Artists you like

Wadsworth Gerald.◊

That picture is amazing!

I know! I thought it was hard just drawing portraits the normal way, and this guy comes and makes them out of multicolored shapes!

Sadly, he's really obscure, though. I only know about him because he was my mom's art professor.

edited 12th Feb '11 6:49:48 PM by Wheezy

Ooh, that painting kind of reminds me of Chuck Close◊.

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit man. Woah.

Also, this high school girl's work is just brilliantly amazing.

edited 23rd Feb '11 12:30:28 PM by Wheezy

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Kris Kuksi.  ^*

Sculpture Drawing

H.R. Giger.

Lilith◊

Chair◊ - reminds me of Iain M. Banks ;D

Howard Hodgkin.

Morocco◊

So yeah, dunno if that's all tasteful or whatever, but I like them.

Escher, Dali, Magritte, Rodin, arrgh I can't remember everyones' names right now, Wayne Barlowe, Keith Thompson

Nemo Ramjet (Yes, that is his real name) and Caspar David Friedrich.

Sorry, new accounts cannot post external links.

I think I finally found an artist I really like:

This guy.

The details are so-so, but the dynamics are GREAT.

VOFAN◊ is◊ pretty◊ damn amazing.

Aah, I love VOFAN! Some of my favorites...[1] [2] [3]

Hey guys.

I won't be long.

I just want to tell you about Imperial Boy.◊

edited 26th Oct '11 1:08:31 PM by Wheezy

Oh lawdy, that is gorgeous.

I'm a big fan of illustrators, particularly those for children's books. Some of my favourites are Jeanne Baker (example), Brett Helquist, Shaun Tan (absolutely◊ amazing◊ drawings◊) and Edward Gorey (For kids, you know◊).

Shaun Tan does all that in pencil? That's pretty amazing.

On a similar note to my last post, I just heard about this artist called Cola Gotouryouta.

edited 18th Nov '11 3:37:14 PM by Wheezy

I adore MC Escher. His work is amazing...and it seems to drive you a bit mad if you keep staring at it for long.

Gustav Klimt also has an interesting way of painting.

Escher, always.

My favourite painter is probably Yves Tanguy.

OH GOD, I'M GOING TO BURN ALL MY PENS AND KILL MYSELF.

As an aspiring comic artist myself, it probably comes as no surprise that the bulk of my list is comic artists. I've divided it up into sections because... uhm... apparently I like lists.

The Masters of Motion: Simply put, these are the guys whose art seems like it's about to burst off the page- even when it's a low-key scene, there's just something about their work that looks ready to violate the confines of the panel and pop off the page.

Jack 'King' Kirby. From all I've been able to find, Kirby was actually a bit embarrassed by the title 'King of Comics', but... eesh. The linework was often raw, the faces could sometimes be a bit strange-looking... and the damn stuff all but exploded off the page at you. There's nobody, but NOBODY, that could put the level of sheer energy into a page like Kirby. 'Nuff said!

Osamu 'god of manga' Tezuka. When someone basically creates an entire genre single-handedly, you know they've got some serious chops. It feels like we still haven't reached the outer limit of his imagination, even today. Tetsuwan Atom/Astro Boy was filled to the brim with over-the-top SF action that many artists would strain to portray even adequately, while the god of manga made it look effortless. And yet, within the wild whirlwind of action, the story almost always moved along briskly and clearly.

Sergio 'no-nickname-yet-that-I-know-of' Aragones. Well, no nickname other than maybe 'the fastest cartoonist in the world' (you doubt me? Oh, and for the curious, that was recorded more than 20 years ago, sometime around 1991. Sergio's still going, and as far as I know, hasn't slowed down much). Kinetic, vibrant art that is loaded with detail. I half-wonder if he got that fast because of his fondness for detail... only way to meet his deadlines and put in as much detailing as he wanted was to get insanely fast . Love his work, to the point that it's the only piece of commissioned original art I've managed to squeeze out the money for.

Timelords These are the guys that... I think the phrase runs something like 'mold the stuff of eternity like clay'. Time and space are jumping through hoops when they crack their whips, utterly at the service of the story.

Carl 'the Good Duck Artist' Barks. The story I linked to, 'Only a Poor Old Man', remains one of the most flawlessly-paced comic stories I've ever encountered. Every beat, every story element, every bit of art... dang near every line serves to complement the words and drive the story. Just flat-out amazing.

Stan Sakai. Also sadly nickname-less, Stan's spare, elegant linework works beautifully with his cinematic style and superb pacing. Really not much more I can say about him. Love his work, and he's a heck of a nice guy too, at least from my brief meeting with him at the SDCC a few years ago.

I found out about Nagai Hideyuki's works by wandering in the internet. How he manages to make 3D with such perfection is beyond me and my comprehension.

Saskia Gutekunst is another artist I found that consistently manages to impress me. Hell, just look at this.

...wow. [bookmarks Nagai Hideyuki]

It's not just the 3D - it's the subtle anamorphic trick he's playing by photographing it from the right angle.

edited 6th Jul '12 9:26:45 AM by Noaqiyeum

[[nathanfowkes.blogspot.com Nathan Fowkes]].

Just look at his backgrounds. My God, what he did to Puss In Boots is simply gorgeous.

Thomas Cole is awesome.

Alex Andreyev.