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Fashion Illustration This is the first book on fashion illustration that I have read for a long time and on the initial flick through the book I was quite impressed with the eye-catching art.  Before I even looked in the book in any great detail I found the artists own story, which was included as part of the introduction, inspiring in itself; a young Russian girl immigrates alone to the USA in order to follow her dreams of becoming a fashion illustrator. The book begins with some important tutorials aimed specifically at the aspiring fashion illustrator, detailing the fashion figure, tips on proportion and form used in fashion design and d

This is an art book with a difference- it has been produced to seem as though it is an actual scientific journal that has been compiled by studying different species of Dragon all over the world. Each dragon has its own section where the author describes its biology and behaviour, all accompanied by some beautiful illustrations. The sections conclude with a demonstration of how to create your own illustration of the particular type of dragon. I do feel that there isn't enough emphasis though when it comes to the tutorials of this book. There aren't really any step by steps for drawing the dragon although it does cover painting each dragon i

Book review Otherworlds by Tom Kidd First of all this is not your usual art instruction book where the author takes you through several step by step guides to drawing the likes of a Dragon or a Wizard's tower. I find this book much more valuable than that, this is a book which takes you into the mind of who I consider to be one of the modern masters of Fantasy art. The reader is taken through the thought process and inspiration behind many pieces of his work with lots of insider knowledge undoubtedly acquired over many years. Included are many examples of his work covering a variety of media and there is nothing to stop you from trying to f