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Vampires
by Scott Purdy

Publisher: Impact
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781600619687

Ten gradual step by step projects show how to conceptualise, draw and paint a great selection of fantasy art vampires. Projects include all vampire classics – from the legendary Dracula to modern pop-culture icons such as a Goth Vampire and a High School Cheerleader vampire. First part of the book provides general guidelines on basic concepts, art techniques and vampire lore – accompanied throughout by Scott's highly impactful art. For anyone who draws and paints fantasy art, but particularly teenage/twenty-somethings who really 'dig' vampires and vampire-related culture.

Price: £14.99

How to Draw and Paint Dragons
by Tom Kidd

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN: 9781844485413

earn how to use and combine the anatomy of actual living species such as reptiles, horses, birds and bats to create believable and beautiful dragon art. From drawing a complete anatomical skeleton, applying muscle groups and scaly textures, to capturing the personalities and markings of different species, and creating dynamic and captivating poses – you will master the skills needed to bring these fantastic creatures to life. Includes time-saving templates to scan and trace.

Price: £12.99

The Fantasy Artist's Figure Drawing Bible
by Matt Dixon

Publisher A&C Black
Edition Hardback

This book is a good, sound text on how to develop characters - a bit of personality but mostly how to work up preliminary sketches to the final finished character. There are sample pages from various artists' sketchbooks and lots of drawings in different poses to show how to convey different features, postures and movement. There are also outline figures that can be traced and then coloured in or developed further. All in all, this is a useful sourcebook for anyone interested in drawing fantasy figures.
Price: £14.99

The Magic of Drawing
by Cliff Wright

Publisher Impact
Edition Paperback

Completely change your attitude to drawing and explore the invaluable techniques fantasy artists need to realise their creative potential with Cliff Wright's ingenious approach. Core drawing principles take things back to basics, simply training the eye to see and the hand to draw with confidence and success. Models for fantasy subjects are rarely available so a flare for combining different source material and your imagination is essential to bring a vision to life on the page. An extensive exploration of the author's stunning work in a variety of media lends a magical air and acts as proof that the approach truly works.
Price: £14.99

Unicorns in Watercolour
by Rebecca Balchin

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

In this book Rebecca Balchin shows how to use simple watercolour techniques to create wonderful unicorn paintings. Beginning with basic watercolour techniques she goes on to show how to draw horses, starting from basic shapes. These are developed into unicorns by the addition of particular hooves, manes, and of course horns. Next, fantasy backgrounds are added to complete the picture. There are two beautiful demonstrations, shown through step-by-step photographs and clear instructions. Lovers of fantasy art will be completely inspired by this beautiful and informative book.
Price: £7.99

Angels in Watercolour
by Elaine Hamer

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Elaine Hamer shows how to paint beautiful angels using innovative and simple watercolour techniques. A section showing how to lay washes and create different effects is followed by information on how to paint figures, features, skin tones, wings, robes and backgrounds. Step-by-step demonstrations offer a wealth of practical advice, and aim to build up confidence with easy-to-follow photographs. You will soon learn how to create a range of stunning angels using these simple techniques.Bursting with hints, tips, photographs and helpful information, this book is ideal for all artists whatever their skill levels.
Price: £7.99

Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination
by Claudia Nice

Publisher North Light
Edition Paperback

Everyday inspirations for painting faeries, elves, dragons and more! Fantasy continues to be a hot topic and it's not just for kids interested in comics. Many fine artists love mythological creatures like mermaids, centaurs and dragons. With her characteristic friendly instruction, Claudia Nice shows how to create realistic-looking fantasy artwork by transforming everyday images into imaginary creatures - such as a horse into a unicorn or a girl into a pixie - by using exaggeration and expression. These images can be created using a wide variety of mediums, including pen and ink, watercolour and acrylic.
Price: £15.99

