"Is THIS Worm Creature Illustration From A Novel Or A Game?" Topic

This one here:

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Thanks,

Dan

can't answer your question, but it's pretty cool

I like the new computer illustrations a lot, but I don't think they quite match the effect those matte paintings have on me.

Dan

That is a picture from a book I once owned. It featured artwork based on worlds from classic sci-fi novels. That particular picture is from the section on Hal Clement's "Mission To Mesklin." I wish I could remember the name of it.

"Alien Landscapes" collected images, each of which had a short background story from a novel:

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In this case, it was Hal Clement's "Mission of Gravity":

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You can see other imagery from Mesklin on later paperback cover art for "Mission of Gravity" here:

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…and more of Tony Roberts' work (of Mesklin subjects) here:

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Mesklin turned into a collaborative subject; other authors wrote stories placed there:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesklin

Allen

Wow. That Tony Roberts did some fantastic artwork.

Thanks!

Dan

Mission of Gravity is a great book, too.

Mission of Gravity, not Mission to Mesklin. D'oh!

I like the new computer illustrations a lot, but I don't think they quite match the effect those matte paintings have on me.

I know what you mean. My father was a huge fan of science fiction novels so I spent my childhood surrounded by this kind of imagery. Thousands of sci-fi books on shelves lining the walls of several rooms, I could pull out any one of them and find some fantastic otherwordly vista on the cover. The stuff is in my blood

That's an awesome painting. I've seen it before, but couldn't have placed it.

Is it just the colors they used back then? Or is it that, together with the unique styles they envisioned for the future?

Dan

Oldschool = WAYCOOL!

That is a great image,it reminded me of the old spectrum sci-fi game covers which triggered an old skool search for crash magazine.check out some of these select the covers from the menu
crashonline.org.uk

CC, I think the problem with modern Abode Photoshopped SF art is the bland, glossy appearance of many of the artworks; The artists who work in oils still like Bob Eggleton seem to have more vibrant and stylish looks to them, rather than just a slick plastic surface to everything. And the acrylics artists like Peter Elson and Fred Gambino ( Before he baought a Mac ) are vivid and rich in tiny details, rather than giving surfaces a screenprinting with a surface design- the detail looked raised or indented more. Possibly this has to do with pixel detail, but it in most cases rarely works for me.

As for Tony Roberts, I like his work very much – so did the Turner Prize committee when they awarded one to someone who did a copy of one of his spaceships :/

I am with you guys on the quality and richness of actually painting your work by hand with real paint…and this artist in question is quite good, but the worm itself not so much.

Improbable placement of tusks without structure support, they look like they would snap off or catch while in worm movement.

But it is what it is…for example "make an apple pie" does not specify what kind of apples, and it makes a difference in form, function, and flavor :)

Space worm pie though would be disgusting, regardless…ewu.

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For cover art, Darrell K. Sweet is one of my favorites…I have bought books which were never read just to have his cover art, though many of my favorite stories were covered by his art; often teaming up with some of my favorite authors like Alan Dean Foster and Jack L. Chalker
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List of his covers link I am sure some of your favorite books and covers are in there :)

Wow. Darrell sure did wonderful work! Thanks for expanding my list.

Dan

(working on my Esperanto :)

Ne problemo mia amiko mi am volonta al akcio la plezuro!

LOL!

Dan