ARTBOOK REVIEW: EXPOSE 11 BY BALLISTIC PUBLISHING

Expose 11
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
ISBN-10: 0987403613
ISBN-13: 978-0987403612
Pages: 240
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
You won't believe a book can be this good until you hold it. Expose 11 showcases the world's best digital art in 23 categories, including: Comic/Manga; Portrait (Painted and Rendered); Fantasy; Fantasy Femmes; Architecture (Exterior and Interior); Concept Art; Environment; Matte Painting; Science Fiction; Robotic/Cyborg; Warriors and Conflict; Whimsical; Surreal; and Transport.

ART BOOK REVIEW: D'ARTISTE: FASHION DESIGN BY ALESSIA ZAMBONIN, ANNIE STEGG AND LOIS VAN BAARLE

d'artiste
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
Pages: 208
ISBN-10: 1921828102
ISBN-13: 978-1921828102
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
d'artiste Fashion Design features talented fashion artists Alessia Zambonin, Annie Stegg, and Lois van Baarle, who show you the painting and design techniques to create compelling costume designs for characters. Each page is jammed full of techniques and approaches that will take your design and illustration skills to the next level. An invited artist gallery showcases the artists whose work inspires and excites the featured artists, and they offer creative commentaries on what makes the invited work great. This, the twelfth book in the d'artiste series, sets the standard for inspiration with a wide selection of fashion styles and influences.

FANTASY ART BOOK REVIEW: EMPYREAN: THE ART OF STEPHEN HICKMAN

Empyrean: The Art of Stephen Hickman
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 160
ISBN-10: 1783298456
ISBN-13: 978-1783298457
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

With a body of work that is mainly fantasy with a portion of science fiction, this coffee table book is a real showcase for art appreciators who want to see his interpretation of characters and settings from some of the most famous novels around, and through his book covers, Hickman has evoked the feelings of his subjects. The front page image, Dragon also gets to be inside stretched over two pages of the scaly face with horned snout and Hickman's trademark leathery wings and tail stare out into the distance.

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Samurai 2.0 - The New Art Book by Yaoi Revolution
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Samurai 2.0 is a tribute to men and fantasy male creatures by an elite group of international aritsts. It contains over 70 full-color illustrations and 6 Step by Steps of the artists’ works.

COMING SOON FROM FANTASY BOOK REVIEW: ALIEN NEXT DOOR BY JOEY SPIOTTA

Alien Next Door by Joey Spiotta

Book Description: 
See a new, caring side to the legendary science fiction monster as he tends to Jonesy the cat, endeavors to keep his house cleaner than the Nostromo, and searches for his place on a cold, new, alien world: Earth. From facehuggers to feather dusters, discover how the perfect killing machine relaxes after a day of scaring space marines.

COMING SOON FROM FANTASY BOOK REVIEW: EMPYREAN: THE ART OF STEPHEN HICKMAN

Empyrean: The Art of Stephen Hickman

Book Description: 

A lavish, full-colour hardcover art book taking readers on a visual guide through Stephen Hickman's artwork. The collection focuses on his book covers for famous SFF authors such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Niven.