Tom Kidd

The scale of Kidd's work drew me in and held me fascinated. I couldn't decide which print to buy -- taking home any one would mean leaving the rest behind. So I bought the book. The illustration that awed me the most was a nighttime gala held around the mounted skeleton of an immense sauropod while airships and fireworks fill the night sky. And then there were the tripods, the dirigibles and the dragons...

I found this book very helpful. One of my pet peeves about art books is that they often show you only step by step guides to a specific piece. However, this book focused more on the different elements that make up a piece (lighting, composition, color, water, clouds, ect) than on how to create just one piece. Basically, it provided a lot of helpful advice on how to create a piece. In addition, there were some step by step guides on specific pieces (for those who like that kind of thing).

As show more the title says, the book focused on how to create fantastical worlds. One of my favorite parts was when the author went through creature design.

I highly recommend this to all people who are interested in creating fantasy or science fiction artwork. show less

Of course I enjoyed it...Robin Hobb wrote it!