DragonArt
by Jessica Peffer

Publisher North Light
Edition Paperback

Nothing makes a fantasy fan's imagination catch fire like the dragon, one of the most enduringly popular beasts of legend. Now, with DragonArt, readers can learn how to bring these mythical creatures to life, with
: More than 30 lessons broken down into simple colour-coded steps, from basic shapes, to details including claws and wings, to spectacular finished dragons and beasts. Full-coloured illustrations to captivate and inspire readers. A playful, engaging text that includes "historical facts about dragons". Additional step-by-step demonstrations covering other fantasy creatures, such as wyverns, basilisks and gargoyles.
Price: £12.99

Drawing and Painting Fantasy Beasts
by Kevin Walker

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Bring to life the creatures and monsters of other realms. This essential book contains all the practical guidance and inspiration you need to draw and paint fantastical beasts from folklore, legends and the darkest reaches of your imagination.
Price: £12.99

How to Draw and Paint Fairies
by Linda Ravenscroft

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

From finding inspiration to capturing diaphanous detail, a step-by-step guide to fairy-painting techniques. Drawing and painting fairies is a delightful and eternally popular art form that poses its own unique challenges: how do you paint an imaginary subject? How can you capture the luminosity and tiny detail of a figure that might fit in the palm of your hand? This book explains the techniques to bring your fairy art to life. It goes right back to basics, assuming no practical art skills on the reader's part, just an urge to draw fairies. It supplies the know-how and the skills in the form of practical techniques, linework to trace, and constructional drawings that clearly demonstrate how to form heads, faces, and figures that are easy to copy.
Price: £12.99

Drawing Faeries
by Christopher Hart

Publisher Watson Guptill
Edition Paperback

With dazzling charm and an exquisite touch, best-selling author Christopher Hart invites readers to follow him as he embarks on an adventure into the magical realm of faeries. Learn how to sketch faeries in all shapes and sizes in every manner of costume and circumstance. Meet faerie friends and foes, including other charmed creatures, and see how and where faeries work and play. Utterly delightful and informative, this book is a must-have for artists of all skill levels wishing to bring the joy of faeries into their art.
Price: £9.99

Celtic Fantasy in Watercolour
by Stuart Littlejohn

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

In this book Stuart Littlejohn shows how to use watercolour techniques to create strikingly beautiful paintings based on Celtic fantasies. Step-by-step instructions introduce the basic painting techniques, and the book ends with two stunning projects - both full of the richness and detail that characterise Stuart's work.
Price: £7.99

Fantasy Workshop - A Practical Guide
By Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell

Publisher Paper Tiger
Edition Hardback

For the first time Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell give an in-depth description of how they paint their masterpieces, taking the reader through every stage of the creative process from initial concept through to the finishing touches. They shown 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.
Price: £20.00

DragonArt: Fantasy Characters
by Jessica Peffer

Publisher Impact
Edition Paperback

Bring all your favourite characters of myth and fantasy to life with DragonArt: Fantasy Characters.Drawing fantasy characters is one of the hottest trends in drawing for people of all ages.No other book provides as much in-depth instruction on how to draw fantasy-style people in a simple step-by-step format.Peffer's first book DragonArt: How to Draw Dragons and Fantasy Creatures has been wildly successful, and this book will follow on that success.
Price: £14.99

Dragons in Watercolour
by Paul Bryn Davies

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Paul Bryn Davies shows how to paint a fantastic selection of dragons using innovative and simple watercolour techniques. Starting with a section on how to draw bodies, wings and features, the book moves on to explain how to paint scales, fire and different backgrounds. Step-by-step demonstrations offer a wealth of practical advice, helping to build up skills and confidence. Artists will soon learn how to create a range of different dragons, from fearsome beasts to lovable creatures. This book is bursting with helpful hints and tips, and is ideal for all watercolour artists whatever their skill levels.
Price: £7.99

