Using real-world reference images can upgrade your fantasy art

Kevin Glint talks through his process for creating a fantasy scene using references alongside careful planning and drafting.
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A New Book Makes the Case That Fantasy Art Is America’s Least Understood Fine-Art Form—See the Wild Images Here

Dragons, sexy maidens, and epic sword fights are getting the fine-art treatment in Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, Taschen’s new 532-page illustrated tome celebrating the genre. At once realistic and ...
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How simple 3D blockouts help build realistic fantasy art

Billy Christian shares his process for using 3D blockouts alongside expressive digital painting techniques.
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Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary fan art project starts

The next worldwide Final Fantasy Fan Art Project started and will celebrate the 25th anniversary of FFX.
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Frank Frazetta Painting Smashes Comic Art Record With $13.5 Million Sale

Legendary science fiction and fantasy artist Frank Frazetta (1928–2010) just smashed his own record for the most expensive work of comic book or fantasy art with a $13.5 million sale of a painting of ...