Michael Whelan3d ago

LLANA OF GATHOL (1979)

Acrylic - 24" x 32"



Since I did the eleven Martial Tales books over the course of a year, as time went on some things became less important. This time we did not worry about the title of the book, and Llana herself does not even appear in my painting. 1/4

#sciencefiction #illustration #edgarriceburroughs #delreybooks

Show threadMichael Whelan3d ago
I realized that after doing nine covers I still had not shown one of the unique Barsoomian airships so commonly featured throughout the series. 2/4
Show threadMichael Whelan3d ago

To tell the truth, I felt there was little point in doing so, since Robert Abbett had done such a great job visualizing them on the covers he painted for the books in the 1960's.

Nevertheless, this scene involved an airship and also conveyed the feeling of the book very well. 3/4

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Cover illustration for LLANA OF GATHOL by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Del Rey) 4/4

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/llana-of-gathol/

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Show threadGabriel N3d ago
@MichaelWhelan it seems the technician that did the color separation punched up the contrast, shortening the distance between the figures in the foreground and the monster in the background, and making the final printed cover much closer to the draft of the illustration. Thank you for sharing your process! This is amazing.
Show threadKatzedecimal3d ago
@MichaelWhelan
Moment of appreciation for putting a man in the boobs&butts pose