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 (8)
icerian
Absolutely perfect! I love it 5++
drace68
Whoa. That harkens back to the late 1930s/early 1940s: Tommy gun, swastika arm band, slender blonde slightly aghast.
Doc-Savage
I'm looking forward to reading this!
Khory_D
That is just super cool!
MarkHirst
Like Drace68 says, all the ingredients of a pulp adventure. Looking forward to your next posting!
bhubenig
Love your work!
mmitchell_houston
I like it, and am really looking forward to picking this up VERY soon. I meant to pick up the Green Lama Unbound book last year, but got distracted. I've got two or three of the High Adventure reprints, and all the radio shows, so I'm definitely a fan of Jethro! Question: Would it increase the sense of drama if you zoomed in more on the three central figures in the splash panel? I'm wonder if she (and the guy) were closer to us, then you could make the Nazi bigger and that would make his tommy gun more menacing. Just a thought... I really can't wait to see this inked! Will you be using any brush strokes with gray scale washes, or will this be a traditional pen & ink look?
gsayers
Always a pleasure to see early drafts; they are the first steps away from the blank page. Gary