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The Creature Garden: An Illustrator's Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna by [Harry Goldhawk, Zanna Goldhawk]

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The Creature Garden: An Illustrator's Guide to Beautiful Beasts & Fictional Fauna Kindle Edition

by Harry Goldhawk (Author), Zanna Goldhawk (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The Creature Garden is an illustrator’s step-by-step sourcebook for drawing and painting 50 real and imagined creatures in a whimsical folk-art style. With an embossed cover, striking endpapers, and extraordinary interior illustrations, this beautifully crafted book is a unique piece of art in itself.

Husband-and-wife illustrator team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk, the founders of Papio Press, teach you how to make vibrant paintings of these beautiful beasts and fictional fauna:

Mammals, including big cats, wolves, sloths, and red pandas
Marine life, including whales, sea dragons, narwhals, and giant Pacific octopi
Birds, including peacocks, cranes, owls, and flamingos
Insects, including butterflies, moths, bumblebees, and damselflies
Mythical creatures, including mermaids, unicorns, dragons, phoenixes, centaurs, and hippogriffs
And more!

The Creature Garden begins with the basics, first instructing you on which tools to use, how to create patterns, the importance of keeping a sketchbook, and even avoiding comparison with other artists. The book then navigates through each illustration in a step-by-step manner that is manageable and easy to understand. Each project carefully guides you through each phase of the artistic process, from creating an outline to adding a realistic animal pattern.

You’ll also learn how to draw botanical patterns from different environments—the garden, forest, jungle, and ocean—that enable you to surround your animal drawings with a natural environment.

Full of lush warmth and fairy-tale wonder, The Creature Garden is a wonderful addition to the repertoire of both seasoned artists and novices alike.

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Rock Point Gift & Stationery
Publication date

May 29, 2018
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About the Author

Husband and wife team Harry and Zanna Goldhawk met at university while studying illustration. After many late nights in the studio they discovered a shared love of nature and color that sparked many collaborative projects.

Harry and Zanna founded Pappio Press to give their main passion: beautiful animal illustration. The Pappio Press products are designed in house by Harry or Zanna (or both!). Both work hard to make sure that all the artwork they create tells its own unique and beautiful story, with gorgeous botanicals and characteristic animals.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DL9SDZ5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rock Point Gift & Stationery (May 29, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 36920 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #779,920 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #106 in Plant & Animal Art (Kindle Store)
- #277 in Painting (Kindle Store)
- #596 in Graphic Design Drawing

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Zanna Goldhawk
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Zanna Goldhawk creates her illustrations from her seaside cottage in Cornwall. She takes huge inspiration from nature and animals, and has a mild obsession with colour and pattern (and coffee). Zanna studied illustration at the University of Gloucestershire, where she started her illustrated gifts and stationery business Papio Press with her husband and fellow illustrator Harry Goldhawk. Now she splits her time between designing beautiful products and illustrating gorgeous books.
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Harry Goldhawk
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Harry Goldhawk is an illustrator, pattern designer and co-founder of Papio Press based in beautiful Newlyn, UK. He takes his inspiration from the natural world surrounding him. Harry studied illustration at the University of Gloucestershire, where he started his illustrated gifts and stationery business Papio Press with his wife and fellow illustrator Zanna Goldhawk.
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Jen

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2022

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I don't typically "read" my art books but this one was well written and had good advice about "copyrights" and what not to do. This book has beautiful and clear pictures. The book was not cheaply made and worth every penny. I use it more as a reference book as I have little experience drawing animals but this book breaks them down into basic shapes that make sense. I would have like a few more pages on flower design but maybe that's a future book for these wonderful artists.

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T. A. McDaniel

So easy a child can do it - and does. A lot.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2019

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I bought this book for myself, excited about the whimsy of the artwork. While I have been able to create a few fun sketches using the book, it's been frustrating to use.
I'd like more detail on which plants are which so I can compare the stylized version to a different reference.
I'd also like a watercolor and computer set of instructions for each project. The book says near the beginning that it contains some of both, but it takes extra brain power for me to suss out which tools were used to make which demos.
As art books go, this is in the, "Step one, draw a circle, Step two, complete your photo-realistic portrait of Geroge Washington, then add a few fun flourishes," genre.
That said, my tween LOVES this book and makes pictures from it morning noon and night. I bought her a Kawaii book, but instead I now have majestic jungle scenes, plants of all types and hand-painted birds everywhere.
In the right hands, this book is a great source of inspiration. The authors' illustration work is AH-MAY-ZING.
It just doesn't quite jive with my, "Tell me all the things, first," style of learning.

