Fantasy Art Questions

[KC_]

I'm interested in drawing/painting in fantasy art similar to these :
From Daarken
http://daarken.com/blog/wp-content/u...9/aristeia.jpg

http://daarken.com/blog/wp-content/u..._and_false.jpg

http://daarken.deviantart.com/art/Wa...asy%20art&qo=3

From Mike Lim

http://snowskadi.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-17430972

From Peterconcept

http://peterconcept.deviantart.com/a...stle-251633279


And i have trouble finding information and resources about this sort of art. So my question is what should i focus/study on? I imagine there're so many things involve in this sort of work. Like both human and animals anatomy,landscape,color theory,light....So where do should i start? Any tips ? Even better, any tutorial or books? And the last question is drawing from imagination,since i'm sure this kind of work required that ,therefore any advice on how to draw stuff from your imagaination. Thank you for ur time. I look forward to your answers/opinions...

[dpaint]

Start with simple objects and learn to render them perfectly in any lighting condition and angle. Cube, cone, cylinder, sphere. All things use these objects to build more complex forms from. When starting out work from life and from construction. Both help you learn to draw and paint.

[Partisan]

on the "draw from the imagination" part the one tipp for that is : draw from ref ...A LOT you first need to get stuff into your head before you can start reconnecting that stuff. No way around that.

[LORD M]

Study the fundamentals of art, it takes time to learn them but when you got those down you can start to bring what you imagine in your head to life. Get ALL the books by Andrew Loomis, they're out for free to download, they are a great start and all you need to start the journey.

[QueenGwenevere]

You get good at drawing from imagination by spending years drawing from real life and reference. Also by, yes, learning all those pesky fundamentals like perspective and color theory. There are no shortcuts. There's lots of books on fundamentals in the reading list sticky, and lots of tips in the "Tutorials" and "Fine Art" forums. Finding a life drawing group or class you can join would also be incredibly helpful.

Also, don't be fooled into thinking that fantasy art is done entirely from imagination... Most of the time, artists use reference of some kind. Some use more, some use less. How you use reference is up to you, use as much reference as you need to make your pictures look the way you want. In the beginning, you'll probably need a lot; but as you gain experience, you may find you can do more from imagination.

You might want to get Jim Gurney's "Imaginative Realism"... It's all about how to draw what doesn't exist by using reference that does exist.

[Charlie D]

Hi

you may find this useful
http://muddycolors.blogspot.co.uk/20...t-tracing.html

It's a training tool first, it's also a Time Machine. It saves me time.