The Creature Garden: An Illustrator's Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna

An illustrator's step-by-step sourcebook for drawing and painting fifty real and imagined creatures in a whimsical folk-art style.

Husband-and-wife illustrator team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, founders of Papio Press, teach you how to make vibrant drawings and paintings of these beautiful beasts and fictional fauna:

- Mammals, including big cats, wolves, sloths, and red pandas - Marine life, including whales, sea dragons, narwhals, and giant Pacific octopi - Birds, including peacocks, cranes, owls, and flamingos - Insects, including butterflies, moths, bumblebees, and damselflies - Mythical creatures, including mermaids, unicorns, dragons, phoenixes, centaurs, and hippogriffs - and more!

The Creature Garden begins with the basics, first instructing you on which tools to use, how to create patterns, the importance of keeping a sketchbook, and even avoiding comparison with other artists. The book then navigates through each illustration in a step-by-step manner that is manageable and easy to understand. Each project carefully guides you through each phase of the artistic process, from creating an outline to adding a realistic animal pattern.

You'll also learn how to draw botanical patterns from different environments—the garden, forest, jungle, and ocean—that enable you to surround your animal drawings with a natural environment. Full of lush warmth and fairy-tale wonder, The Creature Garden is a wonderful addition to the repertoire of both seasoned artists and novices alike.

© 2018 Rock Point Gift & Stationery (Ebook): 9780760364208

Release date

Ebook: 29 May 2018