FANTASY ART WORKSHOP

Book ID/图书代码： 03620008B23021

English Summary/英文概要： Filled with Howe’s amazing and fantastical artwork. He knows what he’s talking about when it comes to fantastic creatures and scenery. Knights, dragons, castles, and beasts of all shapes and sizes fill up these pages. It’s a great read (with a forward by none other than Terry Gilliam) that will entertain, educate, and inform. John Howe is one of the world’s most renowned fantasy artists and has for many years worked as a leading illustrator of Tolkien’s works and periphereal products. John increased his extensive fan base working alongside Alan Lee as Conceptual Designer of The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy. This is John Howe’s first ever practical art book, presenting a wide selection of his work, practical demonstrations and a foreword by Terry Gilliam.
Here’s how I do it, and why’: this is the premise behind John Howe’s very first practical exploration of his artistic inspirations, approaches and techniques. Perfect for practical artists and fans of John Howe’s work, this book provides step-by- step demonstrations, sketches and outstanding finished paintings, some of which were designed specifically for this book. The book covers a wide range of subjects essential to any aspiring fantasy artist, including materials and the creative process, as well as drawing and painting humans, beasts, landscapes and architecture. Readers will also find further inspiration and guidance on presenting work in various forms including film work, book covers and advertising.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 奇幻繪畫圈最令人屏息凝神的重量級大師──約翰豪威，解密他筆下迷魅的奇幻世界。如何畫出「回聲之龍」、「骨城堡」、精靈跳舞的森林、穿戴燦亮冑甲的人馬戰士、以及彷彿要吸人魂魄的美麗池塘？約翰豪威從靈感發想到構思、草圖、佈局、作畫、電腦技巧甚至怎樣保存儲放作品，巨細靡遺傾囊相授，除了魔幻與奇幻讀者粉絲，喜愛電腦遊戲的玩家、設計電腦遊戲的專業工作人士也會搶購。（TT）

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About the Author/作者介绍： John Howe (born August 21, 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a book illustrator, living in Neuchatel, Switzerland. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, then at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs.
He is best known for his work based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s worlds. Howe and Alan Lee were the lead artists of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Howe also re-illustrated the maps of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion in 1996–2003. His work is however not limited to this, and includes images of myths such as the Anglo Saxon legend of Beowulf. He also illustrated many other books, amongst which many belong to the fantasy genre (Robin Hobb’s books for instance.) Howe also contributed to the film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. In 2005 a limited edition of George R. R. Martin’s novel A Clash of Kings was released by Meisha Merlin, complete with numerous illustrations by Howe.
John Howe is a member of the living history group the Company of Saynt George.
John Howe官方網站 http://www.john-howe.com/
約翰豪威是將托爾金的文字化成壯闊華麗場景的魔術師，他的視覺藝術作品已達顛峰，除了替《魔戒》繪製書中配圖之外，他也主持三部《魔戒》電影以及《獅子˙女巫˙魔衣櫥》等改編電影的藝術設計。接下來即將上映的兩集《魔戒前傳》，豪威也是靈魂人物。

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