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 | | Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination by Claudia Nice ISBN-10: 9781581806182 ISBN-10: 1-58180-618-3 ISBN-13: 9781581806182 ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-618-2 Hardcover 2005-09-25 North Light Books Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Fantasy continues to be hot, and it's not just for kids interested in comics. Many fine artists love mythological creatures like mermaids, centaurs, and dragons. And with Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination, they'll learn how to make realistic-looking fantasy artwork. With her characteristic friendly instruction, Claudia Nice shows ways to: -Transform everyday images into imaginary creatures, such as a horse into a unicorn or a girl into a pixie, by using exaggeration and expression -Enhance drawings and paintings with accessories, homes, pets, and vibrant backgrounds -Create these images with a wide variety of mediums, including pen and ink, watercolor, and acrylic In addition, readers receive the legend behind each creature, designed to help jumpstart their imaginations! | ||
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Disappointed I was very disappointed in this book. I was expecting to get a book about how to "create creatures of fantasy and imagination" Instead I received a book with really bad drawings of people with butterfly wings on them, and animals put together with other animals, such as a housecat with bird wings(?) Just my personal opinion, but not at all what I was looking for. | ||
Pretty good, somewhat inspiring I like most of Nice's work (pen & ink with watercolor, mostly), and I love fantasy, so I bought this book. She does a fairly good job, focusing mostly on details and how to turn real-life inspirations into faeries, ogres, dragons, sea monsters, etc. Personally, I thought she focused too much on the little details. At least half of the book is devoted to humanoid creatures (faeries, elves, etc.), which seemed excessive. Some of her other creatures looked a little off - her centaurs had some proportion problems, and a few of her dragons looked iffy to my admittedly-overpicky eye. On the whole, it's a fun book to page through, and it provided some small inspiration, but I've seen others that inspired me more. If you like Claudia Nice (or just good pen & ink with watercolor, acrylic, or colored pencil), and you like creating fantasy art, you might want to give it a try. | ||