How To Draw Fantasy Females – Review

August 2, 2007 in Books by Vyoma | 2 comments

As I had mentioned earlier, I bought two books.

I picked one of them, How To Draw Fantasy Females by Chris Patmore, and read through it. I have not completed the book; I am half way through it. But I have now a fair idea of what it is all about and to whom it would be helpful.

Scanning through the, roughly A4 sized, soft bound, glossy paged book, one thing that strikes is the variety of artwork that Chris has compiled. More than half the book features artwork from several different artists and has extensive write ups for each of them.

The book is organized into two parts. The first part is about the different tools and mediums with which you can create figurative art and also a brief history of art in this context. It also touches on the anatomy, the development of backstory, and its necessity.

The second part, and the major part of the book is about several different types of archetypes of female characters. From angels against a backdrop of manhattan like skyline to godesses like Kali. The selection of character archetypes ranges in execution with respect to medium – like pixel based (raster) art, vector based art, and 3D character designs. It contains different workflows from concepts, to traditional medium, to the final targetted digital medium, by different artists.

Should I buy this book?

If you want to learn how to draw female figures, then do not buy this book. It does not cover the basics exhaustively. It is more of a literature (and associated artwork) on creating female characters and developing backstory to maintain consistency. If you already have been drawing, and want guidance for the creative mind, then buy this book.

Disclosure: The above link to book at the Amazon store is an affliate link with my referral code.

  1. Rosalin’s avatar

    Rosalin on August 2, 2007 at 3:41 pm

    Hey! You did not tell in the post, how much helpful it was for you. I know you were looking for something that would provide more details about anatomy (female).

    But definitely, with details about various art forms and female characters around the world, it would be quite an appetizer for your creative mind.

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  2. Vyoma’s avatar

    Vyoma on August 2, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    Well, it was actually not exahustive enough in terms of anatomical details. In that perspective – I did not find it helpful.

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