Post some images that inspire you.

[Magic Man]

I thought I'd do this thread since I dont see one around - but post some images, painting, whatever that inspire you:

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer - I dont know what it is about it, but this painting has always scared the shit outta me. I know its got to do with the sharks, I'm pretrified of the sea, but its one of those rare paintings that actually makes me fee dread.

http://crh.choate.edu/english/salot/Gulf%20Stream.jpg

[Bowlin]

Winslow Homer is the coolest!! love it (can't think of any particular images at the moment, sorry)

[Ssenkrah Semaj]

Uhhh damn you set the benchmark kinda high there Magic, I was just going to post some 80's cartoon images.....

[Profil]

this:
http://www.loftcam.com/grafix/homer/crab_fishing.jpeg

he really catches the feel when you are out on the sea. The kinda bright sky but also dull and grey. It´s hard to explain.


edit: no I didn´t post a winslow homer because magic did it, I just really like this because I´ve spent quite some time at the sea and such.

[Magic Man]

Uhhh damn you set the benchmark kinda high there Magic, I was just going to post some 80's cartoon images.....

Jeez, alright, fine...here is one of my first inspirations:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~dlow/misc/optimus_prime.jpg

[Magic Man]

this:
http://www.loftcam.com/grafix/homer/crab_fishing.jpeg

he really catches the feel when you are out on the sea. The kinda bright sky but also dull and grey. It´s hard to explain.


edit: no I didn´t post a winslow homer because magic did it, I just really like this because I´ve spent quite some time at the sea and such.

Homer's ability to take watercolors to an ethereal level is amazing, he camputers the luminosity of water so amazingly well.

[Magic Man]

Being a Da Vinci grabass, I'll post this - easily one of the most recognizeable human form studies in the history of mankind. The Vitruvian Man:

http://www.findthebesthere.com/dv23.jpg

[MoP]

http://www.vortex.plus.com/lady_agnew.jpg

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw by John Singer Sargent.

This painting is in the National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh. I've been there a few times, every single time, this is the painting that most stands out. I can sit in front of it for ages and just look... and look... so good.

[Cthogua]

http://www.darkergreen.com/forum/The_Apotheosis_of_the_Slavs.jpg

The Apotheosis of the Slavs, by Alphonse Mucha

Infact all of the Slav Epic totally rules me. Whats really impressive about this and the other paintings of the Epic is their size. This painting is like 15 feet tall, and some of the other 19 paintings are like 20 feet tall and 30 feet across.

also
http://www.darkergreen.com/forum/Inness_George_California.jpg

California, by George Inness

Inness' landscapes do something to me. I love the atmosphereic quality to many of them. They seem less like pictures of a place and time and more like memories or dreams

anyway...theres my contribution :bashful:

BTW more of both of these artists can be found at www.artrenewal.com (infact both these pics came from there)

[Magic Man]

Infact all of the Slav Epic totally rules me. Whats really impressive about this and the other paintings of the Epic is their size. This painting is like 15 feet tall, and some of the other 19 paintings are like 20 feet tall and 30 feet across.


Jesus Christ - what medium is that? Oil?

Anyway, Rembrandt's gear has always faccinated me, I loved his self portraits, his technique os Chiaroscuro is amazing.

http://www.morsetea.de/Rembrandt/rembrandt.1661.jpeg

[Magic Man]

Rembrandt's Raising Lazarus is also a personal favourite.

http://www.morsetea.de/Rembrandt/raising-lazarus.jpeg

[PHATandy]

Yay.. good ol Dali.

http://sophia.smith.edu/~egraf/dali1944.jpg

and although this is quite a new piece and such.. not so traditional as the others but i really really enjoy looking at it.

The designs looks excellent, the colours are very lush and lighting very good.

From the up and coming FF XII....

http://www.ffxii.net/images/art/art2.jpg

[Ssenkrah Semaj]

Dali is the shiznit

http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1888/dali-anthony.jpg

[Magic Man]

Lunch on the Rockefeller Building has always faccinated me:

http://sampo.ru/~balyberd/lunch/lunch.jpg

[Magic Man]

Gurney's Waterfall City from Dinotopia has been branded into my brain since I was a child:

http://www.galleryone.com/images/gurney/gurney_-_waterfall_city.JPG

[Profil]

this potraits has always intruiged me:
http://www.russianartgallery.org/famous/musorgsky.jpg

[Diego]

It was difficult to choose, but these are two of my personal favourites.