Draw Fantasy Figures
by Gary Spencer Millidge

Publisher New Holland
Edition Paperback

Fantasy is a magical medium, which can transport readers to a land and time that is only restricted by the imagination. Aimed at the beginner, this book goes back to basics and looks at the essential tools and materials required, as well as the vital techniques. Drawing processes are explained in detail, whether it's constructing a fantasy sorceress or explaining how to set the background scene for a showdown between a wizard and a dragon. The book also shows the reader how to avoid the pitfalls and provides them with solutions for a simple and effective way to produce a convincing end result that will prove both exciting and rewarding. Ultimately, this inspiring and encouraging title shows how simple techniques can be built up and combined to create an accomplished finished piece.
Price: £9.99

Anatomy for Fantasy Artists
by Glenn Fabry

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

An understanding of anatomy is key to producing believable fantasy art. Packed with step-by-step exercises and resources, this book will help all artists and illustrators understand the process behind movement and enable them create more dynamic artwork.
Price: £14.99

Drawing and Painting Fantasy Figures
by Finlay Cowan

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

A step-by-step guide to drawing and painting a range of fantasy figures, landscapes and animals. There are over 50 stunning examples featured, offering inspiration and guidance to aspiring fantasy artists. Easy-to-follow demonstrations guide the reader through the stages of creating fantasy artwork in a range of mediums, while there are lots more examples and galleries of work to use as a source of instruction and ideas.
Price: £12.99

Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beasts
by Kevin Walker

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Bring to life the creatures and monsters of other realms.This essential book contains all the practical guidance and inspiration you need to draw and paint fantastical beasts from folklore, legends and the darkest reaches of your imagination.A comprehensive guide to techniques and effects, from mastering perspective and distorting anatomy to rendering skin, scales and fur.Basic techniques for traditional media plus advice for getting the best from computer imaging programmes.
Price: £12.99

Dreamscapes
by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Publisher Impact
Edition Paperback

Angels, faeries and mermaids have engaged the imaginations and enchanted the brushes of artists for centuries. Now you can evoke the spirit of these mystical creatures and create fantastic works of ethereal art in watercolor. Twenty step-by-step projects show how to create fantastic scenes that are elegantly styled, brilliantly colored, and alive with a sense of wonder.
Price: £14.99

Enchanting Fairies
by Barbara Lanza

Publisher Impact
Edition Paperback

Capture the essence of fairies step-by-step.Fairies are a popular subject that many beginning fantasy artists paint.The book covers watercolor and acrylic techniques in a style that crosses over into several markets - decorative painting, fantasy art and fine art - making this book inique in its appeal.Dozens of demos that start off simple with individual fairies then progress into group scenes.Each demonstration can be painted exactly as the author has done or used as a starting point for readers' own compositions.
Price: £14.99

Fairies in Watercolour
by Paul Bryn Davies

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Paul Bryn Davies shows how to use simple watercolour techniques to create wonderful fairy paintings.Beginning with basic watercolour techniques, he goes on to show how to draw the human form, and then how to distort it slightly to create a fantasy figure. Next, fantasy backgrounds are added to complete the picture. There are two stunning projects shown through step by step photographs and clear instructions. Lovers of fantasy art will be completely inspired by this beautiful and informative book.
Price: £7.99

Fantasy Artist's Pocket Reference: Dragons & Fantasy Beasts
by Finlay Cowan

Publisher Impact
Edition Hardback

An exciting, colourful pocketbook that offers a fascinating visual and practical source of reference to all the famous creatures of myth and legend.Each spread explores one dragon or beast through a vibrant completed colour illustration, a vivid description of its origins and history, thumbnail construction sketches and guidelines.Additional information for each creature offers pointers and inspiration for creature design and development.
Price: £12.99

Fantasy Artist's Pocket Reference: Incredible Characters
by Finlay Cowan

Publisher Impact
Edition Hardback

A dynamic, colourful pocketbook packed with everything the fantasy artist and enthusiast needs to know abot 100 of the key character archetypes that influence modern fantasy art.Each spread explores one character through a completed colour artwork, a vibrant profile of its genealogy and thumbnail construction sketches and guidelines.Additional information for each character offers tips and inspiration for further design and development.Compact format, extensive content and detailed information produce a highly desirable and practical package.
Price: £12.99

