Anatomy For Fantasy Artists: An Illustrator's Guide To Creating Action Figures And Fantastical Forms - Softcover

Fabry, Glenn; Cormack, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764129503 ISBN 13: 9780764129506

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

Here in a single volume is a practical, comprehensive training course for budding illustrators working to master comic book art, graphic novels, fantasy posters, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games. The author, a highly successful fantasy artist, teaches the basics of human anatomical drawing and musculature, as well as perspective and composition. He then instructs on ways to distort, develop, and transform the human figure, giving it features that range from monstrous or magical to super-agile or larger than life. Detailed artists references and step-by-step instructions show how to build bodies that truly stretch the imaginationmighty alien warriors, kick-boxing cyber-punks, and mega-muscled superheroes, to name just a few. Art students also learn how to show their characters in many different dynamic action poses, such as flying, spinning, punching, and jumping, as well as how to express each characters emotions through facial expressions. More than 300 color illustrations.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

[back cover]
Make the unreal look real with this unique guide to inventive anatomy, and discover how to create fantastical figures for graphic novels, fantasy art, sci-fi, comics, and computer games.
Learn the basics of anatomical drawing and musculature, as well as perspective and composition. Then find out how to distort, develop, and transform the figure into something monstrous, magical, super-agile, or larger than life.
Detailed artist’s reference and step-by-step instructions reveal how to build bodies that defy belief, including mighty alien warriors, kick-boxing cyber-punks, mega-muscled superheroes, and many other fantastic creatures.
Find out how to depict characters in a variety of dynamic action poses such as flying, spinning, punching, and jumping, and how to render extreme body language and unusual facial expressions.
Give flesh to your fantasy creations
More than 300 color illustrations

About the Author:

Glenn Fabry is famous in the comic book industry for his fabulous figure paintings. A freelance illustrator for 20 years, and winner of an Eisner award in 1996 for best cover artist, he has worked mainly in the fantasy genre. His creations include covers for DC Comics Hellblazer and Preacher.

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764129503
• ISBN 13: 9780764129506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128