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 (16)
Danceswithroos
Perfect for a Conan cover! Very clever work mate!
Tracesl
fantastic look! excellent!
Mondwin
Fantastic cover...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Kartika
Superb composition! Very well done!
MarkHirst
Another great cover in the classic mould.
sim3344
Fantastic work!!!!
-Timberwolf-
Don Lawrence I allways loved his comic books,great.
AKARO
Superbe couverture. Idée très originale.
violet
Aaah...Redhair in action....will Storm help her or can she she whoop the spidersass by her own....???? Great idea !!!! running off to find my storm-comics
stboettcher
clever POV, well done!
KingNot
I liked Epic Illustrated and the other mags like that. Nice tribute!
chrispoole
Excellent as always, her pose is awesome.
AdamWright
Superb! Fantastic posing!
FrenchKiss
Scary! Very well done and I like the magazine presentation
mmitchell_houston
LOVE IT! I'm blown away by the great pose and the way you use her legs to frame the spider's eyes. This looks exactly like one of the covers they actually would have run on Epic Illustrated "back in the day." I really like the subtle cover aging on this one, as opposed to the more dramatic looks you use on the "pulp" covers. For me, the POV and painting effects are what make this one of your most powerful images. I particularly like the way the brushwork looks on the blade (okay, and her booty ain't too bad either :-) If I had to pick two things to change, it would be to remove the chain that is behind her (it looks like it's coming out of her hair, and I think the composition would be stronger without it), or change it to a muted gray. Secondly, I can see a very tiny slice in the final letter of the title: I can tell this is where you filled in the "c" to change it to the letter "O". You know, the more I look at it, the more I'm impressed, especially by the way her legs are in shadows and that helps draw our eyes to the monster. VERY well done!
eborg1
Just superb!