The creation of fantasy art is achieved by the interplay of the conscious and the unconscious mind. This process was described in 1540 by Leonardo Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance master, as a challenge to the artist who must resolve a conflict between the observed and imaginary, known and the unknown. Images of the imagination appear in all forms of art, for example: the decorative and applied arts, sculpture and, surprisingly, architecture. This book excludes all the forms mentioned above and concentrates instead on images, either painted or drawn, on two dimensional surfaces.