How To Draw Fantasy Art - A Rough Artists Guide
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How To Draw Fantasy Art Tips
Fantasy art is a rather personal subject for me and one I can teach to those who want to learn or see how this type of stuff is created from start to finish, there are lots of books on this type of subject and quite possible you may own a few of them, I sure do, that's why I want to do my own articles on how to guides based on fantasy art.
First off, I wanted to start with the basics as you do in anything, the underlying basics are what everything else is built upon, so if you get this area right from the start you will be off to a great start in your drawing activities.
Starting off in sketching loosely and not knowing properly what you are going to do next is and sometimes can be a daunting task, but if you work with what you imagine you want on the paper and begin to draw lines and shapes, like in the diagram below you will begin to start at the basic level of idea creation.
Fantasy Art Sketches
Drawing Development Sketching
Develop Your Drawing
Any type of drawing is an evolution of one pencil mark to the next, your scribbles have to make that leap to look like something you meant to draw and you will develop further, imagine your beginning drawing as a sculpture that you are shaping and creating by adding lines of gradual progression.
No piece of art that starts out is perfect and is going to remain perfect, it all depends on what path you take in your drawing, you yourself decide what your drawing will end up looking like, so you want to build up some good creative steam by brainstorming ideas and sketches together on the page, maybe draw lots of seperate ideas on a piece of A3 paper and see what you can come up with, I do this quite often and it works quite well.
And I'm talking about parts of faces and heads and arms, then that will be followed by weapons, armour and other ideas all bouncing off one another on the paper.
See the examples below
Drawing Creatures And Monsters
Monsters and creatures are only limited by your own imagination, so really go for it here as this should all be fun or you won't be here reading all this, right!??
See the thumbnails below and see examples of some creatures and monsters I created in under an hour of quick sketching madness, see how they all look different.
When drawing creatures and other types of monsters try to over exaggerate almost everything as this can work to your advantage and you can achieve some good results this way.
There are currently a wide variety of monsters and mythical creatures to get your inspiration from, obviously some of the best remembered are the ones in film as they are creatively realised to be realistic and invoke some reaction from the viewer and it's this that you need to capture and add to your own monster drawings.
Ancient greek myths also translate many a good monster or beast for you to be inspired by, again in film I draw alot of inspiration from old classics such as Jason And The Argonauts, Clash Of The Titans, I myself use to love the old Sinbad films and the work of Ray Harryhausen and his stop motion animation that really was before the digital age of CGI.
Some of the best monsters that are now household names are:
- Dracula/Vampires
- Werewolves
- Mummies/Zombies
- Dragons
- Frankenstein
- Aliens
- Predator
Those are just some examples of creatures and monsters that are well recognized in films and it's these areas that create more imagination for the artist to explore in his or her work.
Thinking of fantasy worlds and the settings of fantasy worlds you can come up with some great ideas, make a list of all of your favourite fantasy world creatures and elements that you like, these can be sorted into a quick list of words and phrases like wizard, castles of death,army of darkness etc.
This helps you generate ideas on top of your pencil sketches, but don't feel restricted to just this idea of creating new ideas, try to keep your eyes and ears open to the world as this is a source of inspiration all the time for artists as they create ideas based on reality situations and settings.
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Fantasy Art Links, Resources, Tutorials
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Fantasy art drawing for me is just drawing some cool looking drawings and designs as best I can and building an online portfolio of work to prove tht I have done it. - Fantasy Art Prints
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Learn how to draw anything in the area of fantasy art, top resource for tutorials about drawing fantasy art. - Fantasy Art Gallery
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I'm trying to get into digital art more and combine the traditional art and then do two versions of the same drawings and also do digital comic book work too as it's become a lot easier to self publish online these days the possibilities are there, just the time needed to do these projects is all that I find hard to acquire!
Cool hub. While I do my share of digital art, it is great to see real, old fashion drawing!
