Fantasy Art School

Being a fantasy artist opens up a lot of different avenues for expression and one of the best avenues is doing the artwork for fantasy stories and novels.

These works emphasize the magical sense that can be had by a sensitive eye toward fantasy writing. You can evoke a real sense of feeling with the right art techniques.

Here is a series of pictures done by an artist named Lagif for the writing of fantasy novelist Andy Polyak. These works are copyrighted by the artist and if you want to learn more or use these works please contact the artist.

See more of lagif's wonderful fantasy work at: Fantasy Art by Lagif

See more of the writers fantasy work and see how the artwork is used in his writing at: Andy Polyak's Fantasy books and writing

The following two works are from from Andy Polyak's fantasy Narrative "The Key to El Dorado" The works are copyright© Lagif 2007 and El Dorado is copyright© Andy Polyak.

But not all fantasy is in the Medieval theme. The definition of fantasy means it could happen in any realm and any time period. The next two art works show a transition to a new time period yet still maintain a great fantasy feeling. Can you see how the artist has moved into a new feeling with these works? It is appropriate because the setting is a different time than the previous work.This work is from Andy Polyak's "The Phoenix Ash" The work is copyright© Lagif 2007 and The Phoenix Ash copyright© Andy Polyak.

This is another interesting work that shows a nice use of the contrasting blue and black to make a simple yet compelling scene. This work is from Andy Polyak's "The Phoenix Ash" The work is copyright© Lagif 2007 and The Phoenix Ash copyright© Andy Polyak.

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Fantasy Art Lessons

1. lesson 1 - Holding the pencil and getting a feel for it and warming up with lines
2. lesson1c how to draw a straight line
3. lesson 2 - Drawing some simple geometric shapes
4. lesson 3 - Understanding and using Perspective
5. lesson 4- foreshortening in perspective
6. lesson 5- Drawing depth and distance
7. lesson 6-Using lines of varying thickness
8. lesson 7- drawing form and shape with a medieval mace
9. lesson 8- Drawing metal - We draw a medieval helmet
10. lesson 9- drawing our first human form
11. lesson 10- Distorting the human form to create fantasy creatures
12. lesson 11 - doodling and creativity break
13. lesson 12 - a Morning star mace - drawing textures
14. lesson 13 - how to draw chainmail
15. lesson 14 - How to convey action in your fantasy drawings
16. lesson 15 - How to draw sword shapes
17. lesson16 -draw an armored knight
18. lesson 17 - Draw a fantasy dagger using the Five-S method
19. lesson 18 - Creating space in your drawings - A Dragons Lair
20. lesson 19 - Practice by drawing dragons
21. Lesson 20 - Drawing from Memory
22. Lesson 21 -Draw a Catapult
23. Lesson 22: A Guest artist discusses pencils, his technique and building a library of images

Fantasy Art Lessons from Guest Artists

1. How to draw a magical genie using Corel and Photoshop

Art Books & Supplies

1. Art Kits
2. Art Books
3. Fantasy Art Books

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