Fantasy Art Templates: Ready-made Artwork To Copy, Adapt, Trace, Scan And Paint By Ward, Jean Marie (2010) Paperback

This is a handy sourcebook of templates of 'off the shelf' figures, poses and backdrops for anyone interested in drawing fantasy art. The images are ready for painting or digital rendering. There are generic templates for essential fantasy figures such as trolls and wizards, which can be adapted to portray famous characters or to invent new ones. There is also a wide range of fantasy settings, from dungeons to witches' dens, fairy tale castles and enchanted forest clearings. The book includes step-by-step instructions for drawing, colouring and rendering techniques. All in all, this is a great resource for anyone interested in drawing fantasy art. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 7 Chapter 1 Heroes & Villains......Page 9 Wizards......Page 11 Techno-mages......Page 13 Warriors......Page 17 Thieves & assassins......Page 21 Adventurers......Page 25 Scholars & clerics......Page 27 Bandits & pirates......Page 29 Barbarians......Page 31 Elves......Page 35 Fairies......Page 39 Dwarves......Page 43 Sorcerers......Page 45 Giants......Page 49 Princes & princesses......Page 51 Horsemen & -women......Page 53 Beast masters......Page 57 Chapter 2 Celestial & Infernal......Page 61 Gods & goddesses......Page 63 Angels......Page 71 Devils & demons......Page 75 Chapter 3 Monstrous & Mythical......Page 79 Dragons......Page 81 Mythical birds......Page 85 Fantasy beasts......Page 89 Nightmares......Page 97 Ocrs & ogres......Page 99 Ghouls......Page 103 Yokai......Page 105 Gremlins & goblins......Page 109 Merfolk......Page 111 Imps & familiars......Page 115 Chapter 4 Techniques & Backgrounds......Page 117 Tools & media......Page 119 Creating characters......Page 123 Setting the scene......Page 127 Applying colour......Page 139 K......Page 143 Z......Page 144 Acknowledgements......Page 145 Cover 1 Contents 5 Introduction 7 Chapter 1 Heroes & Villains 9 Wizards 11 Techno-mages 13 Warriors 17 Thieves & assassins 21 Adventurers 25 Scholars & clerics 27 Bandits & pirates 29 Barbarians 31 Elves 35 Fairies 39 Dwarves 43 Sorcerers 45 Giants 49 Princes & princesses 51 Horsemen & -women 53 Beast masters 57 Chapter 2 Celestial & Infernal 61 Gods & goddesses 63 Angels 71 Devils & demons 75 Chapter 3 Monstrous & Mythical 79 Dragons 81 Mythical birds 85 Fantasy beasts 89 Nightmares 97 Ocrs & ogres 99 Ghouls 103 Yokai 105 Gremlins & goblins 109 Merfolk 111 Imps & familiars 115 Chapter 4 Techniques & Backgrounds 117 Tools & media 119 Creating characters 123 Setting the scene 127 Applying colour 139 Index 143 A 143 B 143 C 143 D 143 E 143 F 143 G 143 H 143 I 143 J 143 K 143 L 144 M 144 N 144 O 144 P 144 R 144 S 144 T 144 U 144 V 144 W 144 Y 144 Z 144 Acknowledgements 145