How to Draw Sci-Fi Fantasy Mecha

A detailed guide to creating retro-futuristic fantasy vehicles for sci-fi illustrators! This all-in-one guide takes you inside the artist‘s studio to learn firsthand how to conceptualize and draw new fantasy sci-fi vehicles. This book gives fantasy illustrators detailed information on the following topics: ing three-dimensional vehicles using a perspective grid, schematics, blueprints and linear and axial measurements Using real-world inspirations—from modes of transport to animals and organic forms—as the basis for more fantastical forms and creations Illustration techniques that allow you to create realistic three-dimensional vehicles: line, depth, shadow, coloration and rendering the surfaces of various materials Step-by-step tutorials, six in all, allow you to create sci-fi mashups of cars, copters, jet fighters and battleships or use these s as the inspiration for your own creations Illustrated with over 450 drawings and examples, this book is the perfect springboard to creating your own mind-blowing mecha vehicles. Your imagination will soar as these fantastic machines come to life!