Description
Artists interested in graphic novels and comic book illustration will find all of the guidance and inspiration they wish to draw and paint landscapes that evoke myths and legends, lost empires, futuristic planets, dramatic dreamscapes, underwater worlds, and subterranean cities. Easy-to-follow instructions and step by step illustrations demonstrate techniques for rendering a variety of fantasy features, whether working in ink, watercolor, or computer pixels. Details covered on this heavily illustrated volume include — selection of materials, with advice on getting essentially the most from software programs . . . basics of standpoint, architectural geometry, color, mood, and seasonal variations . . . landscape features, including skies, clouds, mountains, caves, deserts, snow, and water reflections . . . imagined landscapes from ancient cultures, future worlds, alien planets, undersea worlds, and surreal dreamscapes . . . cityscapes, from medieval towns to the metropolis of the future . . . famous fantasy worlds, from Atlantis to Middle Earth. This good-taking a look and instructive volume includes a gallery of fantasy and science fiction images among its more than 200 color illustrations.