http://www.zihala.com/sketch-set/
How to Draw Fantasy Sketches
Drawing fantasy sketches is a good way of letting your imagination flow. The great thing about fantasy drawing is that there are no limitations. You can freely imagine a world of fantasy creatures and the role they play in it. In this way, you help to make the characters in your drawings to come alive.
Forming Characters
When you set yourself to draw fantasy characters, you can help yourself by mixing characteristics of various species: for example humans and land animals, birds, fish and humans. You can even integrate dead objects with living species into one fantasy being, example; part human and part alien. In today’s culture, you can see many such beings pop up in futuristic worlds of fantasy. And, there are no limitations as to the residence of such fantasy beings. This makes fantasy drawing special and inspirational.
Examples of Anatomy
If you want to combine real existing species into one fantasy creature, it helps if you are familiar with the anatomy of your sources. Start collecting pictures of the anatomy of humans and animals. Bring them together in a reference file to use when you begin your fantasy drawing. It will surely help you get ideas and perspectives.
You can start by taking one idea and sketching it out. For example, start by drawing an animal and then play with the various elements of its body. You can play with several combinations of species, distort specific body parts, change elements and exaggerate their features. You can combine claws, wings, skin, eyes and other body parts into one new creation. But even while you exaggerate such elements, make them look believable.
Using Your Imagination
Picture your fantasy animal or monster as having larger-than-life paws, teeth or ears. Imagine him as an aggressive being that hunts or dominates other creatures. Mix up a human and a dangerous animal and then imagine what it does. A more gentle being might come across as more shy or reserved. The idea is to let your imagination follow its own course and picture how all the elements would interact, as if they already exist.
You can look up the creations of fantasy artists like Julie Bell, Frazetta, Boris Vallejo or any others you may come across. Study their work and find out for yourself why their creations look authentic and believable. Look up fairy tales, myths, legends and other tales of the unseen to use as a source of inspiration. You can really push your imagination by delving into them.
Don’t Overdo It
It’s important not to take the exaggeration too far. If you overdo this, the end result may look like a caricature. For example, you can sketch a female warrior but she should still keep her femininity even when she looks aggressive and powerful at the same time.
Fantasy World
Use your imagination to create a fantasy world in which these creatures reside. Use unlikely places and atmosphere to bring about a world that is not ours.
Following these tips will help you make your fantasy sketches come alive in a way you might not have thought possible.
About the Author
Jon Mumford is the editor of Drawing-Pencil-Sketches.com – a resource helping you how to draw creatively. Read more about angel drawings at his site.
Eyes Set to Kill “Sketch in Black and White”
|
|
Corelle Livingware 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4, Squared $22.99 Features: 16-pc. Squared Pattern Dinnerware. Round 16-pc. Durable Vitrelle Glass Dinnerware Set Service for 4. Cereal Bowls. Dinner Plates. Stoneware Mugs. Bread Plates. Virtually Unbreakable. Stackable Design. Microwave Safe, Dishwasher Safe,…. |
|
|
Corelle Simple Lines Square 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 $49.99 Displaying the latest in contemporary aesthetics, Corelle’s Square Round line consists of square plates and bowls with rounded corners, delineated round centers, and subtly lifted rims. The Simple Lines pattern presents a white background minimally graced by several swooping thin lines of black. The effect is at once stark yet artistically appealing, creating a dinnerware pattern that can be used … |
|
|
Corelle Livingware 16-Piece Set, Service for 4, includes 4 each 10-1/4-inch Dinner Plates, 8-1/2-inch Luncheon Plates, 18-ounce Soup/CerealBowls, 11-ounce Stoneware Mugs, Garden Sketch Bands $29.99 Whetstone┢ Fantasy Master Red fang Viper Dagger 21.5 inchFan – This amazingly designed fantasy blade features double the sting with a blade protruding from mouth of the snake handle as well as the tail. The blade in the mouth of the viper is stainless steel and 10.75 inches in length with a resilient red and black finish. The guard itself is a highly detailed viper design with the head cast fr… |
|
|
Iris Floral Set – 24H x 24W – Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys $30.99 WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
|
|
Uttermost 50407 Nude Hand Painted Oil – Set of Two Sketches Decorative Frame, Distressed Rust Finish $241.99 These sketches are accented by a gold leaf mat. The frames and fillet are hand forged metal with a distressed rust finish…. |
|
|
Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Decals – Paris Touristique – (set 1) Drawing – Sketch – 24W x 16H Removable Graphic WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won’t damage your paint or l… |
|
|
Chappelle’s Show – Season 1 Uncensored $7.99 The 2003 debut of Chappelle’s Show on Comedy Central marked a high point for the cable channel, and now the entire, wildly creative first season can be seen, with hundreds of bleeps removed. That’s not to say Chappelle’s Show is perfect entertainment: there are too many moments among the 12 episodes here that descend into pointless scatology and booty fever. But for the most part, Chappelle, a tal… |
|
|
Chappelle’s Show – Season 2 $8.38 Dave Chappelle’s shrewd parodies, stinging satires, and boldly imaginative fantasias simply pour from the second season of his Comedy Central show, in every respect as funny as his well-received debut year. The structure is the same: a relaxed Chappelle introduces each sketch to an enthusiastic, studio audience (some of these introductions amount to stand-up routines), and then the madness begins…. |
|
|
Mr. Bean – The Whole Bean (Complete Set) $12.99 Bean, Bean, maniacal nut / The more you watch, you bust a gut! First unleashed in 1989, this sketch series was embraced by PBS viewers in the United States. In the tradition of the great silent clowns, Rowan Atkinson created a character with universal and multi-generational appeal (the sketches have little dialogue and are driven by often ingenious physical comedy). Like Bart Simpson, the resource… |
|
|
Iota Legacy Journal – Galaxies Design, (Pack of 3) $24.08 A beautiful and private place to jot down and preserve all your plans and dreams. 160 lined pages, laminated hard cover, a bittersweet-colored flat elastic closure, and a delectable little ribbon to mark your spot. Iota works with a Forest Stewardship Cou… |