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Illustrators #38 (magazine review).
Usually, ‘Illustrators’ reserves single artists to their specials so # 38 is rather unique on its focus on John Watkiss (1961-2017). I have…
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Illustration and painting.
July 2022
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Drawing From Photos by Patrick J. Jones (book review)
Patrick Jones in his introduction to this book, ‘Drawing From Photos’, acknowledges that doing live model posing has become problematic since the covid…
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Drawing Masterclass: Clothed Figures by Lucy Swinburne (book review)
Looking at the indicia for this book, ‘Drawing Masterclass: Clothed Figures’, its author Lucy Swinburne not only draws professionally but also teaches the…
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The Artist’s Complete Guide To Drawing The Head by William L. Maughan (book review).
I’ve been keeping ‘The Artist’s Complete Guide To Drawing The Head’ by William L. Maughan in my shopping list for some time but…
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The Art Of Humorous Illustration by Nick Meglin (book review).
I thought it was time for a bit of a laugh to cheer everyone up and this 1981 book, ‘The Art Of Humorous…
June 2022
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The Figurative Artist’s Handbook by Robert Zeller (book review).
Considering the widespread taste of SFCrowsnest readers, not to mention likely talents, I do like to add in the odd artbook, as in…
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The Art Of DC Comics Bombshells (book review).
I picked up ‘The Art Of DC Comics Bombshells’ on a whim really, mostly because of the sampled artwork on-line. ‘Bombshell’ art is…
May 2022
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Mark Harrison’s Dreamlands written by Lisa Tuttle (artbook review).
OK, let’s play a geek game. Choose a defunct publisher. In this case Paper Tiger and google it and see which books you…
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The Savage Art Of Bob Larkin: Volume 1 (art-book review).
A lot of S.Q. Productions catalogue is what is generally considered ‘good girl’ art softcovers. A few aren’t and this includes ‘The Savage…
April 2022
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The Deceiving Eye: The Art Of Richard Hescox by Randy M. Dannenfelser (book review).
The biggest surprise was being able to get another old artbook in mint condition in ‘The Deceiving Eye: The Art Of Richard Hescox’…
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The Art Of The Batman by James Field (book review).
I’m a sucker for film books showing how the designers put together the requirements for films. Books such as ‘The Art Of The…
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The Comedy Of John Severin (book review).
I said I was going to investigate John Severin’s other work and this volume, ‘The Comedy Of John Severin’, certainly does this. In…