Learn how to bring to life the most exciting warriors and heroes. Armed with your pen and paper, let battle commence! Discover how to draw and paint male and female warrior archetypes, from the ancient legend of Thor to the valour of King Arthur. Explore anatomy, color and lighting techniques, and discover how to render combat, armor, weapons and clothing. Become a master fantasy artist with ten easy-to-follow step-by-step projects.

This stylishly packaged full-color art guide enables artists of all abilities to create their own fantasy worlds and characters. Produce the angular skeleton of a dragon's wing, the ornate armor of a fearsome samurai, and the careful point of a wood elf's ear by following clear, step-by-step instructions. By completing an array of drawing projects, you will learn: - Different materials and techniques - Drawing proportions and poses - How to create elaborate costuming - And more Using the handy practice grids included in the book, you can then build up your own characters and creations, bringing your personal fantasy world to life. ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practice grids to try out new techniques, these drawing guides help artists bring their ideas into actuality.

Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style. • 30+ step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create your own unique RPG maps • Learn how to draw fantasy cities, medieval settlements and more from a professional gaming illustrator • Tips and techniques for drawing fences, stone walls, forests, fields, bridges, footpaths, mountains, harbors, shields, coats of arms and other cartography elements Put your design and drawing skills on the map!

Introduces techniques for drawing fantasy characters and creatures, as well as elements from fantasy worlds, covering topics ranging from perspective and figure drawing to composition and capturing movement.

Learn to create authentic fantasy maps step-by-step! Orcs prepare for battle against high Elves, Dwarves retreat to the mountains and men march to the sea to reclaim crumbling fortresses. Fortunes are decided. Kingdoms are lost. Entire worlds are created. This book will teach you to bring your fictional realm to life with simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy maps. Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again on which your world can unfold. All the skills necessary to create awe-inspiring maps are covered! • Landscapes. Add depth, balance and plausibility with rocky coastlines, towering mountains, dark forests and rolling plains. • Iconography. Mark important places--towns and cities, fortresses and bridges--with symbolic iconography for easy-to-understand maps. • Typography. Learn how to place readable text and the basics of decorative script. Bonus instruction teaches you to create fonts for Orcs, Elves, Vikings and dragons. • Heraldry and shield design. Depict cultural and political boundaries with shields and colors. • Advanced cartography. Includes how to draw landmarks, country boundaries and political lines. Build roads to connect merchants and troops, troll cairns and dragon lairs. And complete your maps with creative backgrounds, elaborate compasses and thematic legends. 30+ step-by-step demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!

A guide to drawing fantasy worlds that covers barbarians, Vikings, the Medieval world, wild creatures, faerie realms, and gothic characters.

Learn the how-to elements of creating fantasy art using pencils, paint, and pixels from the master illustrator Gary Lippincott.

+ FREE BOOK Buy this book and get BOOK for FREE Fantasy Art Drawing for Beginners - Drawing Fantasy Creatures with Simple Instructions is the ultimate guidebook aimed at people who wish, but don't know how to draw interesting drawings of legendary creatures. The step by step guide will help you learn how to draw from scratch. You have an opportunity to learn how to draw several mythical beings, including a griffin, elf, gnome, centaur, mermaid and the eye of a dragon. Why start drawing in the first place? Like any other type of art, drawing is an amazing hobby, which helps you forget about the life's problems. Once you get in the "flow," you will forget about everything that has been pressing you and focus totally on creating art. Apart from stress fighting attributes, drawing is also great to open up your mind and broaden your thoughts. Producing art is not possible if your mind is closed. If you think about it, you will see that a huge majority of artists were extremely open minded, some even so much that people considered them strange, like Salvador Dali or Vincent Van Gogh, for example. Another good reason to start learning to draw right away is that it may turn out that you're very good at it. Who knows - you might be the next Jackson Pollock, just you still don't realize it. But even if you don't make a lot of money from drawing, you can still see how many good things this practice gives to you by just being an interesting hobby. Drawing mythical creatures to your friends and family will certainly come with their praise, making you happy in return. The final reason why you should continue reading this book is that drawing is fun. Even simple doodling, can be quite a lot of fun, but imagine how fun it is when you know how to draw your favorite mythical beings. Whether you're a huge fun of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and similar fantasy movies and series, or you just have wild imagination, with the help of this book you will get to know how to draw interesting drawings of fantasy creatures. On top of that, we did our best to make this book as interesting as possible. We brought every of the creatures closer to you, teaching you not only how to draw them but all about them as well. You will learn from which cultures these fantasy beings come from and what were they considered to be, what powers they had and whether they were the good guys or evil beasts. So, stick to the book and you will surely have a good time. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: - How to Draw a Griffin? - How to Draw the Eye of a Scary Mythical Creature? - How to Draw an Elf? - How to Draw a Mermaid? - How to Draw a Gnome? - How to Draw a Lady Centaur? Enjoy reading and practicing, and do not forget to receive your FREE BONUS BOOK All the instructions you will find at the end of the book. Good luck!

Discover how to paint classic fantasy, imaginative sci-fi, and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illustrations, and create strong characters using digital techniques. A core skills section offers basic training on topics such as using custom bruches and rendering realistic materials like cloth, rock, silk, fun, and shinym etal. Artist Henning Ludvigsen presents 20 tips to b etter fantasy paintings including color, texture, and light.