Unleash the Beasts! For millennia historians; artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America; Japan to the jungles of South Africa; the vast menagerie of exotic and legendary creatures has populated the imaginations of all cultures for centuries. Beautifully illustrated and fantastically detailed; Dracopedia: The Bestiary is a modern; but no less unsettling reimagining of the ancient version. It is an A-to-Z artists guide to animals of the legendary world. Some; like the griffin and yeti; may be familiar to you. Others--like the enigmatic questing beast and ferocious manticore--may seem new and strange. Some may even haunt your dreams. Inside the bestiary; you will find: Secrets of each animals evolution--origins; habitat; anatomy; diet and more. Fantastic illustrations created using pencil sketches and digital coloring. Four-stage demonstrations taking you from concept and design to under-painting and finishing details. By drawing on the forms and features of more pedestrian animals; youll learn how to give shape to the bizarre creatures that roam the depths of your imagination; adding to the bestiary of the ages.
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