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All you need is a pencil and paper–– no magic wand required!

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Contents

FANTASY FACIAL FEATURES 8 Weird Eyes 8 Strange Noses 9 Overbites & Underbites 10 Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 11

WELCOME TO THE BESTIARY 84 The Dragon: King of the Bestiary 86 Basic Dragon Head 86 Flamboyant Dragon Head 88 Classic Dragon Pose 90 When Dragons Attack! 92 The Gargoyle 94 The Manticore 96 The Griffin 98 Mystical Tiger 100 Two-Headed Lion 101 Unicorns 102 The Head 102 Full-Body Pose 103 Pegasus 104 Charmed Creature 106

WIZARDS: MASTERS OF SORCERY 12 All-Knowing Wizard 14 Curious Wizard 16 Wizard & Friend 18 The Wizard's Wardrobe 20 Wizarding Props 22 The Wizard at Work 23 Cranky Wizard 24 An Inquisitive Fellow 26 Super-Long Beards 28 The Wizard’s Powers 30 Summoning Spirits 31 Battling Evil Forces 32 Levitation 33 Forest Wizard 34 Learned Wizard 36 Tall Wizard 38 Towering Wizard 40 BEINGS OF DARKNESS: TROLLS, GOBLINS & MORE 44 Ogres 46 Classic Ogre 46 Skinny Ogre 48 The Axe-Wielder 50 The Brute 52 The Laborer 53 The King's Servant 54 The Dreaded Cyclops 56 Barbarian Cyclops 56 Brawny Cyclops 58 Tiny Trolls 59 Goblins 60 Classic Goblin 60 Greedy Goblin 61 Timid Goblin 61

THE WITCHES’ COVEN 62 Classic Hag Witch 64 Crooked-Nose Witch 66 Cackling Witch 67 The Witch's Tools 68 Black Cats & Witches 70 Pretty Witches 72 A Night of Flight 72 Witches and Their Familiars 74 Fashionable Witches Straight-Haired Witch 76 Curly-Haired Witch 78 Witches-in-Training 80 Teen Witch 81 Girl Witch 82

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WARLOCKS: LORDS OF THE DARK ARTS 108 Warlock Basics 110 Drawing the Head 110 Drawing the Body 112 Magical Warlock 114 Brooding Warlock 116 Eerie & Strange 118 Manga Warlock 120 Skullcaps 121 Master Warlock 122 Masked Warlock 124 Conjuring Evil 126 A GATHERING OF MAGICAL BEINGS 128 The Hypnotist 130 Ancient Astrologer 132 The Illusionist 133 The Oracle 134 Vampire Boy 135 Avenging Angel 136 Fighting Mutant 138

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Magical fantasy is an enduringly popular genre that takes its inspiration from myths, fairy tales and folklore. The most popular magical characters lie within the covers of this book: amazing wizards, evil witches, devilishly handsome warlocks, fearsome dragons, and many other mesmerizing characters and mythical beasts. You'll learn how to draw their strange forms, costumes, expressions and action poses, as well as the magical effects that make them so famous.

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Each chapter focuses on one group of fantasy characters, such as warlocks, while exploring the art techniques necessary to capture the look, mood and personality of the characters. Within each chapter you'll find many characters of varying ages, styles and personalities.

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There is a multitude of step-by-step demonstrations, supplemented with tons of visual hints, provided within these pages. Each step in a given demonstration adds new elements to a drawing.

These new parts are highlighted in blue pencil so you can easily distinguish them from the rest of the drawing. The encouraging text will As the artist, guide you so that you you are the sorcerer in achieve the results you desire—faster charge. The pencil is your than you ever wand, the paper your cauldron. expected. This book is specifically And this book contains the spells written and designed to show that will enable you to create you how to draw characters and creatures your favorite fantasy characters and from worlds perhaps even create beyond. some of your own!

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✴ Wizards Masters of Sorcery he first stop on our journey through the fantasy realm will be to learn how to draw wizards. These popular characters appear in fantasy illustrations, books, comics and movies. In this chapter we’ll feature a few of them and learn the basics of drawing any wizard.

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Candle Always half melted

he wizard is an alchemist, experimenting with his potions and charms in the forbidden realm of nature’s secrets. What he creates is powerful but not always exactly what he had foreseen.

These props are typical of a wizard’s overcluttered tower. Use them to enhance the atmosphere of your scenes. Sometimes a single prop is enough to suggest a story: A picture of a wizard gazing into a crystal ball stirs the imagination more than one of a wizard simply standing, no matter how well drawn the image.

Enchanted Bird

Standing cage

Crystal Ball

Has a craggy wooden base

Skull in Glass Case

Great Book of Potions

Kept under lock and key

Easy to transport!

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The bigger, fatter and uglier the better!

