Book illustrators, computer games artists, and others who want to develop their skill as specialists in fairy art will find this book a practical instruction guide and an imaginative source of inspiration. The author demonstrates how to bring magical people from the aotherworlda vividly to life in a series of progressive instruction units. Following an opening chapter that specifies tools and materials, this book instructs in-- LI Rendering fairy subjects from sketches and/or photo of humans to finished illustrations LI Understanding human anatomy as the basis of fairy anatomy LI Drawing convincing fairy costumes LI Understanding and illustrating the many different kinds of fairies, including Sylphs, Dryads, Flower Fairies, Nymphs, Corn Spirits, Goblins, Pixies, Mermaids, Brownies, Hobgoblins, and many others Both beginners and experienced artists will find plenty of inspiration in these pages, whether they are working in traditional media or on computers. The bookas spiral binding ensures that its pages lie flat while students follow instructions. Includes more than 350 how-to illustrations in color.