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Frank Frazetta just passed - R.I.P.

Started by Benoist, May 10, 2010, 02:36:14 PM

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Benoist

May 10, 2010, 02:36:14 PM Last Edit: May 10, 2010, 02:38:18 PM by Benoist

Tahmoh

#4
May 10, 2010, 02:41:06 PM
Bugger :( there goes one of the few decent artists in the fantasy genre, r.i.p frank.

thedungeondelver

#5
May 10, 2010, 02:45:07 PM
That's a pity.  I always liked his work.  I know he'd been of ill health a few years back due to his use of heavy-metal based paints (lead, cadmium, chromium just to name a few) but once he switched he seemed to be on the mend.

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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Benoist

#6
May 10, 2010, 02:46:07 PM
A Giant of Fantasy Art, if there ever was.

thedungeondelver

#7
May 10, 2010, 02:47:12 PM
When I was a kid and looking through my D&D books I used to think "Man it would be great if they would hire Frazetta!"
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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Insufficient Metal

#8
May 10, 2010, 02:55:55 PM
Drag. The man was a legend.

Cylonophile

#9
May 10, 2010, 03:04:10 PM
Sad news.

Note: if you've ever watched Ralph Bakshi's fantasy "Wizards" one of the three "magic words" the wizard Avatar mutters over the chasm is "Frazetta".
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The Butcher

#10
May 10, 2010, 03:08:15 PM
Rest in peace, old chap.

StormBringer

#11
May 10, 2010, 03:08:53 PM
To quote the internets:

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Insufficient Metal

#12
May 10, 2010, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Cylonophile;379737Note: if you've ever watched Ralph Bakshi's fantasy "Wizards" one of the three "magic words" the wizard Avatar mutters over the chasm is "Frazetta".

In the DVD commentary to that movie, Bakshi talks about how Frazetta dropped by the set for a bit to work with the artists, and production ground to a halt because all the artists were so intimidated by Frazetta -- a lot of them had gotten into art because of him. So they were afraid to draw in front of him.

Cylonophile

#13
May 10, 2010, 04:37:16 PM
Quote from: Insufficient Metal;379741In the DVD commentary to that movie, Bakshi talks about how Frazetta dropped by the set for a bit to work with the artists, and production ground to a halt because all the artists were so intimidated by Frazetta -- a lot of them had gotten into art because of him. So they were afraid to draw in front of him.

Well, Frazetta and boris velerjo (Sp?) kind of created the fantasy artist genre. They were almost what gary gygax was to rpgs.

hmm, is boris still alive? have to look him up...
Go an\' tell me I\'m ignored.
Kick my sad ass off the board,
I don\'t care, I\'m still free.
You can\'t take the net from me.

-The ballad of browncoatone, after his banning by the communist dictators of rpg.net for refusing to obey their arbitrary decrees.

Lawbag

#14
May 10, 2010, 05:15:53 PM
He was also involved with Ralph Bakshi's Fire & Ice.

Him and Angus McBride were my two favourite fantasy artists for different reasons.
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