Fantastical Creatures Field Guide: How to Hunt Them Down and Draw Them Where They Live
by Lopresti, AaronFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-10-14
Publisher(s): Random House Inc
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Summary
Track them . . . hunt them down . . . and thendraw them! Engrossing and edgya field guide to animals never before seen by living humans A mysterious journey for artists and anyone who loves fantasy Step-by-step instructions for capturing fantasy creatures with paper and pencil Come. Enter the world of fantasy. Bring your paper, your pencils, and your field guide to identifying the denizens of this mysterious world. What? You don't have a field guide? Don't be silly. Of course you do! You haveFantastical Creatures Field Guide. Author and artist Aaron Lopresti leads you on the daring hunt for the Utah salt beast . . . the dragosaur . . . and, of course, the mad men of Borneo. Each one shows how an artist can take a natural formmud, twisted vines, animal shapesand turn them into fabulous monsters. Pencil sketches drawn in the field, plus full-body paintings of the beasts, cast a spell that draws the reader into this strange new land. Step-by-step instructions, explaining exactly how to "capture" fantastic creatures with a pencil, reveal Lopresti's creative process and inspire readers to explore new realms for themselves.
Author Biography
Aaron Lopresti has worked on many major titles in comics, including X-Men, Gen13, Xena, Spider-Man, and more. He has also published two fantasy art portfolios and several limited-edition full-color prints. He lives in Tigard, OR.
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