Friday 4 June 2010

ART BOOK REVIEW: Fantasy Art Expedition - Finlay Cowan

BOOK BLURB:

Embark upon a fantasy art expedition around the world and discover how to draw and paint must-know supernatural creatures and fantastic characters. For each of the 12 locations there is a map, an explanation of the site's lore, and a detailed step by step demonstration showing the development of the key character. Projects demonstrate a wide selection of both traditional and digital drawing and painting techniques that can be widely applied in fantasy art. This is a complete, unique and attractive package that seamlessly binds the world of mythology and practical art instruction together for beginners and improvers.


REVIEW:

I’ve dealt with Finlay’s art tutorials prior to this offering landing and to be honest, he’s definitely one who believes in leading from the front in his tutorials. He gives the reader clear, concise and often invaluable information to aid in their creature creation in such a way that you’ll find your technique improve with each piece of art that has taken years for established artists like Finlay to learn. It’s solid, its easily accessible for those of all artistic ability and its definitely an offering that will help inspire you to reach that next stage in their work. A definite treat for artists of all ages.

1 comment:

Angela Addams said...

I was just looking at this book (a live version) the other day! Someone I know, who is very into drawing was showing it off and I snuck a peek!

It's very cool!