This painting has a quaint, slightly stiff old-timey paperback feel, and it wouldn't have looked out of place on, say, an early-70s Aquaman novel, if there had been such a thing.
If?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Aquaman Painting by John Watson
This painting has a quaint, slightly stiff old-timey paperback feel, and it wouldn't have looked out of place on, say, an early-70s Aquaman novel, if there had been such a thing.
If?
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It's a brilliant artwork, but I'm not a fan of this 'badly fitting spandex' look in the outfits that you see a few artists doing. I know it adds a level of realism to the characters, but we are talking about two blokes punching on at 1000ft+ underwater without SCUBA gear.
It does look rather stiff but on the whole I think I likr it. Not much feeling of movement though.
I especially like the lighting!
It is cool, different. Aquaman's hair throws me a bit though, reminds me of Wolverine or something! :)
Wasn't there an Aquaman Big-Little book in the 60s/70s era? I am almost certain there was. I have a Superman one and a Batman one.
Randy-
Yep, its right here!
Rob - Good call! It definitely looks like a book cover from the early 70s. I used to work in a used sci-fi bookstore. This is dead-on for the time.
Nice painting! Love the Ocean Master expression!
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More Aquaman from John Watson:
Fusion Toys - JLA Jigsaw
Painting over Ramona Fradon
I missed this one:
The Aquaman Family
(Rob, when I finally caught up with that Ted White CAP novel, it really disappointed me...)
(Erik, I get your point, but I think a pinch of realism is needed when you move these character into "3-D" settings...)
Nice work! I see a bit of Alex Ross influence, and also am reminded of George Wilson's great painted covers - esp. for the PHANTOM pbs.
-Craig
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