Best Fantasy Artist

Epona · 10-09-2001, 07:20 AM

OK, who is your favourite fantasy artist?
Can be from anything - book covers, album covers, posters, whatever - just anything that depicts fantasy/sci-fi.
Why do you like it, and what is it about that particular artist or image that appeals to you?

You don't have to show an image, BUT:
Be careful about posting images due to copyright - if you want to show us, post a link to a fan-site or official site if in doubt. Oh, and keep it family viewing folks - I know those copper bras can get a bit skimpy

My personal favourite is Rodney Matthews. There are some great examples of his work here:

http://www.artihall.boom.ru/matthews1.html

Why? - I love the organic forms he uses, the colours are vibrant and the attention to detail is simply stunning. The worlds he creates are highly believable (as fantasy goes), and are filled with creatures, plants and beautiful architecture and machinery.
Take a look, and tell me if this isn't wonderful stuff...

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas
Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..."

DragonMage · 10-09-2001, 09:42 AM

Lets see...Michael Whelan is excellent (as far as dragons go).

Also, the person who does the Wheel of Time covers (don't have one in front of me and can't remember the person's name at the moment).

Also, the one who does Anne McCaffrey's artwork.

I also used to think Gieger was great (until I saw a book in the store of his 'other' works). Now, I just think he's got a mental problem.

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Alureth...Dragon friend of Breanna, Mage and Advisor in the Court of Lady Lioness

Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan.
Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force
Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever!
Second Historian and Scribe of IW. Mother Hen of IW.
Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS
Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT.

Hopeless Romantic *sigh*

John D Harris · 10-09-2001, 10:03 PM

The King Frazeta then Boris Valejo

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Crustiest of the OLD COOTS
Airline ticket to Afghanistan $800
High powered rifle with scope $1000
Hotel room with roof access $100
A clean Head shot on that sack of Horse Manure Usuma Bin Laden PRICELESS!

trux · 10-10-2001, 12:33 AM

Larry Elmore is definetely one of my top choices.

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a bunch of long hairs.
trux

Epona · 10-10-2001, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DragonMage:

I also used to think Gieger was great (until I saw a book in the store of his 'other' works). Now, I just think he's got a mental problem.

OMG! I know just what you mean! There I was, flipping through a book of his work, and...

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas
Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..."

DragonMage · 10-10-2001, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Epona:
OMG! I know just what you mean! There I was, flipping through a book of his work, and...

Tell me about it...There I was, minding my own business and looking at Fantasy Art books - when, without ANY warning

! I don't think there are enough

es to describe how I felt. The man needs to see a shrink (probably Freud)!

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Alureth...Dragon friend of Breanna, Mage and Advisor in the Court of Lady Lioness

Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan.
Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force
Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever!
Second Historian and Scribe of IW. Mother Hen of IW.
Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS
Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT.

Hopeless Romantic *sigh*

10-10-2001, 05:04 PM

I have my own collection of art...on my body. I have 6 tattoos of dragons on me. I am not advanced enough to have the art books but love to search for the pics as backgrounds for my PC at home. I lean more towards the AD&D ones as opposed to the Chinese or Ann MaCaffrey dragons. (Pern)

My favorite tat is the one I have of a huge gold dragon. It starts at my thigh and ends at my knee. It took 6 hours for the guy to do and I twitched and sweated the entire time. The dragon's face is distorted and furry now. Hmm..

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"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
-Robert McCloskey

Epona · 10-10-2001, 06:57 PM

Brilliant!
Have you seen our photo album?
We have a page for people to post pictures of their tattoos (again, family viewing only

) if you would like to show them off! There is of course a page also for people to post pics of their faces too!

I can't find the link at the moment, but I will edit this post tomorrow to put in a link to the site.

http://communities.msn.co.uk/Stealth...naventryid=100

EDIT: Putting in link to Stealthy's Site

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas
Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..."

[This message has been edited by Epona (edited 10-11-2001).]

trex_2010 · 10-10-2001, 08:40 PM

Boris Vallejo all the way!

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:: One by one, the penguins are stealing my sanity ::

"There's nothing like a gnome wizard to prove that size doesn't matter."

"Belief is knowing that to get from North Ro to South Ro one must cross Oasis.
Faith is pressing NumLock and leaving to get a soda." (from EQ)

machinehead · 10-11-2001, 04:43 AM

The Hildebrandt brothers did some awesome Tolkien calander work in the late 70's. Frazzetta is also quite good too.

