Deceptively simple in design and line. Yet complex in composition and detail.
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Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
5/02/2016
Manning Mondays
What can I say, but that I like me some Russ manning art.
Deceptively simple in design and line. Yet complex in composition and detail.
He did it all with an economy of style. What he didn't draw is the secret of masters.
Deceptively simple in design and line. Yet complex in composition and detail.
4/29/2016
Earl Norem
My first encounters with the man who we came to know by the name NOREM, began with He-Man. He really captured the menacing atmosphere of Eternia, and for kids, it set the tone for the games to play with the some of the coolest action figures of the time.
It was later that I began to see his work on the covers of the Conan magazines Marvel distributed on the newstand. He really captured the feel of Conan too, with some great covers!
You'll have to search Earl Norem for some of his other great work - like that for mens magazines. Plenty NSFW. All great stuff.
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| Master of the Paints! |
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| Conan! |
8/17/2015
Read the Danger's Dozen
The Danger's Dozen volume one is coming to A First Salvo in September.
With updates every Monday and Wednesday, volume two is in production, along with stories from various eras of the Salvoverse.
The Danger's Dozen is your window on the period that led to terrible ramifications in the modern era.
Come check us out, you'll enjoy the ride!
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| Art by Ron Frenz |
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2/09/2014
1/27/2014
Manning Mondays
Star Wars...
Russ Mannings' Star Wars newspaper strips were collected, reformatted and colored by Dark Horse Comics...
Russ Mannings' Star Wars newspaper strips were collected, reformatted and colored by Dark Horse Comics...
1/21/2014
1/20/2014
Manning Mondays
Star Wars...
Russ Manning illustrated the first Star Wars strip and comics were better for it.
1/18/2014
1/17/2014
Mark of Kane - pt2
It was Kane's ingenious use of perspective that marked Kane
as a true designer. His roughs and layouts for StarHawks clearly show
his working methods. Figure placement and background elements, as well
as his figure construction. They show quite clearly how he structured
the head and face, and why his particular cheeks looked the way they do.
The StarHawks collection is a wonderful source of some of Kane's best work. Humorous and dramatic stories are expertly depicted by Kane.
Another source can be found in Sword of the Atom, as well as his adaptation of the Ring of the Nibelung . In the Ring, he inks all of his work in a constant line weight - a method he often employed. Many young artists today do the same, often coming to use brushes later in their careers. Kane never felt the need to do so.
For a long period, Kane did work here and there for DC, but worked in the animation industry through the 1980s. In the 1990s Kane worked at Topps, and finally at Malibu, for its Bravura line of creator-owned projects.
His animation work was in design and concepts, and one key example stands out.
Looking at the three Centurions, one begins to notice something eerie - you see three of the comics masters that worked on the cartoon. Gil Kane, Doug Wildey, and Jack Kirby. Sea, Air, and Land. And, what was the name of the lady in Sky Vault?
The StarHawks collection is a wonderful source of some of Kane's best work. Humorous and dramatic stories are expertly depicted by Kane.
Another source can be found in Sword of the Atom, as well as his adaptation of the Ring of the Nibelung . In the Ring, he inks all of his work in a constant line weight - a method he often employed. Many young artists today do the same, often coming to use brushes later in their careers. Kane never felt the need to do so.
For a long period, Kane did work here and there for DC, but worked in the animation industry through the 1980s. In the 1990s Kane worked at Topps, and finally at Malibu, for its Bravura line of creator-owned projects.
His animation work was in design and concepts, and one key example stands out.
Looking at the three Centurions, one begins to notice something eerie - you see three of the comics masters that worked on the cartoon. Gil Kane, Doug Wildey, and Jack Kirby. Sea, Air, and Land. And, what was the name of the lady in Sky Vault?
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