tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post5180992531446114543..comments2024-02-11T03:10:57.646-05:00Comments on The Art Department: Jon Foster's "The City Quiet as Death"Irene Gallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440976373621593153noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-27300982999493577702009-12-26T23:20:40.053-05:002009-12-26T23:20:40.053-05:00I misspoke, deceived by the image. In the story he...I misspoke, deceived by the image. In the story he is fleeing TO the Kraken. Silly me.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895289104798325252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-78168142092917550472009-12-26T23:19:29.524-05:002009-12-26T23:19:29.524-05:00Well, I'm no artist, but I find it rather easy...Well, I'm no artist, but I find it rather easy to imagine an evocative and dramatic image with a shoeless, desperate older man running from the Kraken-octopus. Silly me.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895289104798325252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-4607902018193268912009-12-26T21:43:37.806-05:002009-12-26T21:43:37.806-05:00Apologies for the spam. Unfortunately I got hit wi...Apologies for the spam. Unfortunately I got hit with thousands all at once. It was impossible to keep up with. Now I try to hit them when I'm in an older post for some other reason.<br /><br />I'm sorry you feel that way about the painting. I know many SF fans enjoy by that kind of literalism and we sometimes follow suit. Personally, I find when drawings that simply re-tell a line from the story are a bit flat or redundant. I'd rather the artist take he themes of the story and represent something that evokes the mood of the piece The running/being driven mad seemed to hit the mark so we stretched what an older man might be capable of in a run. Likewise, Jon created a shadow that is not possible in either the image set-up or story.Irene Gallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440976373621593153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-21330140022189989662009-12-26T21:22:43.714-05:002009-12-26T21:22:43.714-05:004 spambot posts! Kill 'em.
And I excoriate an...4 spambot posts! Kill 'em.<br /><br />And I excoriate and sneer at illustrators who refuse to abide by the actual story imagery. It's brain-moribund inattentiveness or arrogance, or both.<br /><br />The runner is youthful-athletic-shod. Don Horatio is none of the above in the story.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895289104798325252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-24291016497517057042009-06-30T01:18:34.919-04:002009-06-30T01:18:34.919-04:00that's nice. looks like a great application of...that's nice. looks like a great application of the transform tool in building their own reference. very smart. Good idea technically and conceptually.Ben Weekshttp://www.krop.com/benweeksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-70434338271292004032009-06-13T12:21:08.580-04:002009-06-13T12:21:08.580-04:00Monumentally gorgeous! I love it so much. I'm ...Monumentally gorgeous! I love it so much. I'm not biased, really.Zelda Devonhttp://www.teeteringbulb.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-75800307163299943192009-06-13T11:19:53.984-04:002009-06-13T11:19:53.984-04:00both beautiful.. the top one is more mysterious co...both beautiful.. the top one is more mysterious compared to the tall one, but i love the paint application in the finished piece.Jeremy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737931448565009009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-2836198593389607112009-06-12T14:10:17.895-04:002009-06-12T14:10:17.895-04:00They both work really well IMO, I'm a fan of t...They both work really well IMO, I'm a fan of the horizontal one too, but that's only because I am really digging those tentacles. I have to admit though, seeing the bottom one as a finish next to the sketch up top, I reeeally like that palette choice. I'm guessing the top would've been done in the same?Eric Braddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357831950779008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-85465313757146489572009-06-12T10:36:11.754-04:002009-06-12T10:36:11.754-04:00They are both great! I am kinda partial to the ho...They are both great! I am kinda partial to the horizontal piece though. Any comments on the thought process involved in picking the tall one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-90927330538478153132009-06-12T09:34:15.716-04:002009-06-12T09:34:15.716-04:00The actual sketches for these hit you like a train...The actual sketches for these hit you like a train. Certainly one of my favorites of Mr. Foster!Hayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600579061454900047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-40404087617810883672009-06-12T05:54:37.242-04:002009-06-12T05:54:37.242-04:00Jon Foster's work is consistently amazing.
I...Jon Foster's work is consistently amazing. <br /><br />I like the tall one. I think the image on the wall looks like it could be a shadow or just grafitti - it's more ambiguous than the smaller one to my eye.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-36417045728106101662009-06-12T01:42:35.965-04:002009-06-12T01:42:35.965-04:00lovely work! thanks for posting!lovely work! thanks for posting!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259526343355105868noreply@blogger.com