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Presents 100 exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures--from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating imaginative figures, giving readers a unique opportunity to gain guidance from a real pro. Highly accessible and featuring a wealth of ideas, this sourcebook includes an inspirational mix of styles and approaches, with influences ranging from Celtic, Greek, Roman, Oriental and Medieval to 19th Century Gothic--something for every fantasy artist!
About the Author
Francis Tsai is a renowned conceptual designer who has just completed work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for Warner. He was the principal artist for Darkwatch and has worked on many other fantasy gaming assignments, as well as pen and paper role playing games, manuals and trading cards. He is a regular contributor to ImagineFX magazine.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is an idea book, not a technique book,
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This review is from: 100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures (Paperback)
First of all, let me say that this book brings back memories of me playing Magic The Gathering cards. A lot of the illustrations in the book are from Wizards of the Coast. Francis Tsai is a concept artist and you can find his work on teamgt.com. This book is not really on art techniques, there are no step-by-step tutorials to follow along. It's one that gives ideas to think about when trying to come up with a character. That being said, the writeup for the book is pretty good. It gives a lot of ideas on things that can be changed or added to enhance the characters. It can be on costume design, colour combination, using silhouettes, thinking like the character itself, etc. All come with nice illustrated paintings as examples. This book is more of a resource book that's great when brainstorming for ideas. If you're looking for techniques, check out ImagineFX's book called Fantasy Workshop: Mastering Digital Painting Techniques. There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great addition to my library.,
This review is from: 100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures (Paperback)
I very much enjoyed this book.The author explains very well introductory color and light theory and how it applies to his images. The pictures are stunning and a very good source of insperation. This is not a step by step guide as mentioned by others however it does not fall short of guiding you to the steps you would need to take to start creating your own pieces with such excellent quality as this artist does. The price of this book on Amazon is amazing considering the amount of wonderfull pieces of art that are included. Very recommended!
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Good book,
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This review is from: 100 Ways To Create Fantasy Figures (Paperback)
Great book for those new or wanting some inspirations for some fantasy art. Not recommended for those who know what they're doing.Still a great book to look at for minor inspirations.
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