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Sculpt fascinating creatures!
Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here!
Inside you will learn simple techniques for creating realistic individual parts of fantasy creatures. Wings, horns and bodies--everything is covered here. Then you will discover innovative ways for assembling those parts to form characters straight from your imagination! From start to finish, you'll learn everything from brainstorming creature ideas to making the armature and building the body with clay to baking and mounting the creature onto a base. Everything you need to know to build your very own mythological menagerie!
So immerse yourself in these easy-to-learn demonstrations and practice the skills necessary to create realistic wings, paws, scales, fur, facial expressions, poses and so much more!
- 65 step-by-step demonstrations
- Create a sculpture from start to finish
- Stunning galleries of finished sculptures, including dragons, a steampunk bird, a fiery dog and more
Read Fantasy Creatures in Clay Techniques for Sculpting Dragons Griffins and More Emily Coleman 9781440336720 Books
"I was hoping for a few more techniques on the finer stuff but very helpful as an overall tutorial. I did learn a few things in here that I just hadn't thought of yet. Overall, I am very pleased with the book and the art is amazing. I believe this is a good book for beginners and some who may need a few pointers. Very clear to understand with wonderful pictures for example."
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Fantasy Creatures in Clay Techniques for Sculpting Dragons Griffins and More Emily Coleman 9781440336720 Books Reviews :
Fantasy Creatures in Clay Techniques for Sculpting Dragons Griffins and More Emily Coleman 9781440336720 Books Reviews
- I'm very excited with this purchase. Emily Coleman has out done herself with this book. Mind you, this is not a book with step by step instructions on how to make a dragon or a griffin. Instead Ms. Coleman shares her techniques on how to decide on a pose, how to make the armature of your choice, how to attach the armature to a wooden base if need be, how to block in the clay, etc. She gives detailed instructions on how to sculpt various animal and bird faces, hands, feet, fur, hair and feathers. This book is just what I needed. I have a lot of ideas but didn't know how to execute them. She even explains how to make detailed, feathered wings and wings with membranes. She also explains what tools will be needed and the last section on her painting techniques is priceless. I can't say enough good things about this book. Highly recommended!
- As other reviews have stated, this guide is for both beginning and experienced sculptors, but not beginning artists. You will need to know some anatomy, color theory, and a have little bit of drawing ability to be able to fully appreciate the information contained within. However, the book does contain convenient references to other websites and books that will help you somewhat. Some tutorials are step-by-step and teach you how to create something very specific, which is helpful but doesn't always give you a deeper understanding of how to do the process once on your own. Fantasy Creatures in Clay instead teaches skills and techniques and shows you how to go about using them. It encourages you to practice them on your own until they become instinctive instead of promising some quick way to learn how to sculpt. In that respect it may prove daunting to new sculptors, but rest assured it does give you the information you need to get started and build your abilities.
The guide is beautiful to behold with large and detailed illustrations as well as clear instructions to help you follow along. It is also set up in such a way that referencing it at any stage of your sculpture for help is very and easy allows you to troubleshoot your creation without wasting time. The "field guide" theme and little visual touches such as the field notes make it entertaining and a little more engaging while you are reading. The size and quality of this guide make it quite a bargain at the current price and it would still be worth it near list price.
If you or someone you know is getting into sculpting or have been sculpting for a while and just need some techniques to up your game, this guide will prove invaluable to you. - I am a polymer clay beginner and this book really helped me. It breaks down the steps for armature and how to strengthen your design, and tips on how to achieve certain looks. Highly recommended.
- I was hoping for a few more techniques on the finer stuff but very helpful as an overall tutorial. I did learn a few things in here that I just hadn't thought of yet. Overall, I am very pleased with the book and the art is amazing. I believe this is a good book for beginners and some who may need a few pointers. Very clear to understand with wonderful pictures for example.
- I gave this book 4 stars because although good, it is not what I was expecting. While the author walks us through details of the creating process for fantasy creatures, this is NOT a tutorial book where you can create any of the figures on the front or back. Rather it goes into the detailing process of creating figures. It is the readers job to come up with an idea & execute it. While it is a good book, it is NOT for beginners. It is for someone who has prior experience sculpting realistic figures. NOT FOR THE NEWBIE!
See my full review here
http//katersacres.com/polyclay/review/fantasy-creatures-clay/ - Interesting book on sculpting and covers a lot of ground most books gloss over assuming you have experience. The author goes through the into detail about planning armatures and even offers tips for making wings and stronger armatures. As well the tips are good for both Sculpey and the amazing Monster Clay from Monster Makers, and even covers painting the finished works!
- This book is lovely and offers lots and lots of helpful photographs, tips, and tricks to working with oil-based clay and monster clay, etc. Emily is a talented sculptor and it's just a shame the publisher is going out of business ( This book is really lovely and helpful for those looking to get into more detailed/complex sculpting work.
- A good, simple introduction to small to medium sized clay sculpture. The author has a particular fondness for polymer clays- and mentions other media in the text. All of the techniques can be applied to other media (ceramic, air drying, oil-based clays, epoxy clays, etc.) The painting directions are also helpful.