Wtfisthat, stfu waynet is a really talented artist that you will never be. Stop writing dumb comments on his page and actually go practice drawing for once you no life bitch!!!
Waynet, you are a very good artist and I actually get a lot of inspiration from your artwork. I am only 15 and I'm practice every day trying to get better. Thanks a lot man =)
This drawings are amazing! I think that with alot of practice I'll be able to draw decent. What I really want to learn is how to make interesting bodies on creatures and other things. I always draw square bodies!!
k your a loser in every way possible i don't regret saying this. you have no life.
Hello, these drawings are wonderful! Are they your own designs? I losve to write and wanted to ask if you would draw the cover of a book that i just finished.
to Georgea: you should look for a video tutorial that is called "Drawing on the right side of the brain". it's kind'a old, but it will really explain how to draw what you see. it's a good tutorial.
It's hard for me to draw even a house. Thanks for this great article. It gives me useful ideas to draw easily.
Thanks for the guide, Great article.
thnxxxxxxxxxx alooooooooooooooooot xx,but the thing is I am not talented in arts and I want to be a fashion designer and I realy love arts and I have good ideas but I dont know how to draw.so if i went to institutes and worked really hard will i hopefuly learn how to draw and be a good fashion designer in the future???
No you don't really, so long as you can come up with good ideas and you can present them to people who will listen. Talent is a thing that labels those who might be good at something, but what is talent really? I say draw and just create and see what you can make!
do you have to be talented so that you become a good artist?
they are wierd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC WORK! I ENJOYED YOUR HUB, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Great Work! what is your advice to drawing accessories (like medieval armor for example) :)
Care to elaborate?
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Very interesting post. Thanks!
this are so amazing...never thought skulls would ever look this gud and horrifying at the same time.Great work
Cheers now! Will look out for the link!
hi! first off i'd like to say gret work! i love the drawings and i think you are so much more talented than i'll ever be! when i post it would you mind telling me what you think of a drawing i did? it isnt a demon or anything but i'd just like some constructive criticsm! i'll post the link in a minute!
Cheers now!
My art style won't appeal to everyone and that's the way it should be.
I'm really not a fan of your style, but they're well done drawings, and thanks for this advice :)
Cheers now! more to come, lots more!
Hello Wayne T. I am a new follower who has a renewed interest in my drawing skills as I've just begun to write fantasy to supplement my poetry. This is just a terrific place for me to begin with your articles. You have great talent and creativity. TY
Exelent work! You have the skill I wish I had.
Welcome to HubPages ! Thank you for sharing your work !I prefer fantasy drawing to sketching a live model !
Yep just keep practicing, draw every chance that you get and draw again alot!
Cheers now!
wow. um, i can do some pretty good dragons n witches, stuff like that...i draw pencil sketches somewhat similar to what you do...i honestly think you're ten times better than i'll ever be, but i'm 12, n still getting there.
Cool thanks!
I really like the pictures! Nice work!
Wow. Some of these sketches are beautiful, even with their horrific imagery.
Cheers now! I enjoy drawing them, some are sketchy, others are just random, but drawing fantasy art is just a fantastic medium!
I really like some of these pieces of artwork. Some of them are fantastic and I think you are a very good artists - well done!
That's really good info, thanks for sharing.
thanks alot waynet ill stop by often, n is dere some where i can subscribe to so i can get notice of ur post
Cheers Maurice!
To draw your own characters is just about practice, look at the people around you and imagine them as a character or even a monster and just try to draw some stuff, if it doesn't turn out right try again and again until you come up with some stuff.
I'll be doing a drawing characters and some other tutorials quite soon, so swing back soon!
Cheers!
hey im a young artist sharpening up my skills i have several art scholarships with great pencil skills bt i have no igmangienation to save my life i can only draw wat my eyes have come across atleast ounce i love what you do and alll of your work is so unique, bt apon entering collage next year ill need more oringality do u have any advice on how to make up my own charecters, monsters ect.....