Writing Instruments Make them flamboyant

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Converses with wizard

✴ The Wizard at Work

The wizard works alone, possessed by his labors, oblivious to his clutter, like a medieval mad scientist. He is often shown seated behind an imposing wooden desk, surrounded by stacks of thick books, which symbolize his erudition.

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These are the bewitched creatures, victims of spells so strong that they have been changed both physically and spiritually. They are no longer human, but beings of darkness who cannot be trusted.

They are all forest dwellers, and it is best to avoid running into them in your travels through the woods.

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he poor black cat. Sometimes he’s a treasured pet. At other times, he makes the ideal subject for practice spells. In the world of witches, the black cat may not be a cat at all, but a bewitched person in the body of a cat. But let’s suppose that this guy really is a kitty. You have a choice, as the artist, whether to make him a friend of the witch or an antagonist.

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Brim of hat intersects forehead

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Skinny + slinky = evil

For fun, “float” the name tag

DRAWING THE BLACK CAT Black cats and witches go together like a boy and his dog. The cat can spy on people, unnoticed, and run back to report to the witch what it has observed.

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Legendary and gothic, the dragon is the most powerful beast in the fantasy realm. It possesses a complete arsenal of weapons and special abilities: sheer size and strength, flight, sharp horns and claws, a whip-like tail, razor-sharp teeth and, of course, fire.

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Horse-like initial outline

Powerful brow

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Pronounced cheekbone

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BASIC DRAGON HEAD The basic outline of the dragon’s head is vaguely reminiscent of a horse’s head. But as the steps progress, the outline becomes more angular and severe, until the final result does not resemble a horse in any way.

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This is the all-important “crown” that separates the head from the neck. All dragons have one.

First sketch a curved line, in order to keep the points of the crown in line.

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Vertical ridges across bridge of nose

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Let’s take a look at the four types of dragon horns most commonly drawn by fantasy illustrators. I prefer the handlebar style of horns, as it gives them a more severe attitude.

But all of them are certainly dramatic, and you can't go wrong with any of them. Whichever style you choose, make the horns long and obvious.

Handlebar type—the newest variation

Define underbelly

Forwardleaning— timeless and most popular Backwardleaning—second most popular

Curling down— mysterious, alternative type

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Pegasus ✴ Overlap circles to create look of body in perspective

Connect two circles with line of stomach

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Equine Legs The line of the leg follows the muscles to the joint, where it bumps out into a small ball before widening out again and descending to the hoof.

egasus is a flying horse that has no horn. To clear up any confusion: There is no horse that has a horn as well as wings—in fantasy or reality. It’s one or Show line the other. Pegasus has a huge wingspan, which it of major needs to convince the reader that it can fly. It also neck muscle makes it that much more graceful.

The secret to drawing Pegasus is to make the wings look like they are gliding, rather than flapping, while the horse body gallops along without effort. The combination creates a beautiful image.

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Extending the tail adds to feeling of depth

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Uneven line

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Since Pegasus is a flier, I like to frame him with either the moon or the sun behind him. Combined with soft clouds, this adds a heavenly element to the image.

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Curve of arm

he warlock is the most flamboyant villain of magic. To heighten his dramatic appearance, put him in operatic poses.

Here, he weaves a tapestry of strange light, which brings with it bad things to come. He is not immune to the power and allure of his own magic, and therefore can become enraptured by its beauty, as evidenced by the expression of delight on his face.

Gloves with cuffs

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Ruffled shirt

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The swirling cape underscores the drama of the moment.

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DrawingWizards,Witches and Warlocks Pencils ready? Meet some of the extraordinary inhabitants of the fantasy realm!

9:37 AM

Page 1

All you need is a pencil and paper–– no magic wand required!

Beings and Mysterious ✴ Beasts DRAWING WIZARDS, WITCHES AND WARLOCKS

takes you on a tour of the magical world, showing you in detail and step by step how to create an entire cast of fascinating characters, including: ● Awe-inspiring wizards who summon spirits and battle evil forces ● Dreaded creatures of darkness such as ogres, trolls and goblins ● Classic hag witches, beautiful young witches and teen and girl witches ● Dragons, gargoyles, griffins, unicorns and other mythical beasts ● Devilishly handsome but sinister warlocks

All-Knowing Wizard

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Hag Witch

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BroodingWarlock

Chris Hart

BONUS BOOKMARK—CUT ALONG LINE

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Drawing Wizards, Witches and Warlocks

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✴ Learn to Draw Magical ✴

Chris Hart Books

✴

M A G I C A L G A L L E RY

7/31/12

Chris Hart

$19.95 US $21.95 CANADA

g n i Draw

, s rd a z i W Witches

and s k c o l r Wa

Drawing Wizards, Witches and Warlocks The magical fantasy

some of the most amazing characters

and creatures. Author Chris Hart shows you how to conjure up your own fantastic beings with hundreds of step-by-step illustrations, tons of visual hints and top-notch art instruction.

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genre is populated with

Chris Hart is the world’s best-selling author of how-to-draw books