Category: Illustration
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Lidia Luna
Though I’ve never had much of an eye for fashion, I do have an appreciation for fashion illustration, which sometimes shares some characteristics with comic book illustration, in that it has often been done in line or line filled with tone or color. Unfortunately, advances in newspaper printing technology, which permitted improved reproduction of photography,…
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My new post on Virgil Finlay for Tor.com
I’m happy to report that I’ve contributed my second post to the Tor.com website. I wrote for them on May on the Fleisher Superman Cartoons. In the new article, The Dark and Light of Virgil Finlay, I give an overview of the great science fiction, fantasy and horror illustrator who had such an impact on…
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My article for the Summer 2013 issue of Drawing Magazine
I was delighted recently to have the opportunity to write a feature article for the Summer 2013 issue of Drawing Magazine. As of this writing the issue is available from the North Light Store, and should be in bookstores and newsstands shortly. The article, Illustrating Imaginary Worlds, highlights four contemporary illustrators who work in the…
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Zdeněk Burian trove
Someone has posted an absolute treasure trove of work by the great paleo artist and natural history illustrator Zdeněk Burian on Flickr! The set is extensive and includes numerous paintings and many drawings of his range of subjects, including dinosaurs, flying reptiles, prehistoric mammals, undersea life, prehistoric plants, primates, early humans and portraits of famous…
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Eye Candy for Today: Dulac’s Father Time
Father Time, Edmund Dulac On The Pictorial Arts (click on image for larger version). See my post on Edmund Dulac.
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Michael Sowa (update)
When I first wrote about the delightfully whimsical and decidedly off-kilter paintings of German artist Michael Sowa back in 2006, I had to refer readers to poster sites to view examples of his work. I still can’t find a dedicated web presence for Sowa — though there is a portfolio on the site of artists’…