Dark fairy Tales and legends have been passed down orally from generation to generation for centuries.
With its varied cast of characters, comprehensive instruction, and fascinating peek into the Tales themselves, this book is sure to kindle artistic imagination..
How to Draw Grimm’s Dark Tales, Fables & Folklore is full of creative resources and encouragement for beginning and intermediate artists alike.
Throughout the book, informative sidebars and introductions reveal the history of each character, as well as the origin of their grim tales, symbolism, and variations in their stories.
Along the way, art tips and techniques provide insight and inspiration to enhance the learning process.
A variety of step-by-step projects provide clear, easy-to-understand instructions for drawing well-recognized characters, including the Big Bad Wolf, a wily Rumpelstiltskin, a gothic Snow White, a sinister witch, and many more.
Beginning with information on the necessary tools and materials, artists will learn basic drawing concepts and techniques for achieving proper proportion and perspective, shading, creating volume, and rendering such textures as skin, hair, fur, and fabric.
How to Draw Grimm’s Dark Tales, Fables & Folklore guides artists through the process of drawing, painting, and digitally illustrating the Dark and mysterious characters of legend and lore—good and bad.
While fairy Tales have often been sanitized and tweaked for children, their true origins are dark, edgy, grisly, and often full of malevolence.
Today, these Tales have penetrated every aspect of pop culture and media—from cinema and TV shows to books and theatre.
Dark fairy Tales and legends have been passed down orally from generation to generation for centuries