35 people found this helpful

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mandys08

Good book to see how these illustrations are created

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2019

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The best thing about this book is that it has the drawing instructions for mythical creatures like griffin, Phoenix, unicorn, hippogriff etc.

It has sections for types of animals with a detailed how to using basic shapes. Then it goes into how to customize the basic form into different specific animals. Example: big cats has leopards, tigers, etc.

I sketched some but haven’t painted yet, although the book goes into detail on how to color them as well.

Another thing I liked is that it doesn’t spend too many pages on the basics like tools and colors, these are in all art books but are so repetitive.

13 people found this helpful

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Kindle Customer

Book is magical

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2019

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I think this book is for all age groups. A talented child at age 7 or 8 would love this and it would be a great starting point for an imaginative youngster.
The illustrations are in my best word choices whimsical, charming, and inventive. If you are looking for highly detailed instructions and realism, most likely not your book.
However, if you love to use your talents in fun new ways, draw and create for pleasure,and want to learn some fun ways to art journal, make a card for a friend. Or
Have a creative afternoon,this is your book for sure.

6 people found this helpful

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L SchaeferTop Contributor: Knitting

Charming

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 11, 2020

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Very helpful book which breaks down the anatomy of various groups of animals (real and mythological) for easier drawing and illustrating. I especially like the folk-art style of the illustrations.

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Elizabeth L.

Amazing instruction book for beginner and intermediate artists

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 18, 2019

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This book is great!! I bought this book as a gift for my two nieces (9 and 10 years old), in addition to a sketch pad and pencils set, and they both immediately were drawing like pros. My son was so jealous— I told him to ask Santa and maybe a copy might appear under our tree; It’s already wrapped and hidden. Thanks to this awesome author!

4 people found this helpful

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Susan

These illustrations ARE beautiful!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2019

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I am so glad I was able to examine this book! I love the artists' style. I haven't seen anything else quite like their pictures, which is what initially captured me. The book includes good directions for starting your own illustrations, and background information about the artists. My only complaint: it ended too soon! Thank you for your work!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2021

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I really enjoy this book's beauty and conversational tone. The illustrations are soothing and lovely. God bless you.

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JulieG

Beautifully illustrated how to for any budding artist

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 3, 2018

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A beautifully illustrated book full of colour. It starts off with a basic workflow and then dives into a huge selection of step by step illustrations. From basic shapes to create an animal through to how to colour and pattern in nice simple ways that achieve a great illustrated look that any age and skill of artist can manage.
I highly recommend this book to anyone.

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stacey

Such a beautiful and informative book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 1, 2018

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This book is simply stunning. Everything about it is so well thought out and designed, from the beautiful front cover to the instructions and illustrations inside.

Zanna and Harry Goldhawk are super talented illustrators and the tutorials and steps in the book are easy to follow, with useful little tips and lots of pictures (which are just gorgeous) to help you along. The book covers everything from bumblebees to dragons to giraffes!

Suitable for all ages, at any skill/drawing level. I definitely recommend. Also a good purchase if you like beautiful books with beautiful illustrations.

4 people found this helpful

Scdie_

Love this book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 8, 2019

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This product arrived within the estimated delivery date! I'm very pleased with my purchase. The book is brilliant and the illustrations are beautiful! I'm an animal illustrator myself so don't really need tips on how to draw animals but as soon as I saw it I just needed it! Gorgeous book!

2 people found this helpful

L.S. Daniels

Worth every penny - every young (at heart, too) girl should have a copy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 17, 2019

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This is an amazing book for budding artists especially for ones who love mythical creatures. Step by step instructions are given for many different creatures. Well worth the money!

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GwenK M

Beautiful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 28, 2018

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Absolutely beautiful book. Will be given as a present and can't eait to see thei face lihht up when they see it.

2 people found this helpful

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