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100 Ways to Create Fantasy Figures |  | Author: Francis Tsai
Publisher: Impact
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 42645
Media: Paperback
Edition: Original
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1600611192
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781600611193
ASIN: 1600611192
Publication Date: October 10, 2008
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Product Description
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!
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 for beginer/intermediate May 16, 2010
Mmmm! books (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has about half basic information that anyone who draws already knows and half ideas to refine your drawings or explore new ideas. It can be very useful if used as an inspiring guide for your development.
A Great help to concept May 12, 2010
Leonardo B. Ferreira (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil)
Hi! I'm from Brazil, 24 years old, and I must say this book will help me a lot to create all the characters that I needed to create, with a proper background, and a lot of new ideas.
 Excellent artist, excellent book February 1, 2010
D. G. Pierce (Loveland, CO United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book gives numerous examples, and explains the way the artist thinks about each figure, why the figure fits into the category of fantasy figures he creates. He also discusses the importance of research, the proper proportions, even the figures' stance and facial expressions that might be used with each figure.
For the beginner, it's a great way to "learn the ropes" of character creation. For the pro, it's a source of factual material that may get you thinking in different directions.
Good reference January 12, 2010
A. Virili
This obviously won't teach you everything you need to know to paint or draw fantasy figures, but most of the 100 tips are great reminders to refer to whenever attempting to put together a composition. I found it a great complement to my existing library of reference material.
This is an idea book, not a technique book April 9, 2009
Parka (Singapore)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RMYPK3M2E2IZE 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 [...].
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.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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