Wrightson/Frazetta Artist 0

[J.Sid]

On 1/15/2019 at 2:43 PM, Will_K said:

Vatche Mavlian. 

 

Yes.

[Mighty Hal]

9 hours ago, Wolverinex said:

Elon Musk just liked this artist on his twitter feed.   I was so  impressed, I went through his portfolio and it's amazing.  

 

https://www.deviantart.com/wlop

Beautiful pieces, I agree. They strike me as more Pixar-influenced than Frazetta-influenced, however.

[WolverineX]

8 hours ago, Hal Turner said:

Beautiful pieces, I agree. They strike me as more Pixar-influenced than Frazetta-influenced, however.

Yes,  definitely more cgi and Japanese influenced. I was just immediately stuck by the dynamic poses,  lighting, details of his subjects and his raw talent reminded me of Frazetta. Made me just stare at his art and take it in for a few minutes.   Watching him draw is magic.

 

Not much about him except that art is his sidejob. He is software engineer and just started drawing on a tablet as a hobby.  Self taught and started in 2014....  Now he is one of the most followed on Deviant Art website.   I know Elon Musk had him draw some NFTS for his girlfriend Grimes.

 

Edited March 3, 2021 by Wolverinex

[The Voord]

On 12/27/2018 at 12:44 PM, Chaykin Stevens said:

The last thing I saw from him was the cover of Conan the Slayer #11, cover dated July 2017.  I think he and Roy Thomas wanted to do a Conan project together for Dark Horse, but this was never published.  It would be nice if it could be resurrected at Marvel.

Chaykin Stevens, ha, ha, love it!  Are you posting from behind the green door?   

[Bronty]

On 3/4/2021 at 7:21 AM, The Voord said:

Chaykin Stevens, ha, ha, love it!  Are you posting from behind the green door?   

what's Marilyn Chambers got to do with this?

[The Voord]

2 hours ago, Bronty said:

what's Marilyn Chambers got to do with this?

She was waiting for him 

[Bronty]

I think you remember the plot better than I do  kudos..

[jjonahjameson11]

Hands down, Vatche Mavlian.

https://www.vatchemavlian.com/

 

[The Voord]

3 hours ago, Bronty said:

I think you remember the plot better than I do  kudos..

There was a UK singer called Shaking Stevens (Chaykin Stevens, geddit?), who had a top ten hit called, "Behind the Green Door".  He was a kind of rubbishy Elvis Presley wannabe.  Maybe we're on different wavelengths on this one, as I had absolutely no idea what you were talking about at first until I googled 'Green Door' and someone who starred in that dodgy movie called Marilyn Chambers.  

You do believe me . . . dontcha???  

[Will_K]

You mean that great drummer for The Pretenders  ??

[Bronty]

15 hours ago, The Voord said:

There was a UK singer called Shaking Stevens (Chaykin Stevens, geddit?), who had a top ten hit called, "Behind the Green Door".  He was a kind of rubbishy Elvis Presley wannabe.  Maybe we're on different wavelengths on this one, as I had absolutely no idea what you were talking about at first until I googled 'Green Door' and someone who starred in that dodgy movie called Marilyn Chambers.  

You do believe me . . . dontcha???  

Sure, sure.... !

[exitmusicblue]

I am one of the (many) folks who view Frazetta's and Wrightson's works as holy, sacrosanct.  Indeed, Wrightson's own regard for Frazetta -- see the Painting with Fire docu for some sweet quotes -- is heartwarming.

Both had technical skills up the wazoo, but a new hot thang artist wouldn't be able to match either via sheer technical merits alone.  The toughest department would be imbuing S o u l... that elusive x-factor.  Frazetta's sense of soul, of vitality, is off the charts in even his barest sketches. And even Bernie's most undead of undead characters had an infinite pathos.

I can ramble on, but you get my drift.

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by exitmusicblue

[grapeape]

On 3/8/2021 at 7:41 AM, Bronty said:

what's Marilyn Chambers got to do with this?

Everything......

[Bronty]

6 hours ago, exitmusicblue said:

I am one of the (many) folks who view Frazetta's and Wrightson's works as holy, sacrosanct.  Indeed, Wrightson's own regard for Frazetta -- see the Painting with Fire docu for some sweet quotes -- is heartwarming.

Both had technical skills up the wazoo, but a new hot thang artist wouldn't be able to match either via sheer technical merits alone.  The toughest department would be imbuing S o u l... that elusive x-factor.  Frazetta's sense of soul, of vitality, is off the charts in even his barest sketches. And even Bernie's most undead of undead characters had an infinite pathos.

I can ramble on, but you get my drift.

 

I hold both in high regard, but in my view all artists have pieces that are duds, those two included.    No one is sacrosanct in the house of Bronty    Which is just to say that no artist (or person) is perfect, and no one has 100% consistency through their career, either.     If we view all works by a given artist as perfect and on a pedestal, then we aren't really looking or thinking as fully as we might. 

Edited March 10, 2021 by Bronty

[tth2]

On 3/9/2021 at 8:24 AM, Will_K said:

You mean that great drummer for The Pretenders  ??