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Step into the spell-binding world of folk tales and magic with this wonderful guide to drawing unicorns and other mystical creatures, illustrated in full-colour Renowned artist Peter Gray takes readers through step-by-step drawing projects to create an array of enchanting animals, including unicorns, gryphons, centaurs, dragons and Pegasus, the winged horse. Taking inspiration from flowers and the natural world, readers will learn how to create environments for all these creatures that sparkle and delight. Includes: • Step-by-step instructions from initial shapes to full-colour artwork. • A varied range of types of unicorns and other magical creatures. • Detailed instruction on how to draw mythical beasts in all their power and beauty. This accessible drawing guide is perfect for anyone who wants to create their own fantasy worlds.

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Author:   Peter Gray
Publisher:   Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Arcturus
ISBN:  

9781839403279

ISBN 10:   1839403276
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   01 May 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART 1 HEADS Draw a Horse's Head A Unicorn's Head A Heraldic Unicorn Portrait Eyes Ears and Noses A Unicorn Portrait in a Calm Mood A Dragon's Head Dragon Variations Human Heads Human Creature Heads PART 2 BODIES Basic Anatomy Proportions Pose and Locomotion A Unicorn in Motion A Heraldic Unicorn Horses in Perspective Foals A Unicorn Foal in Coloured Pencils Forest Unicorn in Pastels A Hippocamp in Inks PART 3 HUMAN HYBRID CREATURES Human anatomy Mermaid Centaurs Sagitarius Minotaur Troll PART 4 WINGED CREATURES Sphinx Harpy Phoenix Winged Horse Griffin PART 5 REPTILIAN CREATURES Skin and scales Design a Dragon Colour The Colour Wheel Chinese Dragon Basilisk Combining Creatures

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Peter Gray is long established as an illustrator of books, magazines and newspapers with occasional forays into film storyboards and costume design, advertising and animation projects. Peter is also the author of many books for adults and children, which have been published in many languages all around the world. Since graduating from Loughborough College of Art and Design with a specialist degree in illustration, Peter Gray has contributed illustrations to many books, of wide-ranging subject matter. Peter has also worked on storyboards and costume design for the film industry and regularly contributes illustrations to national newspapers (Financial Times, Sunday Times) and magazines (The Spectator, Readers' Digest). He lives in Suffolk, UK.

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