The nickname "Innovari" (meaning innovation or renewal in Latin) has been with me since I came across Syd Mead's prototype car design of the same name in his wonderful book "Sentinel." This work, with its air of "a new era of design"—along with the works of many SF and fantasy illustrators (such as Chris Foss, Peter Elson, Angus McKie, Chris Moore, Jim Burns, and Fred Gambino)—drove me over the years to do my own artwork.
"Fantastic fiction" always had a remarkable weight in my whole personal and professional life. I have been a professional SF author, I edited a fantasy and horror movie magazine, and for ten years have been chief modelmaker in my own special effects company.
In the last decade my creativity has leaned towards computer graphics and 3D illustrations in particular—with which I wanted to create professional artworks for books and magazines. I'm happy to say that in recent years this objective has been fulfilled, with many works sold worldwide to private and corporate clients.
Currently I'm building my worlds in Bologna, Italy, where I share a home with my wife Raffaella and our cats Leeloo and Merlin.
Luca Oleastri
VISIT MY WEBSITE at www.innovari.it
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Comments (35)
claude19
Dear ArtFriend !!! I confirm that you have mùade here a Chris Foss's style picture !!! It is not a default...it is a great movment of liberation of the SciFi images, even with aliens portraits !!! SPLENDID ! Thanks !
dlund
Yes, very Foss-like indeed!
Umbetro38
great POV - great concept
NoelCan
Very much like FOSS. Imitation is good, a great way to learn. I do it Myself. Put a piece of Yourself into each image. Make them Your own.. Keep on improving.
Hubert
Cool Foss-style scene. (Esp. that central tower.)
JOELGLAINE
GOOD LORD! It's so...so...FOSSY! LOLOLOLOL I do believe you kidnapped his muse! Well, if you weren't doing Foss before, you sure as HELL are now! @__@ At least he's a good artist and you could have done worse! It's a wild send up and it's really well done. The central tower, just ROCKS! Good job!
egehlin
A very fitting tribute to the work of Chris Foss...love the bits of orange steam coming from the lower tower. Excellent in every way! Bravo!!!
tamburro
Fantastic!!!!
Seaview123
I wasn't sure who you meant so I Googled him, and I'm glad I did. His Sci-fi work is really amazing. And that he did his work in the late '70s/early '80s with inks and paints make it even more so. Your work here, while being just as artistic and imaginative, definitely pays homage to Foss' stuff. Really great job on these scenes.
vncnt9663
I have to agree with what's been said so far. Foss is about clean graphics, bright strong colours and good well defined composition. Something that's lost in our dark and heavy Sci Fi world. This work says Foss.
nefertiabet
Very beautiful scifi image and wonderful colors!!!
peedy
Fantastic image! Love the colors. Corrie
grafikeer
Excellent Fosss tribute...nice work on the textures and composition!
capelito
Great work.
JaneEden
The more I look at this the more I like it and get transported to some other world. When I first saw it I didn't think I would love it so much, well done you did a superb work here! hugs Jane xx
Penters
It's true Foss is the master..wonder what he's up to these days? Your works great in it's own right though.
dbrv6
Excellent work with the models and render! Gotta like it all against that sky.
SIGMAWORLD
Very nice work!
A_Sunbeam
Splendid sci-fi building and world! It certainly reminds me of sci-fi pictures of the past.
TheBear005
Excellent!
geirla
Yes. That pretty much exactly captures a Foss image, down to the red sky. Those building textures (and those from the previous image) are excellent - sre they available?
renecyberdoc
most excellent.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent work, well done...
Biffowitz
Oh you've nailed this one!!!!
5391151
cool.
thecytron
Awesome rendering work! Great texturing!
WPL2
Excellent.
ephotosaver
Wild.
Eugenius
It's always good to be inspired by master artists. Very cool scene.
dcmstarships
this has a great Chris Foss feel to it