I have always liked 'llIustration' and tend to produce it either as Cover Art or Sequential imagery. The former is probably the more challenging because of the balance that needs to be struck between form and content, decoration and narrative. Cover Art, like the short story, gets a limited shot at indicating what lies beneath the cover. My current preoccupation has been described, and I think aptly, as 'nostalgic sci fi and pulp'. And someone also suggested that it might be a little too late to revive the 'adventure genre'.
Stylistically, I'm keen on the commercial illustration of the mid 20th Century that was made to promote 'mass' publication (especially children's annuals, pulp magazines and comics). There is so much creativity and artistic competence to found on the covers and within the pages of even the most mundane examples.
It is over the last 7 years that I have started to use, and like, digital media. My working methods are still a little too intuitive and involve the usual squinting and standing back that one associates with traditional media, but I am enjoying making imagery more than ever and would now like to explore the possibilities of illustrating written stories (preferably by working with an author).
Interests: Commercial illustration and sequential imagery of the mid 20th Century that was made to promote 'mass' publications (especially children's annuals, pulp magazines and comics).
I am here for: Artistic interests. www.mikefyles.co.uk
Mike.
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Comments (15)
spetzarv
Great painterly feel to this illustration. Definately has that Heavy Metal look, could use some blood splatters to give the event more of a 'life or death' tension.
ThePinkus
Wonderful image! Very effective in recalling an old magazine's cover!
Tracesl
wonderful concept and style, looks fantastic.
Riguel
Fabulous! Smell of old time...
ghoyle1
I really admire the way you do the covers.
roomy999
Where's the nudity warning?
deci6el
Yes, Mike, foreshame! Nudity: Evil! Death and Mutilation: Not even worth mentioning. Sheesh! Nice work on posing the bad guys and interesting patina on them too, like old copper statues come to life and then dead again. Helmet-girl is a little too distracted to be long for this world. Heavy Stone, lol, probably a more appropriate name. ; ) Great work.
shutterb
Cool style... Well done...
papachile
I love the fantasy magazine look! really takes me back! WOW!
thefixer
Excellent work, I like it!!
Hopalong
No, no--Screaming Stone (Metal Hurlant), much earlier, of which HM was a (licensed and deliberate) American ripoff, and which rip was never quite as wild or as good as the original. It was HM really "discovered" Corben, for example, long before any greater audience in les Etats Unis knew him from rat butt. Old issues still worth reading if you can get your hands on them....Genius in France, Genius in France, hehe.(nice job, with a smile)
jerr3d
Ya I remember reading this one when it first came out. A really good issue! Really like this cover artist!
Krid
perfect "classical" fantasy cover art
zboyi
Fantastic cover!!!
AdamWright
Wonderful! I love Heavy Metal!