Book Summary from Goodreads:Learn how to draw your favorite and adorable fantasy characters with Naomi Lord!
An amazing and prolific artist, Naomi Lord is beloved by fans for her enchanting illustrations that range in style from anime/kawaii to characters from Dungeons and Dragons to figures in Greek mythology. Coming after her first drawing book, Cute Creature Art Class, Naomi is ready to expand your anime fantasy world with even more cute characters, all with some adventurous and inspiring personalities. In Cute Fantasy Art Class, learn how to draw 50 fantasy characters, including Pirate, Princess, Air Elemental, Orc, Anthropomorphic animals, and even their familiar companion, such as dragon, horse, and snake.
It's time to learn how to put complex characters—with some complex lifestyles—on the page. With long tutorials of 15-30 steps, this thorough class takes its line-by-line and detail-by-detail. Find simple and digestible instructions, including tips and tricks, so that you never get stuck. The drawings are also customizable to the artist! Add accessories, change their clothing and hairstyles, and have the freedom to color your characters however you want. Whether you are an avid fan of Naomi’s artwork or are an anime fan interested in fantasy drawing, this is a must-have for your collection.
This art class
An overview of the tools and materials you can use for traditional and digital methods Anime basics, including thorough demonstrations for drawing facial expressions, clothing, hair, and accessories Mini coloring tutorials for adding highlights and shadows Naomi’s personal tips and tricks for perfecting your drawings A character key with short, playful descriptions of the tutorials in the book And much more!
With Naomi’s artistic knowledge, you can bring your creative ideas to life and gain the confidence to keep drawing your own anime fantasy characters. This book will become your go-to reference; whenever you feel stuck with a particular design or character look, Naomi will be there will helpful advice to get your creative juices flowing.
So put aside some time to draw and enter this adorable fantasyland with Naomi’s Cute Fantasy Art Class.
My Two Cents:
Goodreads Rating: 4 Stars
An utterly adorable book to assist with making chibi, anime style fantasy characters. I would suggest that this book is better for inspiration for high beginner or intermediate artists rather than a beginner's book on how to draw. While each character has a step by step instruction on how to draw them, it is in the one pose with one outfit. The introduction does touch on altering how a character stands, and changing facial expression, outfit, and accessories, it is very high level and doesn't go into deep explanation. The book is very encouraging, and has quite a variety of characters to choose from. The character key at the beginning makes finding the character you wish to practice drawing quick and easy. I would say this book is good to use if you are looking to try a new style or have a step by step instruction for specific characters, but may be frustrating for those new to drawing. I read this digital ebook through NetGalley.
