{"product_id":"fantasy-world-building-a-guide-to-developing-mythic-worlds-and-legendary-creatures-paperback","title":"Fantasy World-Building: A Guide to Developing Mythic Worlds and Legendary Creatures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen artists and designers explore or create a fictional setting, the milieu must be completely fleshed out, explained, and designed. In this book, comic and gaming art veteran Mark A. Nelson explores and demonstrates his methods for fashioning visually stunning, believable environments for fantasy creatures and characters. Scores of images and step-by-step examples illustrate how variation and experimentation lead to fresh, original designs for otherworldly beings, their environments, and their stories. \u003cbr\u003e Nelson discusses how to find ideas and borrow from history to add the strength of realism to a fantasy world. In describing the best ways to establish a habitat, he offers specifics about climate, terrain, flora, and wildlife. He shares insights into founding societies in terms of their means of survival, manner of warfare, spiritual practices, style of dress, and levels of technology. All visual creatives who work with imaginative material -- illustrators, comic artists, and writers -- will take a lively interest in this source of inspiration and practical knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In sixteen breezy-yet-surprisingly-concise chapters he covers everything from visual problem solving to spirituality to warfare to transportation, not with the idea of giving the reader lessons to copy by rote but rather as prompts to develop their own original concepts. If I were suggesting three books every budding artist should have at their fingertips they would be \u003ci\u003eFigure Drawing for All It's Worth\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrew Loomis, \u003ci\u003eImaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist\u003c\/i\u003e by James Gurney, and, most definitely, Mark's \u003ci\u003eFantasy World-Building\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- Muddy Colors\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist Mark Nelson specializes in designs for role-playing games and comic books. Since 1985, his work has appeared in many Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons books and \u003ci\u003eDragon \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He has also produced artwork for the games Villains and Vigilantes, Earthdawn and Shadowrun, and Orpheus, and he has illustrated cards for the collectible game Magic: The Gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756302926112,"sku":"9780486828657","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7eb82b989cdda6d908227f84b21a1819.webp?v=1780078436","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fantasy-world-building-a-guide-to-developing-mythic-worlds-and-legendary-creatures-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}