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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9780764135743 ISBN: 0764135740 Label: Barron's Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: February 01, 2007 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Studio: Barron's Educational Series Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Here is a heavily illustrated, highly detailed instruction manual for art students seeking professional entry in the fantasy art field. The author guides students from conception of an art idea to publication of the finished work, emphasizing methods for creating magical, mythical, and monstrous characters who inhabit worlds of fantasy and wonder. He starts with practical considerationssetting up a workspace and mastering drawing media, painting media, and digital techniques. Next comes advice on visualizing the details in a story concept, with special attention to. . . How-to chapters instruct in the details of drawing convincing scenes and characters, using color to create atmosphere, and depicting special effects such as fog and dramatic lighting. A final chapter advises beginning artists on how to promote their work, get to know the fantasy art marketplace, establish contact with art directors and editors, and develop a flourishing career. More than 350 color illustrations. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Fantasy ArtThis is a really cool book. Great for artist. filled with tons of great info, techniques and referrence materials. i would highly recommend this book to any one who likes to draw. you won't be disappointed. Rating: - The Fantasy Illustrator'sTechnique BookThis is one of the better art books I have found up to date. It does give some instruction on painting and drawing but I feel is meant more for an advance student of fantasy art than a beginner. Some one with some art experience will find it very helpful in many areas. It is definitely one of my favorite additions to my own reference library. Rating:  - Good book, just not exactly what I neededThis book was helpful for determining things like color choices for skin tones, and was inspirational for trees, and different creatures. Their choices of finished artist's works were neat. However, this book did not give much information for techniques in acrylics, which is what I work in. For people who need help drawing fantasy characters, and fleshing them out, this book is great, but I do this naturally, so it wasn't a really big help for me. Rating: - A Fine Book for the Young ArtistThis is a light-hearted, profusely illustrated book on the making of fantasy art, with a nice gallery of other artist's works in the back. It is, though, not necessarily a book for present illustrators looking to get into the fantasy market; it is really more for a young person just starting out. Artists who are further along with fundamental skills in drawing and painting would benefit more from John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop, a more in-depth and less elementary approach. But for lovers of ... Read More Rating: - Really niceI found this book, and a few others like it to be absolutely indespensable when it comes to building a library for the functional artist within this genre. Well written, informative, and lavishly illustrated with how to's as well as finished peices meant to inspire the aspiring and the pros alike. Recommended. John F Willis 
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