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Master Sketchbooks

Titans of sci-fi and fantasy art reveal their secrets

Author: 3dtotal Publishing, Wayne Barlowe, John Howe and Terryl Whitlatch  

Master Sketchbooks
Hardcover

We use the 3dtotal.com website and name to promote all our art titles. This includes adverts, announcements, features, and a free chapter on our site. We also use our various social media platforms to publicise the book: Facebook (197K Likes), Instagram (117K followers), X (50K followers), and Pinterest (8K followers). In addition we post promotional videos for all our books on YouTube (11K subscribers). Book releases are also announced to our mailing list of 15.5K subscribers.

In terms of print marketing we send out promotional postcards and a catalogue with all physical orders in our online shop to promote book titles that are about to be released. We also send review copies to popular magazines, websites, and blogs such as ImagineFX and Parka Blogs, and work with sites such as Creative Bloq and CG Cookie to promote the usefulness of our books on their websites. In addition we advertise our titles on the popular Character Design References Facebook page (930K Likes). Artists involved in the book are always asked to promote the book to their audience – this means our titles are often mentioned on social-media platforms with as many as a million followers.

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We use the 3dtotal.com website and name to promote all our art titles. This includes adverts, announcements, features, and a free chapter on our site. We also use our various social media platforms to publicise the book: Facebook (197K Likes), Instagram (117K followers), X (50K followers), and Pinterest (8K followers). In addition we post promotional videos for all our books on YouTube (11K subscribers). Book releases are also announced to our mailing list of 15.5K subscribers.

In terms of print marketing we send out promotional postcards and a catalogue with all physical orders in our online shop to promote book titles that are about to be released. We also send review copies to popular magazines, websites, and blogs such as ImagineFX and Parka Blogs, and work with sites such as Creative Bloq and CG Cookie to promote the usefulness of our books on their websites. In addition we advertise our titles on the popular Character Design References Facebook page (930K Likes). Artists involved in the book are always asked to promote the book to their audience – this means our titles are often mentioned on social-media platforms with as many as a million followers.

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Description

Featuring ten iconic artists who have captivated science-fiction and fantasy fans for decades, Master Sketchbooks

will take you on a journey into magical worlds and endlessly creative minds.

These are artists that have created legendary concepts, designs, and creatures for hugely popular movies, books, and video games. Each master artist has their own eye-catching chapter, including sketches, development images, and finished pieces alongside written advice, thoughts, and insights into their unique creative process.

The artists featured include John Howe, whose paintings grace the covers of many works by J.R.R. Tolkien, and who was one of the chief conceptual designers on Peter Jackson's groundbreaking The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, and Wayne Barlowe, whose otherworldly designs have prowled the big screen in franchises such as Hellboy, Harry Potter, and Avatar. We also have stunning sketches and visual development from Terryl Whitlatch, whose creatures can be seen in the legendary Star Wars films and who is currently a sought-after lecturer and instructor in Creature Design and Animal Drawing.

With many more masters to discover inside, Master Sketchbooks is a veritable archive of classic concept art from the most revered artists of a generation.

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About the Author

Originally a digital artist's resource website, 3dtotal has grown into an industry-leading art-book publisher. Renowned for creating high-quality, inspirational, and practical tutorial books with some of the best artists working in the movie, games, animation, and publishing industries, 3dtotal Publishing sets the standard for modern art books.


Wayne Barlowe is a world-renowned science-fiction and fantasy artist, born in New York and now living in New Jersey. He has created images for books, film, and galleries and also written novels, screenplays, and a number of art books - including the hugely successfulExpedition: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials.He has created illustrations for magazines such as LIFE and TIME, and his designs can be seen in films such asGalaxy Quest, Hellboy, Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkhaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire, Avatar, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Paradise Lost, John Carter,andPacific Rim. 2021 saw the release of his retrospective Hell art book,PSYCHOPOMP.

John Howe is an internationally acclaimed fantasy artist, originally from Canada, now living in Switzerland. He is primarily known for illustrating many of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was one of the chief conceptual designers on theThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy andThe Hobbitfilm series. Most recently he has worked as a concept artist forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powertelevision series.

American artist Terryl Whitlatch is an iconic creature designer who has worked with LucasFilm on theStar Warsfilm series and also with Disney, Paramount, Sony, and more. She is currently Artist in Residence at Imagination International, Inc., and is a sought after lecturer and instructor in Creature Design and Animal Drawing.

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Product Details

Publisher
3DTotal Publishing Ltd
Published
31st July 2025
Pages
288
ISBN
9781915992130

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