Fantasy Genesis Characters: A Creativity Game for Drawing Original People and Creatures

Conjure creatures and characters from your imagination

To generate fantasy characters and inhabitants that populate an imaginary world, sometimes you need a little creative fuel...and a 20-sided die.

Fantasy Genesis Characters is a choose-your-own-adventure game where a roll of the dice decides what type of creature you create. Each chapter expands on mimicking the observable world to engineer original populations by mashing up unrelated quirks and concepts--think "vegetarian zombie," "Byzantine goth" or "gangster sheep." Roll the dice to combine traits from word lists. Mix random emotions, behaviors, costumes, cultures and anthropomorphic attributes to create infinite and unexpected characters. Short lessons supply the building blocks to develop character components--expressions, gestures, posture, etc.--while mini demos, creative challenges and RPG-like activities help you bring them to life.

- 30+ challenges and demonstrations illustrate how to conceptualize and create fully developed fantasy characters
- Use free-association word games to jump-start your brain into forming original ideas, crazy-cool mash-ups and visual solutions
- Includes a crash course in anatomy, plus tips for drawing from life and reference photos
- Learn to sketch facial expressions and modify classic archetypes

Author: Chuck Lukacs
Publisher: Impact
Published: 03/20/2018
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781440349973
ISBN10: 1440349975
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Drawing
- Art | Subjects & Themes | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Games & Activities | Role Playing & Fantasy