9/12/2023 0 Comments Simple fantasy landscapeAfter all, environment design and landscape/cityscape drawing is very much a reference-based practice. This, I found extremely helpful as it gives you an idea of how to use reference images and photos. After this section, the book discusses main aspects of 12 different types of land/city scapes. It points out things that some people often take for granted. Then, the book spends a good set of pages discussing different elements like weather, snow, trees, whatever. Obviously it won’t go in depth with these things because that’s not the type of book it is nor is it this book’s intention. The book begins in touching on basics art basics such as colour, moods, perspective, size, space, etc. The book doesn’t go in depth to teaching you step by step and stroke by stroke how to draw landscapes and cityscapes but what it does do I found helpful and excellent. It helps with, pretty much, what the title says, “Drawing and Painting Landscapes and Cityscapes”. I’ve given this book a 4 out of 5 not because I’m not entirely satisfied with it but because it’s not exactly a “must have” book. This good-looking and instructive volume features a gallery of fantasy and science fiction images among its more than 200 color illustrations. famous fantasy worlds, from Atlantis to Middle Earth. cityscapes, from medieval towns to the metropolis of the future. imagined landscapes from ancient cultures, future worlds, alien planets, undersea worlds, and surreal dreamscapes. landscape features, including skies, clouds, mountains, caves, deserts, snow, and water reflections. basics of perspective, architectural geometry, color, mood, and seasonal variations. Details covered in this heavily illustrated volume include - choice of materials, with advice on getting the most from software programs. Easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations demonstrate techniques for rendering a wide range of fantasy features, whether working in ink, watercolor, or computer pixels. Artists interested in graphic novels and comic book illustration will find all the guidance and inspiration they need to draw and paint landscapes that evoke myths and legends, lost empires, futuristic planets, dramatic dreamscapes, underwater worlds, and subterranean cities.
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