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 (13)
aguirre
Two anglo saxon heros trying to out-kraut the "Krauts" in a cliffhanger final ! That's the stuff my boyish mind craves for. Great stuff !
Ancel_Alexandre
Once more a great job!
Doc-Savage
I love the work on the sea-spray as well as the brushwork. This is a terrific image, Mike!
A_Sunbeam
Excellent painting and watery effects!
SIGMAWORLD
Well done!
AwarenessLogic
Cool.
jgkane
A superb book illustration, my friend. Quite evocative. I can feel the weight of that shell and the cant of the deck, the rush of adrenalin, the water in my boots .. Warm regards, well 3C anyway, from a mild, quiet Glasgow, John.
drace68
Super image.
gsayers
The Commander is one of my favourite characters of yours. Lovely brushwork on the sky, great composition and movement in the scene. Another winner. Gary
dphoadley
Interesting!
London224
Nice illustration!!
Josel007
Good original work.
bugatti
There's something weird in the title, hope it's just coincidence, but in Italy "commander X mas" means only one thing, commander Junio Valerio Borghese, who headed a fleet of light battle boats, called MAS, similar to the US PT's of J. Kennedy. The Xth Mas during the last months of fascism became known for its ruthlessness, torturing of prisoners and raids against opposers of the regime. Borghese spent time in jail after the war for war crimes.