Cashmere by John Singer Sargent.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/diegol/cashemere.jpg

The Stay ar Homes by Norman Rockwell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/diegol/stay.jpg

PHATandy / that final Fantasy pic is kickass

[Ssenkrah Semaj]

Gurney's Waterfall City from Dinotopia has been branded into my brain since I was a child:


never seen that before...that's good stuff

[Cthogua]

Magic Man :Jesus Christ - what medium is that? Oil?

Actually the book I have says they are egg tempera...Unfortunatly that picture of the Apotheosis is really dark, there's a whole 'nother batch of figures under the large figure's right arm backlit by a peach colored glow...and an image of jesus behind the large figure All of the other paintings of the Epic are impressive as well, but I've had some trouble finding good pics of them....I may scan some from this big Mucha book I have, just to share.

[Pichuerca]

That picture create inside of me a strange feeling that make me take a pencil and start to draw...

http://personales.ya.com/sanand/SketchBook3/beks53.jpg

Pich

[flatliner]

pich, thats awsome. Whos that by?

*beings to draw immediately*

[Magic Man]

If I had to guess, I'd say Beksinski.

Anyway, another one - this is by Yerka.

http://morpheusgallery.com/extract/Images/464BF79888625CE788256E0F000C7A0A_Image.jpg

[magicgoo]

Evening Mood by Bouguereau

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bouguereau/evening.jpg

<3 <3 <3 <3

[ArtbyWard]

This one always humbles me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/sigma_atf/SIREN001.jpg

[Floris Didden]

Great thread idea!

Magicman, Dinotopia is so cool, I devoured that book as a kid, still have it close by whenever I feel down and wanna look at Dino's, I love that book.

I love Mucha:
http://argon.csustan.edu/jtb/FINE-ART/historic/HISTORIC/ART-SRC/mucha-s-moonstar.jpg

[troymcoy]

Sorry these are small, I have a book with them in somewhere...

http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2002/pics/61.jpg http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wildwin/2002/pics/02.jpg


nothing new
http://www.thomastallis.greenwich.sch.uk/tallis/departments/hoa/shallot.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/2340/me000004966332dn.jpg

[Main Loop]

anything from here:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1282

[Dan.v.D.]

among others:

http://images.epilogue.net/users/cos/ForgeofShadow.jpg

http://images.epilogue.net/users/cos/WarriorsofKhorne.jpg

[alxcote]

Everything from Frazetta is quite inspiring.

[Nils_Carstens]

always like this from rubens alot

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/195/3194/640/Fall.of.the.Rebel.Angels.jpg

[CaptainInsano]

Don't know who did this, but I LUV it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/ParkerD/Closeup2.jpg


among others:

http://images.epilogue.net/users/cos/ForgeofShadow.jpg



That is the fuckin pimp shit!

[Sinix]

Who is the guy Dan.v.d posted?

[jetpack42]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=167193#post167193

[Undefeated]

Not quite the old masters, but some stuff that really gets my juices flowing:

[b]Adam Hughes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/WW_193.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/PowerSKa.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/pg.jpg

[b]Travis Charest[/b[
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/charest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/wc2.jpg

[JustinBeckett]

wicked thread, keep this shit happening.

Da Vinci

http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/anghiari.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9836/anghiaridavinci1lb.jpg

http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/cari_man.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2958/carimandavinci9th.jpg

http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/hands.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/75/handsdavinci6db.jpg

love him.

[daqu]

whenever i look at this guys paintings...it's a hell yea moment

Think his name is Hollis Dunlap

http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/057.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/059.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/049.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/036.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/021.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/023.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/031.jpg
http://www.axelle.com/HD/big/043.jpg

"i want to work with colors like he does!"

[Pavel Sokov]

among others:

http://images.epilogue.net/users/cos/ForgeofShadow.jpg

http://images.epilogue.net/users/cos/WarriorsofKhorne.jpg



HOLY SHIT ITS WARHAMMER!!
who made this!! hes god!!

[Smeagol71]

Have liked this ever since I was a kid...

