William Stout Inspirations

In this stunning collection of portraits from the realm of the fantastic, renowned fantasy and film artist William Stout lovingly portrays the women who inhabit fantastic realms: winged and magical fairy folk, sweetly salted mermaids and exotic denizens of a distant world, fierce and fascinating. Each stunning vision is captured in ink-and-watercolour with the highest reproduction quality.

When Little Blue gets lost from his herd, he is forced to learn to use his wits.

From his cult movie posters to his epic paleoart, celebrate the life and work of William Stout with this stunning monograph featuring the most iconic imagery from the multitalented muralist, illustrator, and designer. Muralist, illustrator, comics artist, poster designer—William Stout has created a body of work that transcends genre, medium, and industry during his astonishing forty-year career. He has designed album covers for the Who and the Rolling Stones, worked on films ranging from Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards to Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, and brought the world of the dinosaurs to life through highly acclaimed paleoart. Now Stout fans can relive the life and career of their favorite artist with this breathtaking monograph. Curated by the artist himself, Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout bursts with the most iconic imagery in Stout’s oeuvre. From his student years to his robust career as a painter, illustrator, and more, Fantastic Worlds gives readers an in-depth understanding of how Stout developed as an artist, illustrated by his most inspired work. Visually stunning and definitive, Fantastic Worlds is the ultimate Stout retrospective—the perfect way for fans to commemorate the extraordinary work of a one-of-a-kind artist.

Selections the artist's workbooks, starting with some done when he was 11 years old. This colletion includes his own monsters and his renditions of other people's creations.

Stout beautifully captures the signature style of each blues legend and then adds authoritative biographical text with personal and humorous writing.

Four short stories and two poems featuring one of the author's great loves: dinosaurs.

This lavishly illustrated 176-page volume contains all of Stouts stunning murals for The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Disney World's Animal Kingdom, and the San Diego Natural History Museum. In 1981, award-winning paleoartist Stouts critically acclaimed book The Dinosaurs - A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era launched the ongoing public renaissance of dinosaur appearance, intelligence and lifestyles which Michael Crichton acknowledged as inspiration for Jurassic Park. This new journey follows in the tradition of legendary paleoartists Charles R. Knight and Rudolph F. Zallinger, dramatically capturing our imaginations with prehistoric creatures that are both scientifically accurate and emotionally stimulating. detailed commentary on the creative process entertaining and easy-to-read text preliminary drawings, color studies, and one-quarter-scale oil paintings