December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
In fantasy art, the artist renders a credible and coherent image of a world that does not exist. Visionary art is a subgenre of fantasy art in which the artist creates images that purport to show divine revelation or apocalyptic scenarios that may have a religious dimension.
• Anthropomorphism. Animals and objects take on human characteristics.
• Otherworldly settings. Fantasy worlds often feature heightened color, unnatural lighting, and flora and fauna unknown on Earth.
• Improbable or impossible happenings. Gravity may be suspended; humans and objects may behave or respond in unnatural ways.
• Recombination. Features or denizens of the natural world may be recombined. Fairies, for instance, are miniature humans ...