Tim Johnson has always had a fascination for historical and fantasy imagery, reading Tolkien and Asimov, and at one stage making sculptures ranging from garden gnomes to a full size replica of a knight. But, he says "I had never seriously sat and sketched art for arts sake" - until 11 September 2001. "I can remember waking up to the news reports on TV and thinking it was a film. After a few hours I thought 'Its getting a bit boring now'..." Tim wasn't comprehending what was happening, because unknown to him at that point, he had suffered a stroke. "I had lost the use of my left hand side, my speech and suffered from dysphasia (difficulties in using or understanding language)." To aid his recovery and to get his hand back under control he began copying images from story books for his daughter. "Two illustrators caught my imagination at this time, one being Victor Ambrus and the other Ian Miller. I tried to copy Miller's style with pen and ink, knowing that one mistake meant I had to start again really pushed me to improve." Soon, he began experimenting with digital art to speed up the illustration process, dabbling with PaintShop Pro and then Poser. As he became more confident with the digital process other software followed, though all his work is planned out on paper first. "I often resort to watercolour sketches to get down the essentials before starting work on the computer," he says. "My most valued piece of hardware is my graphics tablet." Now Tim is a full time illustrator with a varied client base of book publishers, ranging from fantasy to erotica and historical novels. He also posts regularly on Renderosity and other on-line galleries. "Fantasy is where my heart is," he enthuses. "Whatever the subject matter the fantastic is never far away." ImagineFX August 2006
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Comments (13)
elianeck
lovely!
twingo Online Now!
Classic pin-up, wonderful piece of work, best wishes to your dad. 5+++
louly
Superb, fun and classic :) I've never been happier to see an image posted by your dad but also a bit worried that he's still doing poorly... He was able to send me a very short note 3 months ago and I've been waiting eagerly since for him to post again. Send him my love, tell him I'm rooting for him and hope to see him back soon. Hugs dear Tim xxx
722
Very funny ! Great scene
anitalee
Excellent!
pops
This is awesome-prayers for your dad
ObsidianOz
This one screams "fun"! Great work.
kenmo
This is brilliant...!!!!
shamstar
Beautiful classic pin-up. It takes me back to my youth. Excellent work.
sim3344
Fanny!!!!beautiful original pin-up, Excellent!!!
mauk
Great idea and concept!!!!
nosawayne
Clever work!
TimKiver
Fun concept and love the colours . . . very nice