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Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: AndrewSFTSN on March 12, 2014, 03:50:30 PM
Hi all

I've got a new portfolio of my work up at http://www.andrewwalter.co.uk/ that might appeal to those of you that like the old, non-computerised ways of fantasy illustration.

Mods, please delete/move this if inappropriate.

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Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Spinachcat on March 12, 2014, 05:43:38 PM
I love B/W artwork - for me, it can be more evocative of some settings than color art. You have a cool and weird vibe to your art. Very cool. Looking forward to seeing more.

I particularly like the Adventure's in a Jar and the Blob Slavers and their Scorpion.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: AndrewSFTSN on March 12, 2014, 06:03:08 PM
Thanks very much.  I agree about black and white seeming more evocative - not sure why that is really, I often feel like it seems more like a documentary recording of an event, if that makes sense.

This guy didn't make the cut, portfolio-wise, but I may as well put him here:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/AndrewW/Tripleettin_zps0eb7349f.jpg)
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Steerpike on March 12, 2014, 07:46:02 PM
I really adore that disembodied tongue-monster thing.  Also the bottled adventurers.  Beautiful stark work; reminds me of Beardsley and Erol Otus.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: JamesV on March 12, 2014, 08:09:48 PM
Delightfully weird.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Wolfwere13 on March 13, 2014, 11:14:46 AM
Good stuff. The older I get, the more I prefer B/W interior design, especially in the art, to that of color. Not to mention it keeps the printed costs much lower.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Sacrosanct on March 13, 2014, 11:41:37 AM
I've always liked b/w for interior art over color.  I feel it's more evocative
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Arkansan on March 13, 2014, 03:08:01 PM
Neat! Very distinctive, if I ever published a game that would be the kind of art I would want in it.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: RPGPundit on March 17, 2014, 02:35:28 AM
Very nice art. As such, I'll allow it.  Let the accusations of terrible bias and arbitrary moderation commence.
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: AndrewSFTSN on March 18, 2014, 06:42:13 AM
Thanks Pundy!

Here's some drawings I used for a Mutant Future session I found when scanning my archives:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/AndrewW/Photosymbiont_zps06bfcdc1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/AndrewW/Postboxmutant_zps04f061fc.jpg)
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: Imp on March 18, 2014, 10:00:33 PM
Hey, this is some pretty cool stuff. Interesting to see fantasy art coming from sort of an alt-comics direction. Also maybe a little bit of Adventure Time in there? Just a little? :D
Title: Old school black and white fantasy art
Post by: AndrewSFTSN on March 19, 2014, 07:03:24 AM
Only seen one episode of Adventure Time - fairly recently -but I liked it just fine.  Alt comics- if you mean Crumb, Kaz, and Tony Millionaire- most definitely!
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