The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures

Informationen zum Autor Michael Dobrzycki is an accomplished painter, carpenter, puppet maker and sketch artist whose work has been featured in more than a dozen children's books and small press publications over the last few years. In 2001, Michael was inducted into the Disneyland Entertainment Hall of Fame. He received a master's degree in illustration from California State University, Fullerton, and holds bachelor's degrees in both art and history from Whittier College. He is currently a visiting professor at Whittier College. Michael lives in Whittier, California. Klappentext Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil. Zusammenfassung Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil. Inhaltsverzeichnis Getting Started Tools & Materials Shading Your Drawings Creating Textures Combining References Constructing Creatures Placing the Features Types of Dragons Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, Earth Dragon, Storm Dragon, Hatchling, Naga, Drake, Wyrm Sea Serpent, Hydra, Amphisbaena, Amphitere, Lindworm, Wyvern, Western Dragon Eastern Dragon Legendary Dragons Jörmungandr: Norse Rainbow Serpent: Australian Quetzalcoatl: Mexican Basilisk: North African Apalala: Pakistani Tiamat: Mesopotamian Chelan Lake Dragon: Native American Fafnir: Norse Drachenstein: German Dragon of Beowulf: Anglo-Saxon Dragon of St. George: English Ladon: Greek Azhi Dahaka: Persian Sui-Riu: Japanese T'ien Lung: Chinese Hydrus: Egyptian Mythological beasts Sphinx: Greek Cerberus: Greek Grendel: Anglo-Saxon Minotaur: Greek Centaur: Greek Satyr: Greek Cyclops: Greek Siren: Greek Harpy: Greek Gorgon: Greek Pegasus: Greek Fantasy Creatures Leprechaun, Troll, Ogre, Ettin, Orc, Gnome, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Gremlin, Gargoyle Manticore, Phoenix, Griffin, Kraken, Unicorn, Pixie, Fairy About the Author ...

Autorentext

Michael Dobrzycki is an accomplished painter, carpenter, puppet maker and sketch artist whose work has been featured in more than a dozen children's books and small press publications over the last few years. In 2001, Michael was inducted into the Disneyland Entertainment Hall of Fame. He received a master's degree in illustration from California State University, Fullerton, and holds bachelor's degrees in both art and history from Whittier College. He is currently a visiting professor at Whittier College. Michael lives in Whittier, California.

Klappentext

Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil.

Zusammenfassung
Packed with 50+ step-by-step projects, The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures explores how to draw dragons, fairies, goblins, and more in graphite pencil.

Inhalt
Getting Started
Tools & Materials
Shading Your Drawings
Creating Textures
Combining References
Constructing Creatures
Placing the Features
Types of Dragons
Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, Earth Dragon, Storm Dragon, Hatchling, Naga, Drake, Wyrm
Sea Serpent, Hydra, Amphisbaena, Amphitere, Lindworm, Wyvern, Western Dragon
Eastern Dragon
Legendary Dragons
Jörmungandr: Norse
Rainbow Serpent: Australian
Quetzalcoatl: Mexican
Basilisk: North African
Apalala: Pakistani
Tiamat: Mesopotamian
Chelan Lake Dragon: Native American
Fafnir: Norse
Drachenstein: German
Dragon of Beowulf: Anglo-Saxon
Dragon of St. George: English
Ladon: Greek
Azhi Dahaka: Persian
Sui-Riu: Japanese
T’ien Lung: Chinese
Hydrus: Egyptian
Mythological beasts
Sphinx: Greek
Cerberus: Greek
Grendel: Anglo-Saxon
Minotaur: Greek
Centaur: Greek
Satyr: Greek
Cyclops: Greek
Siren: Greek
Harpy: Greek
Gorgon: Greek
Pegasus: Greek
Fantasy Creatures
Leprechaun, Troll, Ogre, Ettin, Orc, Gnome, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Gremlin, Gargoyle
Manticore, Phoenix, Griffin, Kraken, Unicorn, Pixie, Fairy
About the Author