The Creature Garden
An Illustrator's Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna
by Zanna Goldhawk; Harry Goldhawk
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Pub Date May 29 2018 | Archive Date Apr 03 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point | Rock Point
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Description
Husband-and-wife illustrator team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, the founders of Papio Press, teach you how to make vibrant 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!
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.
Marketing Plan
Campaign Focus:
Feature this as a a unique take on drawing animals with a mythical beast-focused approach. In addition to providing technique tutorials, this title provides information and folklore on the beasts in question, offering a comprehensive study at of both the style and the background behind mythical folk art animals found in no other book of its kind.
Key Selling Points:
- This interesting take on the successful category of animal art instruction stands out both in style and in the inclusion of facts about animals both real and mythical.
- This is unique take on drawing has charming sidebars about each of the animals and plant featured.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781631064272 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
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