Finlay Cowan

Author of Drawing and Painting Fantasy Figures: From the Imagination to the Page

About the Author

Finlay Cowan has worked since 1993 as a designer for Pink Floyd and numerous other groups, including Jane's Addiction, Talvin Singh, and The Cranberries. In 1998 he bought and designed a cafe-cinema in Brick Lane, London, and founded Hinterland Films in 2001 with Nick Stone. Finlay is currently show more writing, directing, and producing short films and books as well as working on Oliver Stone's movie production of Alexander the Great show less

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Works by Finlay Cowan

Drawing & Painting Fantasy Worlds (2006) 46 copies

Fantasy Artist's Pocket Reference: Incredible Characters (2007) 31 copies

Fantasy Artist's Pocket Reference Dragons And Beasts (2008) 31 copies, 1 review

Fantasy Art Expedition (2010) 14 copies

Dibujar y pintar personajes de fantasía (2005) 5 copies

Disegnare e dipingere personaggi fantasy (2006) 4 copies

Dessinez vos héros fantasy : Inventez leur univers (2004) 2 copies

Naučte se kreslit fantasy světy (2006) 2 copies

Lekcje rysowania i malowania fantasy : grafika komputerowa (2004) 2 copies

Fantasy Artist's Field Guide (2009) 1 copy

DIBUJAR Y PINTAR PERSONAJES DE FANTASIA 1 copy

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Fantasy Artist's Pocket Reference Dragons And Beasts by Finlay Cowan

I would consider this book a hidden gem. There's certainly mention of famous mythological creatures, but also more obscure and uncommon monsters- some I didn't even know about. Each monster has a text entry detailing its history. The art is a mixed bag- some illustrations are well done while others are fairly low quality and seem almost insulting to include. I only got it because I wanted some form of bestiary- I never really found the art tips useful or consulted them. It's definitely a show more useful tool in fantasy research and reference material for monsters all around the world. I'm sure you'll learn at least a thing or two from this book.
Fun fact: I got this book for dirt cheap in HS at an expo. Now, I've seen copies of this very book be sold over $100. show less

Oct 22, 2022 (Edited)