Cover art for Designing Dragons
Published
3dtotal Publishing, September 2025
ISBN
9781915992123
Format
Softcover, 288 pages
Dimensions
27.9cm × 21.6cm

Designing Dragons An artist's guide to the legendary mythical creatures

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Let your imagination take wing with Designing Dragons, the must-have guide to bringing mythology's most iconic beast to life.

The brand-new artwork inside is created primarily with digital art software, such as Procreate, Photoshop, and Clip Studio Paint, with some traditional methods used for the early steps.

The in-depth introduction is written jointly by Stephen Oakley, Senior Concept Artist at Naughty Dog and designer of monsters for the award-winning God of War games, and Alexander Ostrowki, whose clients include game studios such as Wizards of the Coast. These two expert artists discuss the history and anatomy of the dragon, the techniques to create the colours and textures of these mighty creatures, and how to turn real-world inspiration into eye-catching fantasy. You will then find thirteen epic design projects to pore over, with professional artists taking a defined dragon from mythology, such as Hydra, Lindworm, Wyvern, and Jaculus, and sharing a step-by-step creative process as they transform it into a brand-new representation.

This is the ultimate dragon-design book for artists of any skill level and fantasy fans of all ages.

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