DragonArt Evolution
J. "NeonDragon" Peffer
Impact Books
Nonfiction, YA? Art
****+
Description
Despite being one of the most popular fantasy creatures of all time, no two people seem to agree on just what dragons look like. Are they huge or tiny? Squat and muscular or ethereal and serpentine? Bat wings or feathers? Rough scales or smooth - or no scales at all? Dragons come in an endless variety of sizes, colors, and styles. This drawing book, the third by J. "NeonDragon" Peffer, offers tips for creating all manner of dragons to suit any occasion, including several full-size step-by-step projects to kick-start the imagination.
Review
What can I say? I'm a dracophile at heart. I'm also a half-arsed artist with delusions of eventual competence, hence my oversized art library and
undersized used-sketchbook pile. Like Peffer's previous books, this may superficially be a step-by-step drawing book, but it simply bursts at the
seams with imagination and inspiration. She repeats a little information from previous books by way of grounding new readers. The vast majority of
the images are brand-new, with some wild variations on the basic dragon forms that should stoke the imaginative fires of dragon artists young and
old. If you liked Peffer's first two DragonArt books, you ought to love this one... and if you're a would-be dragon artist who hasn't heard
of them, you really should give them a try.
With this book discontinued, it appears that the information found here has been included in the omnibus DragonArt Collector's Edition. I
own both, and have yet to do a direct page-to-page comparison, but it's your best bet if you want access to the excellent information in this
out-of-print book.