Fantasy has its roots in realityA magical realm awaits you—an enchanted world of imaginary beings to inspire a treasure of your own extraordinary drawings and paintings. And your journey begins, oddly enough, with the ordinary things that surround you every day. With Creating Creatures of Fantasy and Imagination, discover how to use your own photographs and other true-life inspiration to make fanciful artwork that beautifully transcends reality. Best-selling author Claudia Nice shows you how to build upon real-life references to draw and paint countless creatures from your imagination, including:faeries and spriteselves, brownies, dwarfs and gnomestrolls, ogres, goblins and gremlinsdragons, sea monsters and sea serpentscentaurs, fauns, satyrs, mermaids and mermenunicorns, Pegasus, phoenixes and griffinsInside this invaluable guide you"ll find complete step-by-step instruction and many captivating examples in pen and ink, watercolor and acrylic, plus the legend behind each mythological creature. Let this book be your entry to the realm of fantasy, where the only limit is your imagination!