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Posted by: DivA Aug 13 2003, 08:08 PM

post 'em here ~ all areas apply: favorite artisans, painters or illustrators whose work inspires & in some cases - keeps us sane amongst an insane world.. ;p

i would say that i favor the following:

Kyousuke Fujishima ~ creator of Oh My Goddess!
Kohime Ohse ~ illustrator of Atelier Marie
Ryo Mizuno & Yoshihiko Ochi ~ Record of Lodoss War - The Grey Witch series
Rumiko Takahashi ~ creator of Ranma 1/2

~out of all styles, i'm drawn to well drawn anime - some of the productions out there are fantastic, others still need to be in a museum ~ also, it fascinates me on how numerous manga comics are penciled & inked by a singular artist.. -.O

Posted by: AC9breaker Aug 14 2003, 07:30 AM

My favorite artist is Vincent Van Gough. Although, I dont know as much about him as I wish I did, I just know some of the basic stuff, like where he was born (France)his style (surrealism) etc. I also Kenny Scharfs stuff too. Im pretty sure most people are familiar with his work, especially if you live in New york. He was a post modern graffitti artist, He does the pictures with this like bubble block guy. Its usually in black and white and he has similar characters in it like a bubble block dog. I believe in like the Late 80s early 90s alot of people where wearing shirts by this guyand, they would usually say a message like or something like "peace" or whatever you know.

As for anime, it would most definatly have to be Miyazaki. For those who dont know Hayao Miyazaki is the creator of many great films as Princess Mononoke, Castle in the sky, Spirited away and other classics. He and studio Ghibli have gone on to make many wonderful masterpieces. Disney was fortunate enough to pick up all of his works and bring them to american shores. If your into anime and are a real anime fan, I would suggest picking up all of his works. They make you feel like a kid again and truly are great pieces of work.

Posted by: Crushinator Aug 14 2003, 03:01 PM

I like the guy who drew the Flintstones. Hanna Barbera I think.

Posted by: Dive Aug 15 2003, 07:23 PM

I am a fan of most fine and commercial art but I think that these are my favorites

Renaissance artists
Michelangelo - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/michelangelo.creation-of-sun-and-moon.jpg
Albrecht Durer - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/durer/engravings/horsemen.jpg
Hieronymous Bosch - http://www.spanisharts.com/prado/bosco/delicias.htm

Contemporary
Salvador Dali - http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/742.html
MC Escher - http://www.cs.unc.edu/~davemc/Pic/Escher/Heaven_Hell.jpg
HR Giger - http://www.meridian.net.au/Art/Artists/HRGiger/Gallery/Images/giger-li-i-medium.jpg

Comic book
Frank Miller -http://hem2.passagen.se/fm4/scart.html
Jim Lee - http://mywpages.comcast.net/pauljsingh/leebatcat.htm
Brian Bolland - http://www.brianbolland.com/judgedredd3.html
Dave Gibbons - http://www.stripteasecomic.com/specials/watchmen3.htm
John Cassady - http://www.warrenellis.com/images/P11.jpg
Simon Bisley - http://www.simonbisleyonline.com/galleryheavymetal.htm

Posted by: DivA Aug 16 2003, 09:05 AM

very nice, Dive.. =) the image of Jim Lee's batman & catwoman has a beautiful inked style, ~ it's nice to see that i'm not the only one that merges the bridge between old & new schools of art; art is art ~ the myth of untouchable art need no longer apply.. ^.- lol, i found another to submit to my collection of favorites ~ i came across this last night when searching for images of Deedlit; it's a fan-drawn piece, i instantly fell in love with the style...it's beautiful ~ truly, only the love for this character could guide one's hand for this work.. =} i wish i learned about this work upon its release so i could have purchased it.. ^.^

here be links ~ BOSATSU
http://www.coquettish.org/print-deed-copy.jpg
http://www.coquettish.org/deedlit.html

Posted by: DivA Sep 4 2003, 03:35 PM

another addition to add to my list of favorites ~ i came across this link while perusing through fantasy images at alltheweb (time moves slowly today.. ;p) - the game is LastStand by Bandai for WonderSwan.. fantastic illustrations, especially Sorceress.. =}

http://www.swan.channel.or.jp/swan/option/laststand/index.html
unfortunately, i know not the artisan that drew these.. =(

Posted by: Icaras Sep 5 2003, 08:22 AM

illustrators or artists in general?

anyhow, here you can find a few of my favorite artists and works:


http://www.thedesignersrepublic.com
http://www.idea-mag.com/
http://www.woostercollective.com
http://www.kleber.net
http://www.amanosworld.com/
http://www.tomato.co.uk
http://www.ampuk.com

Posted by: DarkEpyon Sep 5 2003, 12:42 PM

Posted by: DivA Sep 5 2003, 07:34 PM

mr. ishigaki's art is impressive, DarkEpyon ~ the level of sophistication is amazing.. i like mech designs *nods* the complexity & majesty is something that i couldn't imagine doing in several lifetimes...lol, the folks at NASA need to sit down & take notes.. ;p

curious ~ are you only interested in JP mech designs? you familiar with Battletech? =. if you like mechs, then you would definitely like Mech Assault for x-box..

Posted by: AC9breaker Sep 6 2003, 12:52 AM

Posted by: Riel Sep 6 2003, 06:38 AM

Roger Dean..he use to draw covers of Albums for groups like Yes,Uriah Heep,etc etc..i only found this small cover of one of my oldest,favorite group Uriah Heep's Wizards and Warriors.He has a web site http://www.rogerdean.com/ ,i doubt links from his site are allowed though,so check it out