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 (9)
kellendor
This is fantastic! Really great job at capturing the feel of those magazines. Just grand! I hope you do more of this type of thing. Gotta go to your gallery and check to see if you have. An H.P. Lovecraft or Robert Bloch Weird Tales would be great (hint, hint). Just know that I think you've done something really fun and wonderful here! Great work. I give it an Excellent Ranking (and I'm glancing at your others in your gallery thumbnails right now. Great job! ). I'll just VOTE here for your original and creative Idea. Fantastic! Adding you to my favorite artists!
icemizer
Perhaps better named Space Detective? An excellent image here. I am vary intrigued as to why he is out there.
thefixer
Good job, nicely done, impressive!
MarkHirst
Deliciously retro as always - will we see something in from the E. E. 'Doc' Smith universe, a streamlined starship, bug eyed monsters ?
prog
Perfection!! You captured the style so convincingly!!!! EXCELLENT!!!
funkfrog
love how u've presented this image, something I'd definatly snap off the news stand :)
AdamWright
Good job!!! I really like the way you've done this!!
mmitchell_houston
I like it a lot, especially the composition. It definitely looks like something from a real vintage cover. The one element that doesn't work for me is the face. It just looks too cartoonish when compared to the rest of the image. But that's a small thing, really. As a whole, I like this a lot.
duo
This is fantastic! You have perfectly reproduced the pose and the POW of the astronaut from one of the cover of Analog Magazine! The original Analog cover art was by John Schoenherr (one of my preferred Sci-Fi "golden age" illustrators), and you catch his style perfectly! A WONDERFUL IMAGE!!!