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The art of drawing dragons : mythological beasts and fantasy creatures / [by Michael Dobrzycki].

Dragons (portion title)

Summary:

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing familiar and obscure creatures and includes coverage of such techniques as shading and creating textures for scales, feathers, and hair.

Record details

ISBN: 1600580122
ISBN: 9781600580123
Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Publisher: Laguna Hills, Calif. : Walter Foster, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:

"CS08"--Spine.

"Discover step-by-step techniques for drawing fantastic creatures of folklore and legend."

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Getting started. Tools and materials -- Shading your drawings -- Creating textures -- Combining references -- Constructing creatures -- Placing the features -- Types of dragons. Fire dragon -- Water dragon -- Earth dragon -- Storm dragon -- Hatchling -- Naga -- Drake -- Wyrm -- Sea serpent -- Hydra -- Amphisbaena -- Amphitere -- Lindworm -- Wyvern -- Western dragon -- Eastern dragon -- Legendary dragons. Jormungandr : Norse -- Rainbow serpent : Australian -- Quetzalcoatl : Mexican -- Basilisk : North African -- Apala : Pakistani -- Tiamat : Mesopotamian -- Chelan lake dragon : Native American -- Fafnir : Norse -- Drachenstein : German -- Dragon of Beowulf : Anglo-Saxon -- Dragon of St. George : English -- Apocalyptic beast : Mesopotamian -- Ladon : Greek -- Azhi Dahaka : Persian -- Sui-Riu : Japanese -- T'ien Lung : Chinese -- Hydrus : Egyptian -- Mythological beasts. Huwawa : Mesopotamian -- Game : Norse -- Echidna : Greek -- Chimera : Greek -- Sphynx : Greek -- Cerberus : Greek -- Geryon & Orthrus : Greek -- Grendel : Anglo-Saxon -- Minotaur : Greek -- Centaur : Greek -- Satyr : Greek -- Cyclops : Greek -- Siren : Greek -- Harpy : Greek -- Gorgon : Greek -- Pegasus : Greek -- Fantasy creatures. Leprechaun -- Banshee -- Troll -- Ogre -- Ettin -- Orc -- Gnome -- Goblin -- Hobgoblin -- Gremlin -- Gargoyle -- Manticore -- Phoenix -- Griffin -- Kraken -- Unicorn -- Pixie -- Fairy -- Index.