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 (10)
Doc-Savage
Wow, that's good. I love a girl on a motorcycle.
drace68
Exactly as I remember her, uh, in my dreams. My first motorcycle ride was on a "Big Indian" - a real beast. Carl Parker gave me a ride home from high school at 105 mph in a 40 mph zone. He played games with highway patrols - and got away with it. Don't know how successful he'd be with today's comm. networks and inter-agency co-operation.
Ancel_Alexandre
Just awesome, exactly the pin'up style !
722
Awesome work
Josel007
Excellent image, love it.
MarkHirst
I went to a museum of old cars and bikes last year, some of them looked like death traps! Very stylish.
RJS
Wow, that's nice. I would have believed it was a real cover from 1930! Love your painting style. Tried many times to duplicate it and failed, lol. That Indian scout looks interesting - a lot smaller than the old "Chief" that I remember...
gsayers
It's how I would imagine an early 30's hobby cover would look, very spartan in terms of text, and none describing what's inside. V3 still has bags of characters in her, and you bring them out on every post that uses her. Masterful post-work on this. I'm just wondering now what it would have looked like when it was new on the magazine rack :-) Gary
Orinoor
Wonderful work, you've really captured the style and design of that time!
franco7
Superb........