DragonArt Ultimate Gallery: More than 70 dragons and other mythological creatures

DragonArt Ultimate Gallery is an exquisite art collection from the talented illustrator J. "NeonDragon" Peffer. This collection feature mostly digital artwork of dragons. However, you couldn't get a most diverse group of dragons in a single lair. This is a good book that will sure find its way into the hands of J. Peffer's fans, but beware of its binding.This is mostly a book about J. Peffer's artwork. A gallery of sorts at your reach. If you are expecting an instructional book, you have many other options from the same author. However, Peffer goes her way to sprinkle a tip here and there throughout the book.This book contains a lot of new imagery, but obviously you would expect to see a few from her previous books. The easier ones for me to spot are the images from  DragonArt Fantasy Characters . You'll get a full page of the Demon, the Banshee, the Wisps and the Centaurs titled "The Druid and the Dryad" in this book. There is also a framed image of the Elves title "Deep Concentration" in this book and the Fairy at 1/3 of its size, among others.There are plenty of dragons, but I figured that most were from  Dragonart Evolution . The most remarkable are the two pages layout of the Lung Dragon titled "Eastern Flair", the page and a half layout of the Sea Dragon titled "Tidecaller" and a full page layout of the Feathered Dragon titled "Frostfire" which changes the hue to a bluish scheme on the left side to represent ice. And there are plenty more.What about  Dragonart ? Well, the original DragonArt is mostly an instructional how-to-draw dragons book. However, there it was the Kirin!It goes without saying that J. Peffer's artwork deserve five stars. Her presentation of humanoid figures lies more toward the anime side, which may not appeal to every one, but her dragons are as superb as ever.However, where this book almost loses one star is not about the art, but its binding. I try to place it flat on a table and I immediately regretted it. I could easily see the seam between some pages, which reminded me about the fate of several AD&D hardcover that I still own. It may seem a bit too picky, but I expect to use this book a lot.Overall, I liked this book. If you are new to J. Peffer's artwork, browse her books in Amazon or find her art on the net. Once you a hooked, comeback for this book.Other books from J. Peffer are: Dragonart: How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures DragonArt Fantasy Characters: How to Draw Fantastic Beings and Incredible Creatures Dragonart Evolution: How to Draw Everything Dragon

As a fantasy lover, I am a big fan of this book and find it very inspiring. I think any dragon lover would be delighted to own a copy.Unlike some of the authors other books (Dragonart, Dragonart Evolution ), this is not an instruction manual to learn to draw in her style - it is a gallery of creatures. These creatures are part manga, somewhat anthropomorphic and are fantastically imaginative. All of the images have a distinct recognizable visual style and most have been digitally colored.Dragons are definitely the artists forte and in this book you will find lion faced Asian dragons, fur covered tundra dragons, feather winged flying dragons, elemental dragons and fairy dragons to name a few. You will also find at least one phoenix, griffin, unicorn and a multitude of creatures you have never imagined.All the images have a title and usually a paragraph with a brief description of the artwork. The description might also include information on publishing, commissions, or design decisions.

Great book for dragon drawing enthusiasts.Probably should not have bought it for my 9 year old daughter tho. Some of the images are a bit more gruesome than she was prepared for. She has been looking at this book at the bookstore for over a month and, when I leafed through, i didnt see any of the bloody weirdness. The majority of the images are just cool looking dragons. Good quality hard back. Shipped quickly.

Looked great!

This book should be a "must have" for anyone who loves to draw and loves dragon. The figures are well articulated and the NeonDragon's walkthroughs are simple, clean and easy enough to follow for both a beginner and advance artists looking to get an edge on creative designs or new inspiration.I really can not rate this book high enough.

I'm a lover of anything dragon so I have you have this book!

I like the art work and my son loves it. That is all it is really... just a collection of dragons and other fairy/fey creatures...

Love the book! I love to inspiration for my drawings and to see what Peffer has been doing. So happy.