Photographic Covers versus Traditional Art – Part 2
Books need covers, but the artistry that goes into creating those covers is getting lost in an avalanche of CGI and stock photography.
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Photographic Covers versus Traditional Art – Part 1
Photographic covers are becoming more and more common on book covers, even in the science fiction and fantasy genres
Asni’s Art Blog: Simurgh
The Persian Simurgh – always a female – is known to be a defeater of poisonous snakes, and knowledgeable in the healing arts.
The Fantastic Art of Beer and Wine Labels
Now we’re getting down to it: don’t think Bob Heinlein had this in mind when he said that author’s competed for “beer money”…
When Art Gets Rejected
To have one’s heart and soul passed over for another can be a devastating thing.
Asni’s Art Blog: Phoenix
The phoenix remains popular: A symbol of new beginnings, of adversity overcome, and of reinventing oneself, perhaps.
Asni’s Art Blog: Happy Goat Year!
Happy goat everyone! Year year many fish, ten thousand things like will, dragon horse sperm god, step step high rise.
Review: In Search of Lost Dragons by Elian Black’Mor and Carine-M
Within the thick glossy pages of In Search of Lost Dragons looms the ghastly yet romantic images of beasts one might find in dreams – or nightmares.
Surrealism: The Art of Disquiet
Sometimes life becomes so strange, so patently absurd, so like a bizarre waking dream that we say it has become surreal.
Asni’s Art Blog: Quetzalcoatl
In the next few blogs, I will have a look at magical birds – messengers between the human realm and the supernatural in many cultures. First off, Quetzalcoatl: the feathered snake of the Mexicans.
Judging Book Covers: Have Spacesuit – Will Travel
A gallery of illustrations for Heinlein’s Have Space Suit – Will Travel, (Soon to be a major motion picture?)
Transit of the Holidays
As we transit from Christmas to New Years let’s take a look back at some of the images that got left behind.
Asni’s Art Blog: Beyond Earthsea
The only book by Ursula Le Guin, outside the Earthsea series, which has received consistent attention from artists and illustrators is The Left Hand of Darkness.
The Illustrated Dune (or, Why I Hate Sam Weber)
Frank Herbert’s Dune has been a favorite subject for science fiction illustrators for years. Now Sam Weber is about to release a new illustrated edition.
Of Mechs and Men: Interview with Russian Artist Fyodor Ananiev
John Dodds interviews his cover artist Fyodor Ananiev
Science Fiction Bikini
Science fiction bikini seems like a simple juxtaposition of words, but examining the phrase reveals much of the cultural and social baggage packed inside.
Novedades de Noviembre en Hispanoamérica
New conventions, conferences, magazine issues & releases
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 5)
By and large, the illustrators on DeviantArt are far more respectful of how the characters are described by the author, than the professional illustrators responsible for the various cover versions.
Judging a Book by its Cover: The Jaws That Bite
Landshark! Some authors aren’t happy with their cover art….
Judging More Books by Their Covers: The Silver Warriors
Judging books by their covers is made more difficult when the book in question has two titles as does Michael Moorcock’s The Silver Warriors
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 4)
In this post, I would like to introduce my own visual interpretation of Earthsea and its places and characters
Judging Books by Their Covers: BABEL 17
Let’s have some fun. Let’s live dangerously. Let’s run with scissors. Let’s open up an umbrella indoors. Lets judge some books by their covers! Judging a book by its cover is not wise, but we […]
Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 3)
I picked up the animated movie version from Studio Ghibli and was delighted to see Tenar pop up again. There must be a fourth book then!
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