TY - BOOK AU - Staple,Sandra TI - Drawing fantastic dragons: create amazing full-color dragon art, including eastern, western and classic beasts SN - 9781612437613 PY - 2018/// CY - Berkeley, CA PB - Ulysses Press KW - Drawing KW - Technique KW - Juvenile literature KW - Dragons in art KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Introduction -- Drawing and coloring basics -- Drawing the dragon body and form -- Creating distinctive dragons with personality -- Unique dragons and classic beasts -- Last words N2 - "If you can dream it, this book will show you how to bring it to life in distinct and dramatic color. With easy-to-follow, step- by-step instructions, Drawing Fantastic Dragons teaches the tricks and techniques to create your own amazing art. Start with a sketch of the dragon's body form. Then add the head, tail, arms and legs. Next customize it with one of the many styles of horns, scales, claws and wings detailed in this guide. You will even learn how to add age, personality and animal attributes to your dragon. Lastly, author Sandra Staple shows how to finish your dragon drawing with amazing color effects. Packed with example after example, this hands-on guide features dragons of all shapes and sizes, and includes a special section on how to draw unique beasts like earth, air, and fire dragons, wyverns, hydras, and more." -- ER -