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 (16)
ragouc
Great work and postwork. Well done. 5+
thefixer
Nicely done!
aguirre
Best Tarzan ever.
tulipe
Excellent work!
drace68
The first movie Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln - great likeness.
Flint_Hawk Online Now!
Good job!
AureliusdeMercoeur
It looks like a real old cover ! Good posing of Tarzan and the texture of the rock is superb ! Perfect work !
JohnSmall
Not bad. You've captured the look of the era quite well.
Ancel_Alexandre
Nice "between man and ape" pose!! well done!
scifibabe
Excellent work on this. Looks like a real comic book cover. Great Tarzan - love the pose and outfit. Very cool!
chippwalters
Super work. Great coloring and framing.
722
awesom work
Radar_rad-dude
You have definately achieved the desired result! This is an amazing and wonderful recreation of an earlier era! Fantastic artistry here!
Tracesl
excellent and well done, great looking cover
Krid
perfect clasical cover art
deci6el
Good water color effect. Excellent removal of 3D curse. Tough choice to split Tarzan's personality between how he might have been presented in the '30's with might be a more gritty version. This one seems like the affable Tarzan just hangin' out. Personally I like the man-imal interpretation. Tough call. cheers