How to Draw Fallen Angels: Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating beings of the otherworld

How to Draw...

by Michael Butkus, Merrie Destefano, Michelle Prather

Mysterious and graceful, angels have sparked imaginations for centuries, making their way into countless legends, works of art, movies, and even current young adult fiction. And now anyone can learn to render these celestial beings with pencil, paint, and digital image-editing software. How to Draw Fallen Angels offers in-depth instructions that guide artists from initial sketches to finished works of art. From a handsome heartthrob to an evil warrior angel, aspiring artists will find a variety of personalities to re-create in a range of edgy artistic styles.

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2011

Reviews

[Leonardo Rivas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice art, good history on angels and their counterparts, but honestly? For a how to draw book? It skips several steps. The author automatically assumes you know how to draw humans, how to draw wings, how to draw feathers, and how to draw faces. The author insists on small details beginners may not know of. He starts out with thumbnails and goes right to half-rendered sketches. There is no guidance as to how to start, nor is there any beginner-friendly instructions. “Thumbnail, trace, detail to death..”.” Not only this, but I feel as though the author has an odd way of drawing women. In this book, all the women are depicted as beautiful seductresses- or the object of desire. They have similar faces- soft features, big eyes, small noses, plump lips, and are all thin and look like models. I would’ve preferred to see some women who weren’t perfect beautiful bombshells, and I know the artist doesn’t struggle with “same-face-syndrome” because of how unique the men he draws are. The men he depicts are all different- with different noses, jaws, frames, hair, expressions. There’s a chubby man depicted, a muscular man, and a young baby boy. No such diversity in the women. Underwhelming.

Two stars for theological discussion, along with a brief history on angels.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations and the bits of information really help into imagining these beings. The only reason I don't give a five star is only because it already assumes one knows how to draw human (or mostly human) figures. Still great if you want to know certain tips and techniques for different mediums.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gosh, this is an incredible book. The illustrations are superb; the step-by-step instruction is challenging, but clear; and the historical background is engaging. I especially enjoyed that Prather referenced the groundbreaking Real Life song/video “Send Me An Angel”!

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 STARS!

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Public library copy.