Saturday, November 3, 2012

IlluXcon! + New Book Cover

Storm Riders 14 x 22 (-ish, it's at the framers right now), oil on masonite

Hey everyone! If you're within driving distance of Pennsylvania and and want to see some of the best fantasy/sci-fi/horror art in the world (for real) next weekend, I highly recommend you make the trek out to IlluXcon. Last year was my first time exhibiting there and I just about lost my mind between all the art and getting to meet a bunch of my art-gods. I'm really looking forward to doing it all over again and hopefully I'll see ya there!

Alright, moving on. The piece up top, which I'll be showing for the first time next weekend, is a book cover I did a while back for Tor Publishing. It was my first time working with them and I had a great time with it. The real challenge with this one was pulling off the value structure with so much going on, I spent a lot of time squinting at it trying to make sure the silhouette of the dragon stood out from the airship, etc.

11 comments:

  1. I cannot wait to see your work in person! I'm so excited for this year's IlluXcon!

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  2. That's it......I'm throwing in the towel.

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  3. That is just amazing Chris, looking forward to hanging out again in a few days.

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  4. Wow, I can't wait to see the original later this week.

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  5. Thanks everyone!

    Mike - You too man, that's my favorite part of these things.

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  6. seriously!? yeah, i think I'll quit. Amazing!! Wish I was making it to Illuxcon.

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  7. Good god...the color scheme and composition in this are just spectacular!

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  8. I'm loving having it up on the wall now Chris, looks great!

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  9. Wow, I love the orange and purple color scheme! I also love the light seeping through the dragon's wings.

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