INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Fantasy is where imagination and study meet to make something new. In this book, you’ll find a wide array of creatures and characters that combine real animals and observed subjects from our own world and twist them into the fantastical.

Suggested Materials

• Graphite pencil

• Any paper that you enjoy working on; I like marker paper or vellum

• Eraser

Start with Wireframes

Wireframes are simplified skeletons or fancy stick figures. If you can imagine making your creature or character out of sticks or lines, you can make a wireframe! I use wireframes to help with modeling my creatures, especially those with complex poses. The wireframes help me visualize the pose without worrying about detail. Keep this ...

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