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.
Comments (13)
MarkHirst
Always a pleasure to see your pictures. Excellent.
drace68
Another great cover. Wow, I'd like to read the story inside this one. -- Dick
Jadelu
Awesome work, very very cool!
Vehemel
Very great job, bravo ! :-)
giorgio_2004
I am in love with fictional magazine covers. I would like to learn to create them with such awesome quality. Great job!
duo
Ever loved your images!
Bossie_Boots
Great work fantastic luv Bossie x
Geodesic250
Outstanding!
chrispoole
Another superb cover art, looks very orthentic and very well done.
mlevans
Fabulous work, really looks like the cover from one of those old Adventure magazines.
AdamWright
Your work always astounds me! Still no luck on getting an "Adventure" genre for the galleries, I see. Excellent cover!
mmitchell_houston
I really like the angle -- very dramatic. The poses are natural and her hair has a nice "painterly" quality to it. The two natives in back tend to blend together a bit, though. Perhaps a slightly lighter skin tone on one of them might have helped. My only problem at all, though, is with the text that lists the contents for the issue. It's just too dark and hard to read. Perhaps a yellow outline (to mimic the motif used for the magazine title) would help? Or just a lighter red or even white/yellow? Of course, I'm just nit-picking! You know how much I love your work, and this is no exception.
stboettcher
wow! great point-of-view, looks indeed like an old-fashioned cover.