Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beasts Bring to Life the Creatures And Monsters of Other Realms

[Back Cover] Discover how to draw and paint the fantastical beasts of folklore and legend, plus others straight from the imaginations of the artists. From dragons and demons to serpents, sea monsters, trolls, and centaurs, this book contains all the inspiration and instruction you'll need to create beasts that occupy the darker reaches of your own imagination. You'll discover how to render similar creatures using basic art techniques in a range of media, and gain an insight into the thought processes that go into creating these monsters. You will understand the principles of perspective and scale and you will learn how to distort basic anatomical forms, and discover the techniques for rendering reptilian skin, scales, and fur. From six environments, ranging from the desert to the snow, each beast is shown in an illustration of the finished creature with step-by-step instructions on how to recreate it. Kev Walker has spent several years writing and illustrating comic strips, graphic novels, computer games, and collectible cards in a wide variety of media, from black-and-white, color, pencil, and paint to computer graphics for 2000AD, DC Comics, Dark Horse, and Marvel. He is currently working on his first novel. "Also Available from Barron's: Anatomy for Fantasy Artists Drawing and Painting Fantasy FiguresWalker, Kevin is the author of 'Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beasts Bring to Life the Creatures And Monsters of Other Realms' with ISBN 9780764130908 and ISBN 0764130900.