Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout


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From his cult movie posters to his epic paleoart, celebrate the life and work of William Stout with this stunning monograph featuring the most iconic imagery from the multitalented muralist, illustrator, and designer. Muralist, illustrator, comics artist, poster designer—William Stout has created a body of work that transcends genre, medium, and industry during his astonishing forty-year career. He has designed album covers for the Who and the Rolling Stones, worked on films ranging from Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards to Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, and brought the world of the dinosaurs to life through highly acclaimed paleoart. Now Stout fans can relive the life and career of their favorite artist with this breathtaking monograph. Curated by the artist himself, Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout bursts with the most iconic imagery in Stout’s oeuvre. From his student years to his robust career as a painter, illustrator, and more, Fantastic Worlds gives readers an in-depth understanding of how Stout developed as an artist, illustrated by his most inspired work. Visually stunning and definitive, Fantastic Worlds is the ultimate Stout retrospective—the perfect way for fans to commemorate the extraordinary work of a one-of-a-kind artist.




William Stout - Inspirations


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In this stunning collection of portraits from the realm of the fantastic, renowned fantasy and film artist William Stout lovingly portrays the women who inhabit fantastic realms: winged and magical fairy folk, sweetly salted mermaids and exotic denizens of a distant world, fierce and fascinating. Each stunning vision is captured in ink-and-watercolour with the highest reproduction quality.




Monsters Sketchbook


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Selections the artist's workbooks, starting with some done when he was 11 years old. This colletion includes his own monsters and his renditions of other people's creations.




William Stout


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Taking his cue from Arthur Rackham and other legendary creators of early 20th century storybook illustration, a modern master of the visual arts presents his impressions of the strange and sometimes terrible inhabitants of the worlds of literature, cinema and popular imagination. William Stout: Hallucinations explores the good folk and odd creatures that populate the dark woods and sun-filled glades of Aesop's Fables, the Land of Oz and Barsoom, aka John Carter's Mars.




The New Dinosaurs


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Using the latest paleontological research, this book presents a scientifically accurate look at the way dinosaurs lived: how they moved, ate, duelled, drank and mated.




Beginner's Guide to Fantasy Drawing


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Invaluable tutorials and insightful tips make Beginner's Guide to Fantasy Drawing a perfect start to a fantasy art journey.




Trouble Under Oz


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When a family emergency takes Dori and Em's mother out of town at the same time that Glinda summons them to Oz, the sisters decide that only Dori should go to Oz while Em stays home to conceal her absence.




The Dinosaurs


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The text and numerous artistic illustrations reconstruct the world in which the dinosaurs lived and portray how they behaved in the situations they encountered.




New Dinosaur Discoveries A-Z


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Introduces dinosaurs for every letter of the alphabet, from amargasaurus to zuniceratops, discussing their diet, physical characteristics, and behavior.




Al Williamson


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In 1948 a young Al Williamson accepted his first commercial assignment--for an issue of Famous Funnies comics, which launched his career as a professional in the field. Developing an elegant and illustrative style, he soon gained prominence in the highly influential EC Comics line of the 1950s. Over the next few decades, his exquisite art also illuminated many Atlas comics, various incarnations of Flash Gordon and the comic strips Secret Agent Corrigan and Star Wars, as well as a host of other titles and properties. This extraordinary body of superior work cemented Williamson's longstanding popularity. By the end of his career in the early 2000s, he had become one of the most highly regarded comic and strip artists in the industry, especially noted for the graceful ink line that he spent a lifetime pursuing. This first compendium in a new series is the perfect introduction to Al Williamson's work. You will find samples that span his fifty-year career along with anecdotes and historical details salted throughout. Cover art, interior pages, drawings and sketches--plus photographs of Al and his friends posing as reference for his sequential art--are included. This volume contains a mixture of both his most-obscure and best-known works, all meticulously reproduced from the original art. Until now, this captivating original artwork has only been seen by those fortunate enough to visit the Williamson studio in person. For the first time, readers will be able to view the artist's most-cherished works. Williamson's love of 1920s and 1930s adventure, fantasy and science-fiction pop culture--and his admiration of artists such as Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond--grounded his drawing technique and storytelling, which evolved throughout his life. He was able to take these inspirations and carry on the legacy of the past masters while becoming a unique icon in the industry. In this collection, readers will be able to witness Williamson's development as an artist.