An Artists Guide to the Creating Mythical Creatures
by William O'Connor
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For millennia historians, artists and
scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological
and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to
America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the vast menagerie of
exotic and legendary creatures has populated the imaginations of all
cultures for centuries.
Beautifully illustrated and fantastically detailed, Dracopedia: The Bestiary
is a modern, but no less unsettling reimagining of the ancient version.
It is an A-to-Z artist's guide to animals of the legendary world. Some,
like the griffin and yeti, may be familiar to you. Others--like the
enigmatic questing beast and ferocious manticore--may seem new and
strange. Some may even haunt your dreams. Inside the bestiary, you will
find:
- Secrets of each animal's evolution--origins, habitat, anatomy, diet and more.
- Fantastic illustrations created using pencil sketches and digital coloring.
- Four-stage demonstrations taking you from concept and design to under-painting and finishing details.
By drawing on the forms and features of more pedestrian animals, you'll
learn how to give shape to the bizarre creatures that roam the depths
of your imagination, adding to the bestiary of the ages.
Available at:
Amazon
Amazon
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| Zburator |
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| Griffin |
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| Enfield |
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| Manticore |
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| Dragon Turtle |
Dracopedia ™&© William O'Connor Studios. Text and images ©2014William O'Connor
