Beasts! Book 1: Pictorial Schedule of Traditional Hidden Creatures from the Interest of 90 Modern Artistans
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156097768X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the AuthorJacob Covey is the lead art director for Fantagraphics Books and lives in Seattle, WA with his wife.
. Jacob Covey is the lead art director for Fantagraphics Books and lives in Seattle, WA with his wife
A bestiary of the ages by a cavalcade of popular artists.Beasts! is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist, depicted by about a hundred of the most acclaimed artists and cartoonists coming from the most avant-garde ambits of the art world. Kikuo Johnson, Richard Sala, Sammy Harkham, Stan Sakai, S. Britt, Steven Weissman, Ted Jouflas, Tom Gauld and many more!. The book is conceived and designed by Jacob Covey, lead art director for Fantagraphics (Dennis the Menace, Billy Hazelnuts, Hanging Out With the Dream King, etc.) and a well-regarded designe
"An Unexpected Book!" according to Junette. If you're really into vampires, trolls, loch ness monsters, and beasts that don't even have a name but were finally given one just so they could have a place in this book because they were just so darn interesting (seems like it, though apparently that's not ~really~ the case), then this is the book for you. A really beautiful binding plus lovely artwork and snappy but smart descriptions makes the perfect Beasts! book.The descriptions probably won't go over three sentences long and are snappy an. Amazing Book Paula S. Wallace I've never seen anything like it, highly original and entertaining. A fascinating look at creatures and the span of artistic style throughout the various fields of art. Ranging from gig poster designers to children's book illustrators. It's a solid addition to anyone's collection.. Cryptozoological Fun! JAB Over 90 modern artits are in this book.Including Tony Millionaire, Jordan Crane ,Dan Yeagle, and my fav Josh Cochran. Assembled is a great book of monsters given form by many modern artists. Some monster you'll like some you'll hate, but you'll have fun looking them up through this book. It took about three years for this to come out and with so many artists invovled I can understand why. I waited forever for this to come out. I actually found out about it because of art show mix up. One of the