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 (15)
Mondwin
Cool style and beauty work...bravisimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
theseus88bc
WWwwwoooooowwwwww!!!!!! That is brilliant!!
voodoo
Great stuff. Reminds me of a Jeffrey Jones painting.
Shiroyama
very cool!
ragouc
Great composition and pose. Very good postwork.
MarkHirst
Another fine addition to the collection.
chippwalters
Crazy about the orange background. Brilliant.
diomedes66
Beautiful and quite fine image! Best regards, Paul http://www.diomedes.org/
Ancel_Alexandre
Is this a real big bug, or a really small woman? ;) Splendid!
AwarenessLogic
Another cool cover!
Geodesic250
If only this was a real pulp magazine. You have the style down to a science.
Krid
perfect classical cover art
chrispoole
Another superb cover, I also like the orange BG, it really adds to the origin of the idea.
Tracesl
excellent cover art, wonderful presentation
Penters
Another beaut