Frank Frazetta

[Shannon Chenoweth]

Ok, so who else is in love with this man's artwork? Mike got me into his stuff late last year. Friggin awesome work really. I can't wait to visit the museum in Pennsylvania....probably not this year though, as they will be closed when I go up in November.

RC

[Ron Salas]

I've loved Frazetta's artwork ever since I saw some Tarzan pencil illustrations of his. His Conan is still the definitive Conan influencing everybody's work afterward. Anytime I see a Conan that goes a bit away from the Frazetta version it just doesn't look right.

[Shannon Chenoweth]

Come on people, no one else digs Frazetta's work?

http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume1/frank_frazetta_deathdealerI.jpg

RC

[Oeming]

I was shocked at how many young people dont know about Franks work. He's one of my favorite artists period.

[Jeffery Stevenson]

Ok, so who else is in love with this man's artwork?
Love? I don't think I'm ready for that kind of commitment. I mean, it's great work, but-- Would it be all right if I just liked the artwork... a lot?

:p

[Tschloendorn]

I'd love to go up there as well.
Cool thing is my aunt lives about a half hour 45 minutes away from it.

[Oeming]

Tom, a good sample thing for you might be to lightbox a Frazetta piece and ink it- see how you would interpret the paints into linework!

[Tschloendorn]

Tom, a good sample thing for you might be to lightbox a Frazetta piece and ink it- see how you would interpret the paints into linework!

Are you insane? :shock:
Although that's a great idea,one of these days.

[mario]

Frazetta is an illustrator i don't care for, really
All those fantasy illustrators like Hoffman, Frazetta, ... I don't care for.

[Shannon Chenoweth]

I'd love to go up there as well.
Cool thing is my aunt lives about a half hour 45 minutes away from it.

Well hey, maybe next year we can head up there, a group of us or something.

RC

[Espen_Jorgensen]

If you´re Frazetta fans then you should check out the documentary Frazetta - Painting with Fire. I know the guy who directed it. They even made Frazetta´s Conan move;) More info and a trailer can be found here www.cinemachine.net

Espen

[Shannon Chenoweth]

If you´re Frazetta fans then you should check out the documentary Frazetta - Painting with Fire. I know the guy who directed it. They even made Frazetta´s Conan move;) More info and a trailer can be found here www.cinemachine.net

Espen

Definitely. That documentary is very good.
I actually met a guy at WWLA who was manning a table for the musuem. He was selling dvds and vhs copies of the program. I got a few folks to go over and buy a copy. :)

RC

[J.D. Lombardi]

I can't wait to visit the museum in Pennsylvania....probably not this year though, as they will be closed when I go up in November.

RC

you're.....coming.....up HERE? :shock:



lol

[J.D. Lombardi]

I was shocked at how many young people dont know about Franks work. He's one of my favorite artists period.

Dude how can you be shocked? lol Outta site is outta mind man, and only true art hounds'll go back and look at the masters. It is like that with anything...I was just talking with people who had no idea that the character of Blue Beetle wasn't always at DC. They didn't know there was a Silver Age character of the same name too.

If this stuff, no matter how good, isn't in Wizard or on the stands...people ain't gonna know and that is just a damn shame. I coulda swore I saw that Death Dealer image in the Art Museum here once.

[J. R. Scherer]

Frank Frazetta is a GOD.

Against the Gods kicks my ass.

http://7parabian.com/Images/dragon/Frazetta/frazetta006.JPG



So does Bloodstone (totally got me hooked on Karl Edward Wagner's Kane books as well)

http://www.dodgenet.com/~moonblossom/bloodstone2.jpg

[Shannon Chenoweth]

you're.....coming.....up HERE? :shock:



lol

I'm going up to New York in November. Would have taken a trip there, but they are closed that time of year.

RC

[J. R. Scherer]

If you´re Frazetta fans then you should check out the documentary Frazetta - Painting with Fire. I know the guy who directed it. They even made Frazetta´s Conan move;) More info and a trailer can be found here www.cinemachine.net

Espen

I have the DVD--it is really good stuff. The only problem that I had with it was when they did the weird backlighting of his paintings or animated them slightly. His work doesn't need these kinds of tricks. I found them rather irritating.

[Greg T]

Frazetta is an illustrator i don't care for, really
All those fantasy illustrators like Hoffman, Frazetta, ... I don't care for.

Frazetta isn't just a fantasy illustrator. He did quite a bit of comic strip work including a brilliant run on Lil' Abner. He also drew what is held up as possibly the greatest comic cover ever on Weird Science Fantasy #29. His comic work is great.

[Tschloendorn]

Your right.This is nice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Tschloendorn/wsf29.jpg

[Luke Cage]

Frank Frazetta is the greatest fantasy illustrator, ever. Frank Frazetta is one of the greatest comic artists, ever. Nuff said.

[mario]

Your right.This is nice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Tschloendorn/wsf29.jpg

meh, Krigstein was a much better artist. Or Feldstein, or Wood or Johny Craig.
I know I'm gonna be lambasted for this but the paintings here are really mediocre

must be the cultural gap between us. I guess we tend to look for more expression and emotion. Showing off your technicity went away with Picasso and Braque.