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 (11)
giorgio_2004
Merry Christmas to you too, Mike! Your wonderful covers are always appreciated!
deci6el
Merry Christmas, Mike. Always a joy to see what you've cooked up. A big laugh from this one when I saw Santa with his snub nosed .38. It's just a shame you don't take better care of your magazines. ; ) See you next year (in that invisible way that we have) Don
Rorsdors
Always knew Santa was a bit dodgy, great job on this cover, really great.
Khory_D
Merry Christmas! And thank you so much for the big smile! As always really wonderful work!
AwarenessLogic
Merry Christmas!
chippwalters
LOL, Great job Mike. Merry Christmas to you, too! Love the 'Octobler' issue. :-)
MarkHirst
Must a welcome change to have such a big chimney, looks like Rudolf and the sleigh could get down that one!! Happy Xmas, here's to another year of classic adventure covers in 2009!
Geodesic250
Merry Christmas Mike and thank you for sharing your wonderful, if somewhat the worse for wear, magazine collection. Hope 2009 will be good to you.
chrispoole
Superb cover, poor old santa, he takes a lot of crap at Christmas LoL. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
Ancel_Alexandre
Santa has serious argument rhis year!! ;) Great work, as usual! Merry Christmas!
ragouc
Great POV and postwork. Very good scene and composition. 5+++++