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The Fantasy Art Techniques Of Tim Hildebrandt
(1991 - Paper Tiger) 
 (by Jack E. Norton) Of our Hildebrandt grouping, this one is from the perspective of Tim Hildebrandt, and speaks to its audience mainly as an instructive narrative into his many choices in regards to his craft, career and actual logistics of his creations. Other than the index, foreword, afterword and the 18-page introduction, the chapters are entitled: Influences & Resources, Concept & Composition, Black & White, Paintings & Color, Presentation, and Conclusion. As you can imagine, that develops plenty of opportunity to display Tim's art (and a handful of pieces created with brother Greg). Out of the 157 pages, 127 of them exhibit a featured painting or drawing, while another 11 each gather together more than a single image. Amid all that, 28 pages are utilized for 14 larger works that are laid over the book's center (all remain acceptable in that presentation). You'll find here lots of fantasy, but also a healthy amount of science-fiction, humor and other genres, much of it commercial, but some personal pieces as well. Everything is captioned with a title, client, medium and original use it was put to (I'd observe that they could have been a bit more assiduous with the latter, especially in book identification). Most captions have some commentary, again, much in an educational vein. Well worth having. Presentationally, the Hildebrandt's STAR WARS book ranks higher, but know that nothing from it repeats here.
Related Books
  Ballantine's Brothers Hildebrandt books
  Hildebrandt / Tolkien Years
 From Tolkien To Oz - The Art Of Greg Hildebrandt
 The Brothers Hildebrandt - A Book About The Artists [BELOW THE LINE]
other books with possible instructional value
 Shannon Stirnweis - 80 Years Behind The Brush
 Empyrean - The Art Of Stephen Hickman
 The Art Of Dan Frazier - A Touch Of Fantasy
 Batman Masterpieces
 The Art Of Segrelles
 Imagination - The Art & Technique Of David A. Cherry
 Michal Dutkiewicz: Girls ! - From Line To Color
 The Guide To Fantasy Art Techniques
 The Fantasy Art Of Stephen Hickman
 Dynamic Light And Shade
 Fantasy Art Techniques (Vallejo)
   Solson's Gary & Al books
 Pin-Up Art (MacPherson) [BELOW THE LINE]
 Fantasy Workshop - A Practical Guide (Vallejo & Bell) [BELOW THE LINE]
 Steve Rude Sketchbook [BELOW THE LINE]
other Paper Tiger Monographs
  Paper Tiger's Tim White books
   Paper Tiger's Boris Vallejo/Julie Bell books
  Paper Tiger's Boris Vallejo books
 Jim Warren: Painted Worlds
 Chris Achilleos: Beauty And The Beast
  Paper Tiger's Chris Foss books
  Paper Tiger's Ciruelo books
 Peter Jones: Solar Wind
 Offerings - The Art Of Brom
  Paper Tiger's Bob Eggleton collections
 Mark Harrison's Dreamlands
 Ron Miller: Firebrands - The Heroines Of Science Fiction & Fantasy
   Paper Tiger's Jim Burns books
 Journeyman - The Art Of Chris Moore
 Tom Adams' Agatha Christie Cover Story
 Mermaids And Magic Shows - The Paintings Of David Delamare
 The Deceiving Eye - The Art Of Richard Hescox
 Parallel Lines - The Science Fiction Illustrations Of Peter Elson & Chris Moore
 Only Visiting This Planet - The Art Of Danny Flynn
 Inner Visions - The Art Of Ron Walotsky
 Enchanted World - The Art Of Anne Sudworth
 Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It
 Hardyware - The Art Of David A. Hardy
   Paper Tiger's Julie Bell books
 Roger Dean: Views
 The Art Of Richard Powers
 Linda & Roger Garland: The Book Of The Unicorn
 Jeffrey Catherine Jones: Yesterday's Lily
 Rick Griffin
 The Science Fiction Art Of Vincent DiFate
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