Hell Beasts: How to Draw Grotesque Fantasy Creatures

292 Pages·2007·13.55 MB·English

by  Jim Pavelec

HELLBEASTS
How to Draw Grotesque Fantasy Creatures
JIMPAVELEC
IMPACT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
www.impact-books.com
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Hell Beasts: How to Draw Grotesque Fantasy Creatures.
Copyright © 2007 by Jim Pavelec. Manufactured in China.
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Pavelec, Jim.
Hell beasts : how to draw grotesque fantasy creatures / by
Jim
Pavelec.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-926-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-60061-374-6 (EPUB)
ISBN-10: 1-58180-926-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Monsters in art . 2. Animals, Mythical, in art. 3.
Drawing--Technique. I. Title.
NC825.M6P38 2007
743’ . 8--dc22 2006103124
Edited by Layne Vanover and Jeffrey Blocksidge
Designed by Guy Kelly
Production coordinated by Matt Wagner
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metric conversion chart
To convert to multiply by
Inches Centimeters 2.54
Centimeters Inches 0.4
Feet Centimeters 30.5
Centimeters Feet 0.03
Yards Meters 0.9
Meters Yards 1.1
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ABOUT THEAUTHOR
In 1974, after viewing The Exorcist at the tender age of two, a
pattern began in young Jim Pavelec’s life, one that he
cultivates to this very day. That pattern, my friends, is an
ever-increasing love of imagery most foul. As a child,
demons and monsters and devils of all sorts consumed his
every waking hour and serenaded him through the night. But
what would be the best way for this neophyte to express his
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love? The options were many. His eventual choice: paper and
pencil, and a little paint, too.
Armed with his visual encyclopedia of artists past, a firm
hatred of humanity, and the desire to dominate, Jim set off
into the gaming world where he slaved tirelessly for
companies such as Wizards of the Coast on their Magic: the
Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons lines, and Upper Deck
Entertainment on their World of Warcraft game. Jim has also
done work for periodicals such as Heavy Metal and Dragon
Magazine.
At the present time, Jim lives a comfortable life with his
girlfriend, Aimee, in a house full of that imagery most foul,
which makes him happiest of all.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A debt of gratitude, payment of which comes through the
making of the unholy, is due to Kurt, Mark, and Thomas for
their undying devotion to all things evil, vile, and loathsome.
Their pure disgust with humanity is a bottomless well from
which I draw constant motivation. I also observe my
obedience to all creators of darkness. Whether their craft
stimulates the visual or the auditory, my senses have forever
reveled in their sin, and it’s been joyous.
I would like to thank Thomas, Prof, Michael P., Jeremy J.,
and Jim P. for personally helping me to create better artwork
in one fashion or another. I would also like to thank all the
people at Impact Books for giving me the opportunity to do
this book and the creative freedom that every artist dreams of.
Thanks to Donato, Brom, and E.E. Knight for their written
contributions to this book. Finally, and most importantly,
thank you to Aimee for being the perfect human being.
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to Keith Parkinson. An artist of
tremendous skill and knowledge is a rare and unique thing,
but an artist who is willing to share those attributes with
novice artists is practically an anomaly. Keith was a polished
gem in a landscape often tarnished by soot and smoke. He
was one of my earliest influences and continued to influence
me throughout his career, a career that was tragically cut
short. I know that I, along with all of my colleagues in the
fantasy art world, will continue to turn to his work for
inspiration, and remember him fondly.
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