Looking for "landscape" art books

[willas]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could recommend some "landscape" art books. I'm definitely not looking for postcard-art drawings to real-world landscapes--rather, I'm interested in video-game landscapes, fantasy(sci-fi, and genre etc) landscapes, anime drawings of plants and fields. etc. "Fecund" also, would be a good adjective to put on anything I'm looking for.

Here are a few examples of what I really like/am looking for (all images from Parka Blogs art books reviews, just linked to flickr source):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teohyc/3800257734/
(Oga Kazuo Art Collection)--this drawing of the tree line is really great.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teohyc/3615949352/
(Kusanagi 5)--so, not just your typical forest, but also things like this.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teohyc/4874834202/
(I reposted this video mainly because of the images at 00:53 (also, the default image that shows up before you hit play)--so you can see the beds of dark leafy green plants)

Thanks ! Would be grateful for any recommendations.
PS. Thanks Parka, for a really great blog!

[PierluigiAbbondanza]

This one should be compliant woth your description: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bold-Visions-Dig...467&sr=1-1

[parka]

(23-02-2011 03:16 AM)willas Wrote:  Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could recommend some "landscape" art books. I'm definitely not looking for postcard-art drawings to real-world landscapes--rather, I'm interested in video-game landscapes, fantasy(sci-fi, and genre etc) landscapes, anime drawings of plants and fields. etc. "Fecund" also, would be a good adjective to put on anything I'm looking for...

Are you looking for the instructional type art books.

Most of the artwork in those books are painted by poster or watercolours. Most watercolour books teach landscape/floral/buildings paintings.

As for designing, I would suggest getting inspiration from reference photos you can find online.

[willas]

@PierluigiAbbondanza -- Yes, Thank you--that looks great.

@parka -- actually, I guess by postcard art I wasn't referring to medium or paper, I just meant that I wasn't interested in what some would consider cliche. "As for designing"--yes, exactly!--I'm looking for inspiration.

[Melody Kitn]

(26-02-2011 05:02 AM)willas Wrote:  @PierluigiAbbondanza -- Yes, Thank you--that looks great.

@parka -- actually, I guess by postcard art I wasn't referring to medium or paper, I just meant that I wasn't interested in what some would consider cliche. "As for designing"--yes, exactly!--I'm looking for inspiration.

Not sure if Parka has a review of it up, but in regards to willas' post, if you're unsure about the book, I've got it and can post some pictures of a few pages for you to look through.