Fairies in Watercolour
by Paul Bryn Davies

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

In this book Paul Bryn Davies shows how to use simple watercolour techniques to create wonderful fairy paintings.Beginning with basic watercolour techniques, he goes on to show how to draw the human form, and then how to distort it slightly to create a fantasy figure. Next, fantasy backgrounds are added to complete the picture. There are two stunning projects shown through step by step photographs and clear instructions. Lovers of fantasy art will be completely inspired by this beautiful and informative book.
Price: £8.99

The Fantasy Illustrator's Technique Book
by Gary A. Lippincott

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

From conception to publication, the fantasy artist uses a wide range of skills to create magical, mythical and monstrous characters and worlds of wonder.Discover the tools and techniques needed to produce spellbinding fantasy artwork in both traditional and digital mediaFind out where to look for inspiration and how to visualize the unreal; bend the traditional rules of anatomy, perspective and composition; render and colour your work using pencils, paint and pixels.
Price: £12.99

The Ultimate Fantasy Sourcebook & CD-ROM
by Chris Down

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

This is a high quality collection of 260 striking fantasy themed motifs in a sourcebook and on a CD-Rom. All motifs included on the accompanying CD-Rom allow you to use the images digitally to enhance your craft creations. The imaginative and inspirational designs explore the fantasy world in its entirety: from fairies and elves to dragons and other mythical beasts. Clear traceable motifs on every page, combined with the same motifs on the CD-Rom, make this an essential sourcebook that will appeal to designers, crafters, illustrators and fantasy artists everywhere.
Price: £9.99

Enchanting Fairies
by Barbara Lanza

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Fantasy artists and decorative painters alike will love the charming fairies presented in this book. Readers will start off by learning how to draw children adolescents and adults then will add elements such as wings and pointy ears to create fairies with sweetness and mischief. Demos feature individual fairies and groups, from simple subjects without backgrounds to those with background elements. The demos allow readers to paint exactly as the author has done or they can be used as a starting point for original artwork. From playing in a sun drenched field of wildflowers to hiding by a shady woodland stream, or dancing amidst snowflakes, readers can capture the essence of fairies with the tips and techniques provided in this book.
Price: £14.99

Drawing and Painting the Undead
by Keith Thompson

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Design and render unwholesome creatures that were once human or that perhaps should never have existed in the first place. Discover all the techniques you need to create a terrifying painted purgatory in a variety of media, from basic pencils to elaborate computer programmes. Find out where to look for less-than-divine inspiration; how to render and distort anatomical forms and depict various stages of decay to really give your characters the creep factor. At the core of the book are the catacombs, a directory of 30 beings to recreate or adapt to create your own designs; includes putrid mummies, macabre ghouls and reanimated zombies, each with an in-depth description, constructional drawings and close-up details.
Price: £14.99

Hell Beasts
by Jim Pavelec

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Let loose the beasts of hell with top gaming artist Jim Pavelec ("Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering" and many others). The book progresses from basic to more intermediate, covering tools, setup, references and getting started, plus over 25 step-by-step demonstrations including: Demon, Goblin, Minotaur, Orc, Zombie, Lizardman, Fire-Breathing Dragon, Sea Serpent, Giant Octopus, Hydra, Gryphon, Winged Gargoyle, etc. "Hell Beasts" concentrates on drawing and essential techniques for achieving "realistic" looking monsters, with finished demonstration pieces in colour to create a dynamic, dramatic look to the package. Filled to the teeth with examples and step by steps, each section will also have at least one longer demo going from gesture drawings to finish while also showing skeletal structure, musculature, internal organs, etc., like an anatomy book for monsters.
Price: £14.99

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