I do lots of tattoo drawings and sell them every now and again, just got to do some more and make a weekly regular thing of it.
Cheers now!
I loved the art here a lot! You would make a great tatoo artist, waynet. Lots of people got for that kind of art on a tattoo! It's your style, it's open to that kind of market. Wonder have you ever been asked to do some?
Cheers!
I like to draw with pencils and paper ooooohh yeah!
Hey, these are pretty awesome. I absolutely love your smooth shading. Also, would you mind lending me some of your creativity and talent? since you seem to be overflowing with it, haha.
Thanks!
I'll definitely have more of these hubpages about drawing published quite soon.
Great art !! good hub.
Good artwork.. a little on the phychie though.
Merry Christmas/happy 10 to all.
Cheers MT Dremer!
Hopefully I will have some more new drawing tutorials and I am trying to get them looking better and maybe draw something from multiple angles with a darker pencil so that it shows up well.
You've created some pretty great creature art! Fantasy drawings are something I'm always trying to get into, so I appreciate any tutorials I can find.
Cheers Blabak!
Yes I will comment and look at your hubpages and thanks for your comments too!
cool hub u got dude.. im still new at this hubbing.. posted a few art i did.. maybe you could have a look and maybe give a few comment or two.. that'll be nice.. thanks...
Ok cheers Short stuff!
Thanks Waynet
I shall definetly show you what i do with the pic
Cheers Short_stuff23!
Yes you can re-arrange one and I would like to see what you do with it, drawing fantasy art for me is just what I always wanted to do....
Hey your work is brillent i am one to sketch and rearange pictures i can never draw off the top of the head i hope to one day i'm working on it, if you don't mind do you give me permision to rearange one of you pictures??
they look so sick but i think i could grab ideas off them and create somthing new altogether Always... Short_stuff23
Cheers there!
I like to draw, I just want to draw and I think I'll draw everyday....
Awsome, VERY. I'd love to try some of this. I'm glad I stumbled on this. (Steve Richards)
Thanks Mike!
There'll of course be more hubpages like this coming quite soon!
I really like your artwork and the instruction you provide is practical and easy to read. We share some common interests in that I enjoy fantasy art as well, and created an instructional manual years ago. Thanks for your efforts, I really like what you are doing with your hubs!
Cheers Scarebear!
It's okay...I'm not deleting your comment, because it took you time to make it and you make a valid point, that I need to add more colour to my work here, so cheers!
In fact I have some more art hubpages coming up in the next few days so who knows what I have in store?
Hey, I think your work is very good. I would add a little ink to make it pop, but that's just me. (oops, wrote that before I noticed there was some ink.) And maybe a little snidgen of color. In the future just delete the comments from people who don't have anything constructive or coherent to say.
Cheers there...I think it's demonic666evil over there on deviant art...which reminds me I need to update with new stuff soon over there!!
Do you, perchance, have a deviantART account? If not, you might want to seriously consider getting one. If so, can you tell me your account name, so I can check out your portfolio?
Thanks Sheristeele!
Yeah I do draw a lot of stuff for Halloween!
I really like your talent to your art. Although, I felt they all seemed a little spooky. Halloween would be fun at your home. :)
your art is very original and even though im not like into the demotic stuff i think its very good:) keep up the great workk:)
Thanks!
I draw everyday, all day every hour, minute, second, sometimes even when I am asleep!!
Amazing drawings! Art was never my best subject.
Thanks Kimber777 and emmy!
I am drawing more fantasy art hubpages if you are interested in learning how to draw simple fantasy creatures and characters, I'll add the links here soon!!
ummm hi... i just want to say you are awesome and im 11 and im a really good artist like you ^_^!
Wonderful talent!:)
Ah well I guess some people just need to sound off to get it out of their system or something, I just like drawing and if I can show my own personal experience with drawing to anyone that wants to listen then thats fine!
Cheers!
wow "wtfisthat" needed to chill out. i dont understand why people feel the urge to be so rude sometimes. keep up the good work!
