I Can Draw Fantasy Art

Step by step techniques, characters and effects

Juan Calle, William Potter

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781398806351
• Topic: Arte
• Subtopic: Arte generale

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.

EPIC ADVENTURERS

In an ancient time of warring tribes, kingdoms, wizards, and wanderers, heroes fought evil and injustice. Here are some ideas for characters to inspire your own epic fantasy tales.

TOP TIP

Give your muscular hero a weapon that looks too heavy for a regular person to lift. It will show he has great strength and makes him look more fearsome.

Warrior monk

The solitary, wandering warrior is a classic hero. This fighter was raised, then cast out by a secretive group of warrior monks and has to seek work as a mercenary. He is rough, unforgiving, brutal, but honest. His needs are simple and he is suspicious of wizards and kings.

WILD MAN OF THE NORTH The monk is heavily muscled and bears scars from several battles. On his forehead, and around his neck are the symbols of his beliefs, to protect him against evil magic.

Shield maiden

Growing up in the secretive realm of the Amazons, this shield maiden was taught to fight from childhood. Rarely seen outside her home, the Amazon has a fearful reputation. Taller than most men, she is strong and highly skilled with multiple weapons.

Swamp dwarf

Include characters with questionable motives in your stories, like this ragged-looking dwarf. He is more of a plotter than a fighter. If you can put up with his smell, you’ll find he is a useful guide. Cunning and untrustworthy, he looks for ways to line his pocket, tricking others into gambling away their wealth. He lost an eye following one argument.

WHEELER DEALER Like all his fellow swamp-dwellers, the dwarf believes cleanliness is a waste of effort. He only changes his clothes when they fall apart and considers the mouse that lives in his beard as his best friend.

Sorceress

What is fantasy without a whiff of magic, where good or evil wizards study dark arts? This sinister sorceress sold her soul to an ancient demonic force that has kept her alive for centuries. As part of her bargain, the witch demands sacrifices from the town near her tower. If the locals refuse her wishes, they fear they will be struck down by magical plagues or, worse, the sorceress’s army of undead stone warriors.

A DARK BARGAIN The sorceress wears a dark gown and a horned headdress. Her eyes glow with unearthly power given to her by a demon. The orb in her hands is a conduit to a dark realm, the source of her infernal powers.

TOP TIP

Use a cold and spooky blue light to illuminate your sorceress and suggest she is controlling magical forces. Make her eyes glow with the same mystic light.

SOLO SWORDSMAN

Grab your pencils to draw a dashing hero swinging his sword across the page.

1. WIREFRAME
Using light pencil marks, dr...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Fantasy comes to life
• Epic Adventurers
• History & Myth
• Legendary Monsters
• Gothic Horror
• Urban Fantasy
• Copyright