Monsters from the Imagination

The stuff of nightmares, monsters have haunted the human psyche for millennia, Monsters of the Imagination looks at this legacy through the diverse work of 30 world renowned creature designers who share their inspiration, choice of materials and techniques with the readers.

The stuff of nightmares, monsters have haunted the human psyche for millennia, cropping up in all cultures through our stories and myths, in three dimensional and graphic representations. This hold has not diminished as newer technologies keep evolving to visually render them faster and with increased nuance for a variety of applications from games and animation to film characters. Monsters of the Imagination looks at this legacy through the diverse work of 30 world renowned creature designers who share their inspiration, choice of materials and techniques with the readers. The chapters include Digital Painting, Traditional Hand Drawing, 3D Modeling and Rendering, and Sculpture. Embrace the horror...