Publisher Description

Warriors and Heroes is a stunning display of incredible, contemporary fantasy artwork, a complement to its bestselling predecessor, Dragon Art. The first section covers 'Masters & Origins' and introduces some of the writers, characters and artists who helped to shape the fantasy world as we know it today – including James Allen St John, Roy G. Krenkel, the Hildebrandt Brothers and of course Frank Frazetta. A fascinating discussion of warriors and fantasy art follows on, running throughout the book, with a large selection of the best of the current crop of fantasy artists. Warriors & Heroes is interspersed with features on artists' works-in-progress, providing invaluable insight on technique and tools. Warriors & Heroes is a feast of visual imagination and a must for all fans of fantasy art.

Notes

A showcase of contemporary fantasy art, featuring the work of today's exciting and important artists. There are lavish full page reproductions, and step-by-step features revealing the techniques used.

Author Biography

Like most boys, Russ Thorne definitely daydreamed about slaying dragons, rescuing princesses and swinging big swords. Unfortunately there wasn't much of that about in rural Yorkshire, so he contented himself with reading Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, playing Hero Quest and poring over issues of 'White Dwarf', admiring the cover art in the process. He's published books on tattoo art, and vampires and writes regularly for national newspapers including the Independent.
Ken Kelly (foreword) is one of the most successful fantasy artists. The power and dynamism of his uncle, Frank Frazetta's style can be seen in Kelly's work, and he's covered a wide range of warriors and heroes, including Conan the Barbarian and Tarzan, as well as many album covers for rock bands such as KISS.

Review

"This book covers many aspects of this style of fantasy art and appeal because it also shows how many of these artists put their paintings together which must surely widen its appeal. It's always a good sign when artists are generous with showing their techniques." -- sfcrowsnest

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"This book covers many aspects of this style of fantasy art and appeal because it also shows how many of these artists put their paintings together which must surely widen its appeal. It's always a good sign when artists are generous with showing their techniques."

Description for Sales People

* Focuses on the true successors of Frank Frazetta tradition.* Features work by important fantasy artists.* Exciting work by today's new artists.* Fascinating step-by-step features reveal artists' techniques.* Beautiful, lavish full-page reproductions.

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