Anatomy for Fantasy Artists.

Anatomy for Fantasy Artists. An Illustrator's Guide to Creating Action Figures

Barron's Educational Series - 2005 - Anatomy for Fantasy Artists. An Illustrator's Guide to Creating

Make the unreal look real with this unique guide to inventive anatomy, and discover how to create fantastical figures for graphic novels, fantasy art, sci-fi, comics, and computer games.

Learn the basics of anatomical drawing and musculature, as well as perspective and composition. Then find out how to distort, develop, and transform the figure into something monstrous, magical, super-agile, or larger than life.

Detailed artist's reference and step-by-step instructions reveal how to build bodies that defy belief, including mighty alien warriors, kick-boxing cyber-punks, mega-muscled superheroes, and many other fantastic creatures.

Find out how to depict characters in a variety of dynamic action poses such as flying, spinning, punching, and jumping, and how to render extreme body language and unusual facial expressions.

Give flesh to your fantasy creations