Fantasy Art School

This is the Totally Free Fantasy Art School where you will learn how to draw in the genre of Fantasy. As you go through the lessons you will learn the basics of drawing and the techniques, tools, and methods that are used while you learn how to draw all kinds of fantasy things from goblins to dragons, unicorns, weapons, armor, knights and all sorts of Medieval and Fantasy things. You probably can't get a goblin to pose for you like our artist here has done but you do have the fantasy art school to show you the way and that's almost as good. Besides, you won't have to worry about feeding an angry dragon model !

Here is an oil painting by Lou - it is of Thor and it done in oil on canvas. It is a good example of using basic composition to portray power and strength. See larger pictures here: Thor Painting

Fantasy Oil Painting by Lou B. - This is a wonderful painting done in oil paints that is very reminiscent of the early works of Frank Frazetta. Get a closer look at this painting here. Fantasy Oil Painting

Fantasy Artwork Submitted by Junior M. He is a freelance CG artist and Graphic Designer in New York and he creates some amazing Fantasy art. One of th software programs he uses is called Poser. It is an amazing program that will help you draw realistic 3d characters. Check out his work and learn more about him here. Fantasy art by Junior M.

Here is some great fantasy artwork by artist Parker D. He tells about how he achieves this great look in his artwork. He starts out with mechanical pencils then moves on to using photoshop 6 and a wacom tablet. Check out his work and what he says here: Parker D. Fantasy Artwork

Some new mixed media fantasy artwork by a guest artist. Albert McGhee has submitted these wonderful works for us to take a look at. He shows the power that can be had by using traditional techniques mixed with computerized techniques available with Photoshop. Guest Artwork by Albert

New lesson (Feb 9, 2009) in the art school by Guest Artist David Dodson. He shows us step-by-step how to draw this Prince on Mountain Top. Lesson 24 This is a great peek into how an artist works. You will learn a lot from this in depth lesson!

New book at Amazon.com How to Draw Fantasy Females: Create Sexy Cyberpunks, Seductive Supergirls, and Raunchy All-Action Heroines

From the Back Cover
From Lara Croft to Xena, supergirls are an ever popular feature of the cartoon genre, but can be one of the most challenging to illustrate. How do you create characters who are tough yet still sexy, who can pack a punch without losing their allure? Discover how to render fantasy females for computer games, comic books, and graphic novels.

A New Drawing submitted by a web visitor. This drawing of a fantasy mermaid shows what can be done with just paper and a pencil. Check it out here

Three New Fantasy art pieces by a guest artist. (Heather). She like to work in acrylics because they are vibrant and colorful and easy to use. Check out the large images of her two fantasy works that I call Fire and Ice

Here is a fun exercise in fantasy art submitted by a friend. You simply draw a lot of curvey intersection lines then you fill in all the areas with creative and crazy lines and colors. It's a great way to explore color and shape. See a bigger picture here

New Lesson (Oct 31) Submitted by a web visitor (Karol S.) How to draw swords using a mechanical pencil. Karol gives us some nice tips and techniques for drawing swords that look great. Swords are a lot of fun to draw because they are relatively easy yet you can be very creative and draw all kinds of shapes and sizes. Lesson on drawing swords

Lesson 22 (New Sep 12, 08) - A guest artist shows us some of his work and discusses the tools and techniques he uses. He also shows us the importance of creating a library of images for use and practice. Lesson 22

New Article: How to Improve your Fantasy Artwork - I give you some solid techniques for improving your fantasy drawing skills

New Lesson (lesson 21) Draw a Catapult or Siege Engine Good for understanding geometry, parallel lines and the vanishing point.

Update June 23, 08: New lesson on Drawing from Memory

Update on this site: (June6, 2008) I have completed lesson 19 Practice by Drawing dragons

(April 8, 2008) I have completed lesson 17 (how to draw a fantasy dagger) and lesson 18 (Creating space in your drawings: A Dragon's Lair)

Want to learn a little bit about drawing on the computer? Maybe using a program like Photoshop? There is a great new lesson on how to draw a Genie in Photoshop submitted by a guest artist Drawing a fantasy genie by Adel Radwan

Start the Fantasy Art Lessons - If you are new to drawing and are looking for the tutorial that will take you through daily lessons on how to draw this is where you start. You can do the lessons at your own pace and these drawing lessons will give you all the skills you need to make your own terrific drawings. All you need to do is practice! Fantasy Art Lessons Begin Here

Tools & Techniques of the artist - Information, tutorials, tips and hints about the variety of tools and techniques used in the art world. There are stand-alone tutorials on specific subjects.

Specific Lessons on how to draw fantasy creatures, knights, armor, weapons and all types of things.

Advanced Techniques, Books, Articles and More advanced subjects, theories about Drawing.

Would You like to contribute to this art school?

If you have a drawing or drawings that you would like to see done into a lesson send me an email! I would love to have your work join in the school. Of course you will get full credit for your work! Send me an email: willkalif@comcast.net

See What others have contributed here: (You can have your art posted too!)

Check out the fantasy art submissions by web visitors

Looking for a book?

Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games (Premier Press Game Development)

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