Four top gaming artists share their secrets for creating fantasy battle scenes complete with warriors; a fearsome armory of weaponry and a cast of monstrous creatures that wreak havoc!Read this book and enter a realm where human warriors coexist with giants; monsters and many other mythical creatures both mundane and magical; all battling for survival.Four artists who have dared to venture this way before (and won reputations as masters of fantasy illustration) are here to lead you through this wicked world; sharing their fiercest techniques for creating your vilest imaginings. Take up your pen and brush; and follow through 15 step-by-step character demos as well as 39 mini-demos on rendering fearsome armor; swords and other weaponry.Heres what lies ahead:Archetypal Humanoids. Quite an unusual group; containing such diverse beings as humans; elves; dwarves; gnomes and brutish; foul-smelling orcs.Exotic Humanoids. Two arms; two legs and a head . . . the rest is all up to you. Begin your imaginings here with Medusa; Creagal; hateful Lich; nasty trolls and bitter Iraxus.Creatures. Dragons; gargoyles; ogres; Venusians and Minotaurs . . . embodiments of pure evil found only in the darkest places.Environments. 5 full-spread scenes; from tense to tranquil; feature the native habitats of popular fantasy warriors.To make your battle scenes believable; this book will arm you with a thorough understanding of line; color; lighting and composition. Then venture forth; if you dare; with strong shapes; fluid lines and an unhinged imagination. Let havoc ensue!
#3390277 in eBooks 2008-03-27 2008-03-27File Name: B005GIRMCU
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