovering simple secrets and spiffy tricks for shading and painting your dragons and other fantasy monsters using the supreme materials in this kit - from a set of acrylic paints and paintbrushes to a drawing pencil and a drawing pad. You'll forge onward to conquer a super-easy dragon that even the most foolish of ogres could draw, and you'll also learn how to incorporate various details - from horns and wings to scales and tails - to make each magnificent beast original. Once you've mastered the art of drawing these creatures and using shading effects to make them come roaring to life on the page, use the paints in this kit to give them a splash of brilliant color. Quit dragon your feet! Take this kit home (kindly buy it first - the author has debts to pay) and make your wildest, wickedest, fire-breathingest fantasies come true!
Download or read book Fundamentals of Creature Design written by 3D Total Publishing and published by 3dtotal Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's best creature designers and concept artists provide a groundbreaking and unique insight into their creative processes and practices.
Download or read book Draw Dragons and Other Fantasy Beasts written by Gary Spencer Millidge and published by New Holland Pub Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering beginners all the guidance they will need to create their own fantasy worlds, inhabited by a vast range of weird and wonderful beings, this book gives advice on the tools and materials necessary as well as the basic techniques.
Download or read book The Art of Drawing Dragons Mythological Beasts and Fantasy Creatures written by Michael Dobrzycki and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil.
