{"product_id":"how-to-draw-sci-fi-utopias-and-dystopias-create-the-futuristic-humans-aliens-robots-vehicles-and-cities-of-your-dreams-and-nightmares-paperback","title":"How to Draw Sci-Fi Utopias and Dystopias: Create the Futuristic Humans, Aliens, Robots, Vehicles, and Cities of Your Dreams and Nightmares - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePrentis Rollins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDC artist Prentis Rollins shows readers how to conceptualize, draw, colorize, and digitally enhance and finish dozens of sci-fi characters, settings, and scenarios with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to the entire process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA DC Comics illustrator shows readers how to conceptualize, draw, and digitally enhance their own science fictional worlds - whether for graphic novels, comics, movies, or video games. Sci-fi imagery commands today's popular culture, from Star Wars to The Hunger Games and The Walking Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor clear-eyed artists, ages 12 and up, who see that science fiction is becoming science fact at an astounding rate, How to Draw Sci-Fi Utopias and Dystopias gives an in-depth look at the process of completing sci-fi illustrations - from the thought behind them (brainstorming and conceptualization) to constructing basic forms and objects on paper, converting roughs into finished pencil drawings, inking them in, and coloring them in Photoshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized around the perennial distinction between two ways of representing the future in sci-fi: the pessimistic and the hopeful, or dystopian and utopian. After a basic primer on drawing (perspective, human faces, basic anatomy, light, shadow, rendering, and composition), five chapters detail the drawing of sci-fi humans, aliens and robots, land vehicles, flying vehicles, and cityscapes. Rollins demonstrates the astounding power of science fictional storytelling with 32 step-by-step case studies invented just for the book. Each demo is dated to a unique imagined future or alternate past and explained with fascinating detail. Examples include: battle-hardened mercenaries; a bizarre biomechanical alien that lives on a furnace-hot planet; a gigantic truck of the near future with a built-in apartment; a miles-long nuclear ramjet interstellar spaceship; a retro-utopia reminiscent of The Jetsons; and a galactic imperial city of staggering proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Draw Sci-Fi Utopias and Dystopias is packed with professional tips on the right tools, techniques, and materials; how to draw tech; when to Google a reference photo or use a background from istockphoto.com; how to get and stay inspired; and how to execute a unique story. The gorgeous and varied artwork, and thoughtful storytelling combined with friendly instruction, will leave readers with hundreds of new ideas to create worlds of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrentis Rollins\u003c\/b\u003e has been a professional illustrator for over 20 years. A long-time contributor to DC Comics, he has worked on top-selling projects like \u003ci\u003eGreen Lantern: Rebirth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlash: Iron Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDC: One Million\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJustice League of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Lantern Corps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImpulse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJLA: Foreign Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePower Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Hoaxes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSupergirl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Ultimate Evil\u003c\/i\u003e. He's additionally contributed to \u003ci\u003eNew X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e for Marvel Comics and \u003ci\u003eHardware\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStatic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e for Milestone Media. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (The Resonator), \u003ci\u003eThe Furnace (\u003c\/i\u003eGraphic Novel\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSurvival Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (Stories). He lives in London with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338054668525,"sku":"9781580934466","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Fh1dufGZy19781580934466.webp?v=1785073822","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/how-to-draw-sci-fi-utopias-and-dystopias-create-the-futuristic-humans-aliens-robots-vehicles-and-cities-of-your-dreams-and-nightmares-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}