John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop
John Howe is one of the world's most renowned fantasy artists and has for many years worked as a leading illustrator of Tolkien's works and periphereal products.John increased his extensive fan base working alongside Alan Lee as Conceptual Designer of The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy.
This is John Howe's first ever practical art book, presenting a wide selection of his work, practical demonstrations and a foreword by Terry Gilliam.
Here's how I do it, and why': this is the premise behind John Howe's very first practical exploration of his artistic inspirations, approaches and techniques. Perfect for practical artists and fans of John Howe's work, this book provides step-by- step demonstrations, sketches and outstanding finished paintings, some of which were designed specifically for this book. The book covers a wide range of subjects essential to any aspiring fantasy artist, including materials and the creative process, as well as drawing and painting humans, beasts, landscapes and architecture. Readers will also find further inspiration and guidance on presenting work in various forms including film work, book covers and advertising. Review About the Author Good, Almost Great Great Book Creativity InspiringProduct Details
Editorial Reviews
Filled with Howe's amazing and fantastical artwork. He knows what he's talking about when it comes to fantastic creatures and scenery. Knights, dragons, castles, and beasts of all shapes and sizes fill up these pages. It's a great read (with a forward by none other than Terry Gilliam) that will entertain, educate, and inform. -- Ain't It Cool News, October 17, 2007
John Howe was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1957. He attended the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg. He has had three monographical titles published on his work, including Myth and Magic (Harper Collins, 2001) and worked extensively on the conceptual art for The Lord Of The Rings films with artist Alan Lee and director Peter Jackson.Customer Reviews
This is a wonderful book, well worth the price for any aspiring fantasy artist. It goes well beyond the usual how-to (although there are plenty of interesting tidbits to pick up) and into the less explored areas of how to find inspiration and how to make use of it. John Howe is articulate and never boring. I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of his style, or blown out of the water by his technique, most of the time. I found the words in the book more inspiring than the pictures. Still, both words and pictures made reading this book a pleasure. The sections on his industry experience were particularly interesting.
I had two slight problems with the book. First, there were times when the musings seemed a little vague, or a little wandering. The essence of what I got from the book can be boiled down to this: Nature and history can be great inspirations. They should be consulted whenever possible, but not slavishly copied. Fine ideas, if not all that unusual. But none of the other things he mentioned really stuck with me.
Second, and this is probably the greater failing in a book like this, the reproductions of the art were somewhat small in some cases. This is probably because it includes so many pictures, which is of course a good thing. It's a difficult balance to strike, no doubt, but there were many cases where I would have liked a closer look.
This is a very lovely book for showing how a professional artist goes about his business. I appreciate the lack of product endorsement.
Howe can get rather verbose and sometimes repetitive, but this book is filled with great inspiration in text and pictures.
This is a great book and those I've shown my book to agree with me. Amazing talent and very well illustrated. The workshops show amazing creativity.
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