Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy

Sketching from the Imagination

by 3dTotal Publishing (Editor)

Drawings are the foundations of great fantasy art where concepts, thoughts, and inspirations first become an image. In Sketching from the Fantasy , fifty talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbook works and describe their artistic practices when forging new ideas as beautiful sketches. Ranging from Hollywood film concept designers to talented students, each artist is handpicked from a vibrant international art community and from a wide spectrum of styles and mediums. This exquisite new title explores how fifty artists develop their ideas, drawing on diverse sources and their own imaginations to create incredible images. In each article, artists share their love for fantasy drawing, exploring the inspirations and processes behind their practices. Packed with tips, tricks, and creative insights, the artists reveal how they developed their skills, exercise their talents, and explore new fantasy ideas through the forum of drawing. From doodles and sketches of creative creatures to fully rendered drawings of invented worlds, each collection is a compendium of concepts to intrigue and inspire the creatively minded. Following the runaway success of Sketching from the An Insight into Creative Drawing , 3DTotal Publishing's new title Sketching from the Fantasy focuses on designing concepts for one of the most popular genres for artists and audiences alike. A visually stunning collection packed with useful advice, Sketching from the Fantasy is an excellent value resource for concept design that will inspire artists of all abilities, as well as those that simply admire beautiful art.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing, Creative, Reference

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2014

About the author

Originally a digital artist’s resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.

Reviews

[Hessaaj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great artists, mediocre interviews.

[Steve Stivaktis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing art, very helpful interviews, super pleasing to look at.
Didn't like the percentage of women (about one or two in ten), and the fact that the printing sometimes put the centre of the image (like the central character or the face of the person/creature) in the fold of the pages. That was literally the first thing I learnt is a no-no in art school; unacceptable for an art book to do it so many times.
Other than that, I really enjoyed it. Extremely helpful for inspiration and methods.

[Tatum Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely wonderful, fantastic (in both senses of the word) art plus each artist explaining what tools they use, how they approach subjects, etc. V highly recommended if you're learning to art, or just looking for a little inspiration.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great selection of Fantasy artists and art but not terribly much in the way of information. Best intended as a coffee table book to peruse for visual inspiration. The actual text is a little skin-deep.

[UrbanWildflower · Rating 4 out of 5]

lots of good inspiration with interviews.

[Debra Lowman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic peek at the creative processes of some very talented artists. There is a lot of information on mediums, papers and utensils as well. I recommend this for fellow creatives.