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John How Forging Dragons By John How, Art Book

The entire collection of John Howe's dragon art, created over his 30-year career, is presented in one breathtaking volume. This book offers a personal exploration by John of the inspirations and techniques he uses to render these amazing beasts. Each dragon is gloriously presented on a double page spread; accompanying this is a series of pages where John reveals how he forged each one through working sketches and reference material. From fire dragons erupting from molten depths, through sea dragons churning stormy seas, every medieval, celtic, gothic and sci-fi icon is represented. Fascinating text reveals the myths behind each dragon, as well as an exploration on its render, with full captions, annotations, highlighted details and design elements. The size of this book is 25.4cm
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The entire collection of John Howe's dragon art, created over his 30-year career, is presented in one breathtaking volume. This book offers a personal exploration by John of the inspirations & techniques he uses to render these amazing beasts. Each dragon is gloriously presented on a double page spread; accompanying this is a series of pages where John reveals how he forged each one through working sketches & reference material. From fire dragons erupting from molten depths, through sea dragons churning stormy seas, every medieval, celtic, gothic & sci-fi icon is represented. Fascinating text reveals the myths behind each dragon, as well as an exploration on its render, with full captions, annotations, highlighted details & design elements. The size of this book is 25.4cm in height & 22.5cm wide with 128 pages

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Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.

Size - is the measurement of how big an object is in space.

Fire - the release of energy through heat and light.

Wide - Something with a large width.

Personal - Something that belongs more to an individual due to it affecting them more by relating to them.

Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.

Design - A drawing or styles that shows the look and functionality of something before its made.

Reference - To prove evidence with a back up source.

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