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Post by tombowings on Jul 12, 2021 12:48:29 GMT -6
Hi everyone, I want to explore the world of swords and sorcery art. Unfortunately, I don't know where to begin. Besides Frank Frazetta (of course) who are some of the big names?
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Post by geoffrey on Jul 12, 2021 13:01:00 GMT -6
Margaret Brundage (1900-1976) was one. Here's her cover illustration for my second favorite Conan story, "Red Nails":  |
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Post by doublejig2 on Jul 12, 2021 13:01:09 GMT -6
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 12, 2021 13:35:47 GMT -6
Virgil Finlay. Started in Weird Tales, worked in other pulps, did some paperback covers.
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 12, 2021 19:39:44 GMT -6
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Post by geoffrey on Jul 12, 2021 19:48:29 GMT -6
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 12, 2021 21:05:25 GMT -6
The Hildebrandt brothers did work on Star Wars and Clash of the Titans, but I liked their Tolkien calendar best of all |
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 12, 2021 21:10:32 GMT -6
Are we including comic book artists? I really liked the black & white John Buscema/Alfredo Alcala collaborations for Savage Sword of Conan.
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 12, 2021 21:23:49 GMT -6
The Hildebrandt brothers did work on Star Wars and Clash of the Titans, but I liked their Tolkien calendar best of all
The Hildebrandt Bros were very influential on Keith Parkinson and Den Beauvais who took that look to the next level.   |
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 12, 2021 21:34:33 GMT -6
Are we including comic book artists? I really liked the black & white John Buscema/Alfredo Alcala collaborations for Savage Sword of Conan. No. It only counts if you post a picture.  Interesting trivia, Buscema didn't like all that fancy inking on top of his drawing, but the fans loved it so much it became a mainstay. I mean look at all those delicious lines and details. Alcala on Buscema is unparalleled. This is why I have every issue of Savage Sword of Conan. We'll never get that quality of work in a series again.  |
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 13, 2021 7:12:21 GMT -6
You might like to take a look at some Warren magazine cover artists like Ken Kelly (Frazetta's nephew) or Heavy Metal magazine, like Richard Corben's "Den"(NSFW).
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Post by tombowings on Jul 13, 2021 14:15:15 GMT -6
Thanks for the ideas so far, everyone!
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 13, 2021 15:12:27 GMT -6
The mention of Warren artists reminds me--Esteban Maroto. He did some great sword-and-sorcery work on his Dax the Warrior series, plus good horror art for both Marvel and Warren.
Also, Jeff Jones for paperback covers.
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 13, 2021 16:46:22 GMT -6
The mention of Warren artists reminds me--Esteban Maroto. The inventor of the chainmail bikini!  |
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Post by DungeonDevil on Jul 13, 2021 18:19:05 GMT -6
Michael Whelan's art for the Barsoom books and Elric saga are superb.
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 13, 2021 18:26:42 GMT -6
Michael Whelan's art for the Barsoom books and Elric saga are superb. Do you have an example? He's got one good Elric illustration, but I haven't seen any good Barsoom ones. |
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 13, 2021 19:29:12 GMT -6
Whelan's one good Elric painting. He's got a few more that are ok, but this is the best.  |
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Post by angantyr on Jul 13, 2021 20:15:14 GMT -6
Angus McBride. Mostly known for his work on the various Osprey "Men at Arms" and related books, he also did a lot of art for MERP:  Interesting contrast to the Hildebrandt version posted previously - I like McBride's version much better. |
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Post by DungeonDevil on Jul 13, 2021 23:40:56 GMT -6
Michael Whelan's art for the Barsoom books and Elric saga are superb. Do you have an example? He's got one good Elric illustration, but I haven't seen any good Barsoom ones. I don't know how to post images here. In the early days of the Intarwebz there was a FANTASTIC website some of you chaps may have known of called ImageNETion which was a massive, predominantly scifi and fantasy art gallery with thousands upon thousands of pages. From what I've seen lately, it is gone.  However, I may have found a mirror in this. also: www.neodownloader.com/projects/92-fantasy-------------------------------------------------------------------- FELIX ORTIZ: www.artstation.com/felixortiz |
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Post by Melan on Jul 14, 2021 2:49:02 GMT -6
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 14, 2021 8:52:46 GMT -6
creepy.
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 15, 2021 5:10:48 GMT -6
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 15, 2021 5:17:02 GMT -6
Sanjulian is pretty amazing. The only thing is his figures tend to look a little more posed even more so than Boris.  |
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Post by geoffrey on Jul 15, 2021 7:49:26 GMT -6
How about Moebius for the science fantasy end of things?  |
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 27, 2021 18:20:21 GMT -6
Two more Hildebrandts, for good measure:  J.R.R. Tolkien 1978 Calendar - Ballantine Books  Clash of the Titans MGM/UA - 1981 |
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 28, 2021 7:20:55 GMT -6
Here's a cover by Ken Kelly, Frazetta's nephew:  Conan and the Emerald Lotus - Tor Books 1996 |
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 28, 2021 8:07:19 GMT -6
Boris Vallejo and his wife, Julie Bell, were a cottage industry in the 90s. Boris also had a son, Dorian, who was a fantastic cover artist in his own right. I know for a fact that my interest in fantasy art comes from Boris. Very prolific.  |
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Post by captainjapan on Jul 28, 2021 21:51:16 GMT -6
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Post by angantyr on Jul 30, 2021 21:51:05 GMT -6
Forgot Ken Kelly, who's done plenty of Conan covers, though he is most known, I think, for his work on Robert Adams' Horseclans books. Red Nails:  Clan of the Cats:  |
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Post by tdenmark on Jul 31, 2021 0:09:04 GMT -6
What really launched Ken Kelly into super fame were the covers he did for KISS. I was never into the band, but these covers rocked.   |
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