Picture violent, amoral swordsmen and their bloody confrontations with agents of evil in imaginary lands. Think of role-playing games, fantasy, and some of the most popular movies and novels ever created. Think of The Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian, Dragonslayer, and Dungeons and Dragons.

In Swords & Sorcery: How to Draw Fantastic Fantasy Adventure Comics, author Bryan Baugh shows artists exactly how to create bold fantasy realms populated with fantasy characters both heroic (knights in armor, barbarians, wizards, warrior maidens, kings, and princesses) and evil (sorcerers, orcs, trolls, and black knights). Of course fantasy creatures like unicorns, war-dogs, dragons, giants, goblins, ogres, and demons are also covered, as well as mythological creatures such as Medusa, Minotaurs, Cyclops, and Pegasus.

A good battle needs good weaponry, and Baugh includes catapults, battering rams, and castles bursting with battlements and other defenses.

From the underlying anatomy of a warrior to the underlying mythology of today's stories, this book has everything the artist needs to create a rich fantasy world. The book includes 50 color illustrations and 150 black-and-white illustrations.

Author — Bryan Baugh.

Paperback. 144 pages. 8½" × 11" (22 cm × 28 cm).