Wow. I love ur drawings. Good job. The zombie creeped me out LOL. ;P Really good drawings.
Hello,Do you know FelixLaFlamme? Search his name on google,get to his page and be amused.You might get some additional inspiration.I think you draw very good,there is no word to describe it,so i'll just make one up right now.You are superduperfantasticbutnotsogoodafterallnonoimkiddingyouaregood,very,verygood. =)
Great stuff Im just starting so mystuffs oware nere yours and yours is fantastic
Yes I used to draw dogs and cats when I was art school, I used to like drawing animals and my other surroundings...
have you drawn any dog
Those are pretty cool sketches.
This place is great for interacting with people from all over the world, I will be adding more fantasy art drawing resources quite soon in fact!
Cheers for your comments!
HI,
I like your art I´m not very good at Fantasystuff but i´m learning and this page definatly helped me with that ;) And I hope to see some more of your art soon...
Bye for now from Germany
ok then!
yaah!! i brought more comments...even though not nice......look man i really didnt mean anything i said, seriously you art is very original and i only draw whats is in front of me. amandad i also own you an apology, even though you may not accept it , but thats ok and like someone said i dont have the ballz....sorry that i pushed your buttons and that i know i am a big fat jerk...thats why i am going to therapy and anger managment....you dont have to accept my apologies . Waynet i see that you got yourself a good friend and i promise not to ever bully anyone, ny the way this is the last time you ever hear from me.................
Furthermore, To that "what the fist that" or whatever his name is!
When you reply, what I guess you will, slamming my partners work, just remember one thing matey boy....loser!
You have really peed me off, because he does not slam anyones work down.
Wayne, he tries so hard to get his self out there, he knows his work isn't fantastic, he knows there are other people out there that are more talented than him, but at least I can say one thing about my man, he has balls! To get out there and try!
So you, just think on before you put people down you big fat jerk!!
Wtfistthat, do not slam my partners work!
He is a very talented young man, who does not show off about his work, he is trying to get somewhere in life, he is trying to make a living out of all this for his family and if you are that good, and that talented, then get some of your work on hub pages or whatever.
What gives you the right to slam people down, when my partners done nothing wrong trying to get his work out online and seen.
My partner tries so hard and spends so much time online every hour, people like you get me so angry, putting people down for no reason, just get a life mate!!
I'd recommend you do your search on Amazon, I have bought a number of books to do with fantasy art and drawing other fantasy themes from here, a good one I found is a book called Dragonart by Jessica Neon Dragon Peffer, this book also has other fantasy creatures too, but it goes through drawing dragons quite well and simple too!!
Go waynet! =P you tell him, i want to start drawing fantasy in particular dragons but i do not know where to start anyone help?? books could be useful
I am certainly no effing faggot!! and if you don't need to prove yourself why leave a comment claiming to draw better than me, I don't pretend to be the best artist in the world, but if you don't have your art online then how can you say this?
Me thinks you are a comment bully of the highest order and have no self respect for yourself with that kind of language and certainly no balls to show your face here!
The cheek of it, and really most of my drawings will burn in hell as they are demonic in nature so yeah your right there.
Have a good day and get out of your bed the right way next time you wake up!!
i dont need a freaking hubpage account you fucking faggot!! shit i dont need to prove myself to you, you fucking moron!! I hope all your fucking drawings burn to hell!!bwahahahahah that bitch!!!
And who are you then wtfistthat with no hubpages account and no proof!! bwahahahahaha!!
no offence but i could draw better than that
Thanks for the kind words, I hope to be doing more of these hub pages with my art on them and tutorials too in the area of fantasy art, I myself design quite alot of tattoos so any help you need I'll be hubbing for awhile!!.
Cheers
OMG you are really good.im not that good yet but im on my way.i got the oppertunity to design a tatto for a guy but that wasnt that much.i hope you put more art on this site.you are very talented.
DenisesArt 5 months ago
Nice work!