Books : DragonArt

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- A playful perspective on Dragonart
As a freelance artist I have perused many art books and I find this one to be quite a catch. Dragonart is aimed more toward the beginner artist then the experienced one, but even I have found a few new ideas to try from this book.

The book takes a friendly laid back approach to drawing. It begins with basic anatomy, the subject that perhaps is the greatest obstacle to an artist, discussing how to properly design your dragon so that it looks pleasing and has a sense of weight and realism. The book then refines your drawing skills with details on drawing those difficult body parts such as hands, paws, wings, and maws. The pages are filled with colorful examples and the text is easy to read and understand.

I recommend this book to other artists, both novice and experienced, who enjoy drawing one of the most inspirational creatures ever to appear from our imaginations. If you are not an artist, but are a collector of dragon books, this one might be a nice touch to your collection.

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- artistic improvement
I bought this book as a birthday gift for my 11 year old daughter. She is a big fan of fantasy creatures, and loves to draw-however, is not especially gifted at it. This book makes it easy for her to draw dragons and other creatures with much more skill and detail. It was a big hit. I would reccomend it to anyone who loves fantasy creatures but may need help w/ drawing them.

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- creative basics for beginners
This is a nice book on the basics of drawing cartoon style dragon characters and other mythic creatures. Basic dragon anatomy, color, facial features, poses, and creative ways to draw them once you master the basics are all covered along with a bit of personification, wit and humor. While it is mostly for young adults, more accomplished artists might also gain some inspiration and ideas or at the least get some laughs from Neondragon's colorful creatures.

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- Dragons alive
I have never drawn a dragon before. I am a scientific illustrator and there is not much room for creativity in my daily work. This book is so great that after some trials I can't wait to draw another dragon and try a different face and a different body shape and so on....
The step-by-step demos are very clear making the construction of those beautiful creatures much more fun than hard work! I wish the book had more 1000 pages!!!

Rating:

- Great Book
A great book. Starts from the basics and gives good easy to understand directions. Recommended for anyone that would like to learn to draw dragons and other such creatures.

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