The fourth installment of the best-selling Dracopedia books, William O'Connor illustrates myths and legends of the most famous dragons from around the world with instructions for drawing and visualizing these amazing stories. Dracopedia Legends features 13 illustrated retellings of classical dragon myths of the most legendary dragons around the world. Featuring lavish story illustrations along with instruction for concepting, drawing and painting these epic creatures, Dracopedia Legends will both entertain and instruct. A beautiful hard-bound book featuring a fold-out poster. Includes a brief story for each dragon. The author steps out techniques for painting settings including foreground, middle ground and background. AUTHOR: William O'Connor is an illustrator, concept artist, fine artist and teacher. He has worked for Del Rey, Harper Collins, Lucasfilm, Alderac Entertainment, Doubleday, White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, Bookspan, Dover, Hasbro, History Channel, Underwood Books, Upper Deck and more. He's executed thousands of illustrations for gaming and publishing, as well as production designs, concepts, posters and advertisements. SELLING POINTS: • Trend in Popculture: Dragons continue to show up regularly as important characters in popular movies, books and games, capturing the imaginations of young artists and fans. • Learn Lore While Drawing: Features dragon legends with a brief story for each dragon and step-by-step illustrations. 300 colour illustations; 50 B/W illusustrations; poster included