Book Review: Fantasy+ vol.1

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Binding: softcover
Pages: 191
Print: Full colour
Size: 23cm x 31cm approximate
Content type: various illustrators
Content genre: fantasy. various CG illustrations
Publication: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-9560453-2-4
Language(s): English
Recommended readers: general interest in CG illustrations & fantasy themes
Can be purchased at:
Labyrinth books | Amazon (US | CA | UK | FR | DE | JP) | Bookdepository.com | Bookdepository.co.uk

The Fantasy+ series of books is available in three volumes. This review focuses on the first. This volume features CG illustrated works by various Chinese artists in the fields of freelance illustration, concept and game design. The term "fantasy" is used quite loosely in regards to the content of this book and features everything from dragons and myth figures to city scapes and creatures bordering into sci-fi and basically has a little something for everyone. For a full list of all artists featured in the book please check the end of the review.

The quality of the book in itself is quite superb for a softcover book. It sits at 191 pages of beautiful, high quality illustrations and full interviews with each artist that is featured and bound in a very thick and sturdy matte cover. The interior is printed on thick, matte paper stock. This is the same for all books in this series.

Finding this book for purchase may be a little difficult as the retailers and Amazon are often sold out or on backorder, but Amazon would probably be your best bet. Strangely, many of the Amazon sites list this book with its French title, however I believe those listings are for the same book as the details lists the same publisher.



















This volume's featured artists include:
Taiwei Bi
Wei Chen
Minhao Feng
Dehong Ho
Jiawei Huang
Kai Lee
Ya Lee
Yongjie Lee
Yi Liang
Chen Lin
Hui Ling
Dongzi Liu
Yang Liu
Yong Liu
Guoliang Sun
Man Qin
Linning Wang
Feng Wang
Min Wang
Xiangjun Zhou

[darknekoboy]

Well this book should be hq for the matter of fact that pictures look really well done. Even though most of them have been done digitally, I think it is a book that would looks great on any bookshelf or coffee table.