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 (12)
bigmama1972
looks like a real comic cover... great stuff
doarte
A cartoon to indeed remember.+++++5
MarkHirst
It shouldn't but it did raise a smile, knowing that super heroes usually get out of situations like this. The bubbles look very good, they really sell the concept.
theconqueror
Superb job...well done...
chippwalters
Great concept and POV. Hmmm, let's see. Perhaps he can vibrate super fast and the ropes will just fall off. Or..maybe Aquaman to the rescue! (Next Cover)
amota99517
This is totally cool!!!!
Thelby
He can vibrate out of that!!! Very Cool!!!
Rorsdors
Very dynamic and exciting looks like a great issue;)10++
Tracesl
excellent!
meselfr
wow... awesome work :)
chrispoole
Great action cover, and I agree the bubbles really help sell it, top stuff.
DavidEMartin
Wow.... You did a nice job of mimicking the kind of dynamic scenes Carmine Infantino created for the Flash. I can imagine the British reprint publisher giving a copy of the cover to the local artist and telling him to paint something like that. And yes, the FLash would have vibtrated out of the ropes a second after this scene but the reader would still want to know how the heck he got into this fix in the first place!