Comments on: Thrilling Tales, Continued, and Thoughts about Fundraising

By: Bradley W. Schenck

Bradley W. Schenck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:50:53 +0000

@Dante – I never said all 67 were quite as nice as this one . I do have to go back and retool a few of them when I’ve “finished” all of them. There are a couple I’ve done more than once already and they’re still not really there yet.

It’s been a long haul, but I’m getting there.

By: Bradley W. Schenck

Bradley W. Schenck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:47:43 +0000

@Digger – It’s sort of funny how the things I like least in some of the earlier illustrations are bits where I did fancy shmancy things like render passes with specular blooms and whatnot.

What’s working best in the series are much simpler effects like outlining and masked smoke. I think that’s because they look more like illustrations from way back when – anything that grounds these in the source material just works better.

And I am also really liking that intense light from the device in Nat’s left hand, there – that’s been an element in the last half dozen pictures and I love the harsh highlights.

By: Dante D'Anthony

Dante D'Anthony — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:34:24 +0000

Wow.
In my mind the previous standard of “hardcore workaholism” was “32 coats of Teal” painted on a 57 roadster ….but you have raised the bar.

67 illustrations…..”looooong whistle”.

That’s just pure unadulterated dedication. My hat’s off and the moonlights shining on my bald head.

Beauty. 23 skiddoo.

By: Digger

Digger — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:25 +0000

As a huge fan of ALL your work, there’s something about this piece I especially love; the way the intense light plays on the right, and the artistic use of the black “holding lines” (stroke) around the foreground elements / characters to help them pop.

Your work continues to be at the highest level, congrats BWS!