September 2012 ~ Create Web Sites

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

SiDEBAR interview with Michael Kaluta

Posted on 11:39 by Unknown

Once again, the guys at SiDEBAR have added yet another stellar artist to their Barchives.

Click here to hear their interview with legendary comic artist and illustrator, Michael William Kaluta:

http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2012/08/podcast-episode-196-michael-wm-kaluta.html

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Monday, 3 September 2012

2012 Hugo Award Winners

Posted on 22:34 by Unknown

Congratulations to John Picacio for winning this year's Hugo for Best Professional Artist!

Having been nominated for years, this is John's first time winning, and deservedly so. This was a particularly stellar year for John, having created 12 new pieces for George R. R. Martin's official 'A Song of Ice and Fire' calendar.

'A Song of Ice and Fire' art by John Picacio

The complete list of 2012 Hugo winners is as follows:

BEST NOVEL

Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)

BEST NOVELLA

“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, September/October 2011)

BEST NOVELETTE

“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)

BEST SHORT STORY

“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)

BEST RELATED WORK

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY

Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

Game of Thrones (Season 1) (HBO)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

“The Doctor’s Wife” (Doctor Who) (BBC Wales)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

Sheila Williams

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

Betsy Wollheim

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

John Picacio

BEST SEMIPROZINE

Locus, edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.

BEST FANZINE

SF Signal, edited by John DeNardo

BEST FAN WRITER

Jim C. Hines

BEST FAN ARTIST

Maurine Starkey

BEST FANCAST

SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente

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Sunday, 2 September 2012

Painting Spider-Man

Posted on 21:00 by Unknown

By Paolo Rivera

Mythos: Spider-Man, Page 22. 2007. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 11 × 17″.

Just a quick post today (but with lots of artwork). By this point in my career (2007) I had settled into what would become my standard painting technique: a monochromatic underpainting in gouache, followed by a thin layer of Acryla Gouache for color, all on top of 11 × 17″ bristol board (standard size for comic book art). I use mostly gouache these days, but it's still the same basic process.

I've also included some "Wacky Reference" from the weekly feature on my own blog. I'm nearing the 200th installment and celebrating with a contest. Full details here. It's your chance to win an original painting from me, and be featured on my blog. Happy Labor Day!