Table of Contents

Preface                                                                   6

Drawing styles                                                        8

Section one

Fantasy artist’s master class            14

Human skeleton                                               16

Human musculature                                        20

Facial expressions                                           24

Expressive hands                                            26

Body language                                                 28

Clothing the figure                                           30

Character and body types                              32

Understanding light                                         34

Practicing drawing and sketching                   38

Getting inspiration                                           46

Artist at work                                                    48

Section two

Figure reference file                          54

Classic figure drawing poses                          56

Classic details: upper body                            60

Classic details: lower body                             64

Superhero and villain poses                           68

Female fantasy poses                                     86

Section three

Cast of characters                            96

Sven the barbarian                                          98

Sonia the adventurer                                     102

Myrddin the wizard                                        106

Charybdis the alien female                           110

Mk2 the robotic female                                 114

Circea the enchantress                                 118

Brutus the hulk                                              122

Hermia the winged avenger                         126

Sovann the werewolf                                     130

Mu the fat man                                              134

The barber’s daughter                                   138

Grenvil the comic sidekick                            142

Orin the ogre                                                 146

Gobbo the goblin                                           150

Kyvar the lizard                                             154

Index                                                                   158

Credits                                                                160