Masters and Legends of Fantasy Art, 2nd Expanded Edition

Masters and Legends of Fantasy Art, 2nd Expanded Edition

Techniques for Drawing, Painting & Digital Art from 36 Acclaimed Artists

Learn From Leading Fantasy Artists

Discover how to paint classic fantasy, imaginative sci-fi, and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illustrations, and create strong characters using digital techniques. A core skills section offers basic training on topics such as using custom brushes and rendering realistic materials like cloth, rock, silk, fun, and shiny metal.
  • Brian Froud
  • Boris Vallejo
  • Julie Bell
  • H.R. Giger
  • Frank Frazetta
  • H.R. Giger
  • Frank Frazetta
  • and more..

Core Skills


Artist Henning Ludvigsen

Artist Marta Dahlig

Legends


Artist Dave Gibbons

Artist James Gurney

Artist Syd Mead

Masters


Artist Andrew Jones

Artist Dan Scott

Artist John Kearney

Artist Melanie Delon

Artist Raymond Swanland

Artist Svetlin Velinov

Videos | Images | Photoshop Brushes | Photoshop Project Files

Uncover the Secrets of the Fantasy Art Masters

This stunning book offers readers everything they need to know to paint like the fantasy art masters, with a mix of traditional art advice from people such as Frank Frazetta, James Gurney, Brian Froud, and Rodney Matthews, as well as insights on advanced digital techniques from Adam Hughes, Marta Dahlig and Andrew Jones. In-depth interviews provide profiles of the world’s greatest fantasy artists, accompanied by 24 amazing workshops that reveal their techniques. The masters discuss how to paint classic fantasy, imaginative, sci-fi and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illustrations, and create strong characters.

Artists Speak

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An artist must smash down the systems that domesticate the mind.
- Jean Giraud (Moebius)