Πέμπτη 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

The Book of Imaginary Beings



For my Master Degree in illustration i had to choose a book to illustrate. It had to be a really interesting book because i would be working on it for a whole year. So i finally chose Jorge Luis Borges's "The Book of Imaginary Beings". It's an anthology of about 150 imaginary creatures that Borges collected from various mythologies,folklore and religions around the world,as well as characters from books or fairytales. I made all of the 150 of them which is impossible to share here but a sample.

all these illustrations were made back in 2010 and i would change a lot of things now, but i have a special place in my heart for this work, as it started as an experiment with a quite different illustration style (until then i used only realism) which later evolved to my present hyperrealistic work. Hope you enjoy!


Abtu and Anet
find fine art prints and applications with this design here


Behemoth


Carbuncle


Catoblephas


Celestial Stag


Centaur


Chimaira


 Chinese Fox


The Doppelganger


 Eastern Dragon


Eater of the Dead


Eloi and Morlocks


 Elves


Huallepen (fauna of Chile)


 Celestial Horse (fauna of China)


Hsiao (fauna of China)


Ping Feng (fauna of China)


 Ti Chang (fauna of China)


Goofang (fauna of USA)

Pinnacle Grouse (fauna of USA)


Ganesha


 Garuda


Griffin


Heavenly Cock



Hippogriff


Hydra of Lernes


 Jinn


Kami


Kraken


Kujata


Laubatores Teporis Acti


Leveller


Lilith


Mandrake


Monkey of the Inkpot


 Mother of Tortoises


Norns


Nymph


An Offspring of the Leviathan



Phoenix


Remora


Salamander


Satyr



Seahorse


Shaggy Beast


Siren


Sow Harnassed in Chains


Sphynx


Squonk


Tiger of Annam


Troll


Two Metaphysical Beings


Unicorn


Uroboros


Zaratan


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