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10-09-2001, 07:20 AM	#1
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 54 Posts: 5,164	OK, who is your favourite fantasy artist? Can be from anything - book covers, album covers, posters, whatever - just anything that depicts fantasy/sci-fi. Why do you like it, and what is it about that particular artist or image that appeals to you? You don't have to show an image, BUT: Be careful about posting images due to copyright - if you want to show us, post a link to a fan-site or official site if in doubt. Oh, and keep it family viewing folks - I know those copper bras can get a bit skimpy My personal favourite is Rodney Matthews. There are some great examples of his work here: http://www.artihall.boom.ru/matthews1.html Why? - I love the organic forms he uses, the colours are vibrant and the attention to detail is simply stunning. The worlds he creates are highly believable (as fantasy goes), and are filled with creatures, plants and beautiful architecture and machinery. Take a look, and tell me if this isn't wonderful stuff... ------------------ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..."

10-09-2001, 09:42 AM	#2
DragonMage 20th Level Warrior Join Date: September 6, 2001 Location: The lighter side of life, a.k.a. Newnan, Georgia Age: 56 Posts: 2,767	Lets see...Michael Whelan is excellent (as far as dragons go). Also, the person who does the Wheel of Time covers (don't have one in front of me and can't remember the person's name at the moment). Also, the one who does Anne McCaffrey's artwork. I also used to think Gieger was great (until I saw a book in the store of his 'other' works). Now, I just think he's got a mental problem. ------------------ Alureth...Dragon friend of Breanna, Mage and Advisor in the Court of Lady Lioness Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan. Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever! Second Historian and Scribe of IW. Mother Hen of IW. Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT. Hopeless Romantic sigh

10-09-2001, 10:03 PM	#3
John D Harris Ninja Storm Shadow Join Date: March 27, 2001 Location: Northport,Alabama, USA Age: 63 Posts: 3,577	The King Frazeta then Boris Valejo ------------------ Crustiest of the OLD COOTS Airline ticket to Afghanistan $800 High powered rifle with scope $1000 Hotel room with roof access $100 A clean Head shot on that sack of Horse Manure Usuma Bin Laden PRICELESS!

10-10-2001, 12:33 AM	#4
trux Avatar Join Date: May 19, 2001 Location: Darkside of the Moon Posts: 578	Larry Elmore is definetely one of my top choices. ------------------ a bunch of long hairs. trux

10-10-2001, 05:04 PM	#7
H. Sedai Guest Posts: n/a	I have my own collection of art...on my body. I have 6 tattoos of dragons on me. I am not advanced enough to have the art books but love to search for the pics as backgrounds for my PC at home. I lean more towards the AD&D ones as opposed to the Chinese or Ann MaCaffrey dragons. (Pern) My favorite tat is the one I have of a huge gold dragon. It starts at my thigh and ends at my knee. It took 6 hours for the guy to do and I twitched and sweated the entire time. The dragon's face is distorted and furry now. Hmm.. ------------------ "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." -Robert McCloskey

10-10-2001, 06:57 PM	#8
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 54 Posts: 5,164	Brilliant! Have you seen our photo album? We have a page for people to post pictures of their tattoos (again, family viewing only ) if you would like to show them off! There is of course a page also for people to post pics of their faces too! I can't find the link at the moment, but I will edit this post tomorrow to put in a link to the site. http://communities.msn.co.uk/Stealth...naventryid=100 EDIT: Putting in link to Stealthy's Site ------------------ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas Proud winner of the 'Most Useless Post 250 Has Ever Seen' Award 2001. "I'd just like to thank my friends and family, without whom none of this would have been possible..." [This message has been edited by Epona (edited 10-11-2001).]

10-10-2001, 08:40 PM	#9
trex_2010 Dungeon Master Join Date: August 16, 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 39 Posts: 84	Boris Vallejo all the way! ------------------ :: One by one, the penguins are stealing my sanity :: "There's nothing like a gnome wizard to prove that size doesn't matter." "Belief is knowing that to get from North Ro to South Ro one must cross Oasis. Faith is pressing NumLock and leaving to get a soda." (from EQ)

10-11-2001, 04:43 AM	#10
machinehead Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: April 9, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Age: 69 Posts: 630	The Hildebrandt brothers did some awesome Tolkien calander work in the late 70's. Frazzetta is also quite good too.

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