How to Draw and Paint Vampires: A Complete Art Course Built Around This Legendary World (2011)

English

The huge popularity of vampires as subjects of novels, graphic novels, films, and other entertainment media has created a steady demand for convincing illustrations of vampires in gothic settings. This book shows both beginners and experienced commercial artists how to compose impressive, spine-chilling, professionally-finished vampire illustrations that also include renditions of the vampires' victims and companions. Author Ian Daniels offers inspiration by presenting spooky gothic illustrations in a wide range of styles, which he supplements with tips and tricks for adding those extra details that give each picture a powerful emotional impact. He also presents a directory of character types from the preternatural world that will inspire students and serve as starting points for their own original creations. The book is filled with atmospheric full-color illustrations and enlightening instructional sketches.

Vampires Tarot (2010)

English

Embrace the night as you succumb to visions of blood-red roses and feel the impassioned rhythms of your feverishly pounding heart. The Vampyre legend is rooted in darkness and seduction, yet its eternal message is one of spiritual hunger—to taste the Divine.
Featuring Ian Daniels' richly evocative Gothic-style artwork, this hauntingly romantic deck is a tool for spiritual awakening. With it, you can plumb the depths of your inner shadows and emerge in the radiant light of truth.
Inspired by the Rider-Waite structure, the deck shows the Fool, Priestess, and other traditional figures, while the suits bear unique names that call forth the mysterious and macabre: Scepters, Grails, Knives, and Skulls. The companion book provides detailed card meanings, creative exercises, original spreads, and instructions for creating your own Vampyre character.

Includes a 78-card deck and a 312-page book.

The Tarot of Vampyres (2010)

Español

Aquí comienza un viaje por el mundo extático de los Vampiros que te revelará verdades ocultas. Entre imágenes misteriosamente seductoras de serpientes enrolladas, largos cuellos desnudos y ojos brillantes llenos de fuego, descenderás a las sombras más profundas: sólo entonces te elevarás hacia la luz radiante de lo Divino. Con el libro que tienes entre tus manos descubrirás una forma extraordinaria de utilizar El Tarot de los Vampiros y enriquecer tu mundo espiritual con las profundas interpretaciones de las 78 cartas, las directrices y los consejos que incluye. Sin duda, es ésta una lectura apasionante. El libro te ofrece también la posibilidad de llevar a cabo tiradas únicas, ejercicios para potenciar la intuición y la comprensión, así como instrucciones para generar tu propio perfil vampírico. Estuche compuesto de libro de 384 páginas más baraja de 78 cartas con instrucciones.