Fantasy Artist's Figure Drawing Bible: Ready-to-Draw Characters and Step-by-Step Rendering Techniques
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764161148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Matt Dixon is a veteran artist in the videogame industry. He has also designed characters for movie franchises and has illustrated books, magazines, and graphic novels.
The directory consists of approximately 30 different character types, including: * Warrior * Wizard * Princess * Hero * Peasant * Elf * Gnome * Barbarian * Goblin * Witch * Vampire and many more The text is supplemented with more than 600 full-color illustrations.. A detailed chapter on human anatomy follows, with instructions for transforming human figures into convincing fantasy characters. Students of fantasy art who open this book will learn how to imagine and draw a wide variety of mythical characters to illustrate legends, myths, and fables. After advising on uses of both conventional and computer art materials and tools, he coaches his readers on basic methods for sketching figures, adding tone and color to the illustration, and providing correct proportions and balanc
William Shafer said It has great reviews online. Okay, so I was a little skeptical of this book at first. It has great reviews online, but I've purchased books in the past with the same types of reviews that fell flat. This is a how-to book, but not just a smattering of instructions with a bunch of pictures to study or a half dozen characters with a small handful of steps. This is about as complete as you cancel get if you are wanting to draw or paint fantasy characte. Fantastic! I'm a fan of Matt Dixon's work! I like the poses he uses, the fact that he leaves some subtle linework in his paintings, the way he paints females, lighting, etc. I got this book because I am working on my painting skills, and Matt explains his own inspirations as well as some basics for getting started--from traditional materials to digital needs, inspiration, etc.One of the most valuable sections to me is where he exp. "Pretty good book" according to Virtashi. Pretty good book, going into detail about proportions, color values, and tones. Great if you already have a basic understanding of digital art, so I wouldn't recommend to absolute beginners. My only other complaint is how the 'tips and tricks are handled'. They shove some of the most useful information into small boxes in the various process sections. I'd rather see fewer process paintings and more of those tips.
“… A practical guide for fantasy artists.”NAEA News, February 2009