Cabel Sasseri’m really enjoying following @MichaelWhelan on here. he posts wonderful dives into his incredible fantasy/sci-fi/etc. artwork and it’s a great brain break every time.
Ged Maheux@cabel @MichaelWhelan Thanks! Followed.
John Keller@gedeonm Such a nice trip down memory lane, but also some works that I haven’t seen before. I hadn’t realized that you didn’t already follow him, considering your sci-if and illustration interests. I’m glad that you’ve discovered his feed now!
Todd Lemoine@cabel @MichaelWhelan same! it’s also a tiny time travel trip, if you grew up seeing these books in the stores and libraries, coffee tables at home. I love it.
John Siracusa@cabel Me too, and I’m shocked by how many I recognize instantly.
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Krystian Kopeć@cabel @MichaelWhelan I love it too. Although I didn’t know him by name, some of my favorite book covers are made by him. Also whenever I see any kind of portal, I am reminded of his art 🙂
beasom@cabel @MichaelWhelan I feel the same. Insights into his process also explain why I always felt that having one of his covers — which are instantly recognizable — was an indication of at least baseline quality, usually far more than that. He actually reads the book and puts the work in to make a representative and thematic image. Contracting him as a cover artist meant that the publisher cared and similarly did their best work.
David Senate@cabel thanks for the tip!
@cabel @MichaelWhelan His posts are a truly a tall glass of cool water in my timeline. I followed him on Twitter, and was super happy when he also joined Mastodon.
I really enjoy his thoughts in the visible text, but his alt text is next-level. More than once, I’ve learned something from the alt-text – whether it’s details that I missed in the image, or his intentions about the composition.
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