Raymond Harris Ching
"Hard Times"

http://www.radikinstudios.com/Ching_HardTimes.jpg

[Pavel Sokov]

smeagol i really dig that, very russian, well reminds me of motherland anyway.
we got mud, we got those birds, it feels like home.

heres mine
http://www.fred-katrin.de/warhamm/volume1/adrian_smith_steel_legion_vs_ghazghkull_mag_uruk_t hraka2.jpg

[Magic Man]

Not quite the old masters, but some stuff that really gets my juices flowing:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/WW_193.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/PowerSKa.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/pg.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/charest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/wc2.jpg

Who did these? I've always seen this style in comic stores but never thought to ask - I think his/her style is fucking amazing.

And I know its Cliche now, but I remember being a kid like 13, jesus 10 years ago now and picking up the alien's book and seeing this design as well as falling in love with the film, so my eary days were admittedly very influenced by HR:

http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/alien/hr_giger_alien_IV.jpg

[Magic Man]

Also, the triptych the Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosche has always faccinated me - particularly the far right panel.

http://www.whatispilgrim.com/pilgrim/inspiration/bb/big/Garden_of_Earthly_Delights--Right.jpg

[Undefeated]

Magic Man: The first 3 are by Adam Hughes, the latter 2 Travis Charest. Their work never ceases to blow me away.

And some more:

Hughes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/Aquaman.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/RnT5.jpg

Charest:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/2004-06-2818-14-07girl2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/goldenage_revisted.jpg

[davi]

Kley, Heinrich
http://www.coconino-world.com/modules/kley/kley03/kley3_07.gif
http://www.coconino-world.com/modules/kley/kley02/kley2_02.gif

Sushicam
http://www.sushicam.com/2005/May/050530/_U9S2203.JPG
http://www.sushicam.com/2005/July/050714/KU9S3816.JPG

[Magic Man]

Magic Man: The first 3 are by Adam Hughes, the latter 2 Travis Charest. Their work never ceases to blow me away.

And some more:
Charest:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/2004-06-2818-14-07girl2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/goldenage_revisted.jpg

I am now a Travis Charest fan.

*goes to amazon to see if there are any of his art books to purchase*

[hamster]

Here's a personal favorite( Hughson Hawley) great watercolorist
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/cks/hughsonhawley.jpg

oh and Ian McCaig
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/cks/IanMcCaig.jpg

[DavePalumbo]

Some good ones in here, I actually was going to post The Lady of Shalott myself. That painting is incredible. Since that one's taken, this is another what comes to mind:

http://www.illusionsgallery.com/moorish-chief-L.jpg

not a great image there, but if you've seen the painting you know it's boss.

[fionkell]

Whenever I'm feeling down I just look at this little guy. If he can do it, I can do it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/iolarnula/lilbrudder.jpg

Homestar voice: "Lil' Brudder! He's such a trooper!"

[Smeagol71]

Here's some more...

Love "pop art" and these guys are just some of the masters of it. Here's just the tip of the iceberg with these guys:

Todd Schorr

http://www.toddschorr.com/Gallery/New%202/images/large/2002_purplealian_lg.jpg

Tim Biskup

http://gallerydriver.com/Art/The%2DFurnace%20fr%2Ejpg

Jeff Soto

http://www.crimesagainstart.com/images/Features/Jeff_Soto/soto_timemachine.jpg

If you've never picked up an issue of Juxtapoz (http://www.juxtapoz.com/) magazine...run to get one now. Some great art and really fresh ideas.

[Shinryu]

I remember seeing the FF XII pieace, its brilliant

Cos Koniotis's work is just fucking ace, alot of great stuff in here


here is an image which is good

Alan Lee Merlin

http://www.die3sphaere.de/bilder-galerie/weitere1/images/alan_lee_merlin.jpg


-shin

[one2hit]

this picture schools me everytime I see it, duh.

http://home.comcast.net/~bissett5/steulalia.jpg

[vigostar]

davepalumbo- the last one you posted in breath taking.. amazing...
one2hit- great composition on that last one as well..
To all the Travis fans- that dude is in a league of his own!!!

[Stitchface]

Awesome thread! Love the Rembrandt, Sargent, and Heinrich Kley, and Travis Charest works!!
These often inspire me here:
Museum Morpheus (http://www.museummorpheus.com/contemp/index.htm)

But the one I absolutely love from the first time seeing them is Ernst Fuchs.
Ernst Fuchs Homepage (http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/starteng6.html)
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild60_70/b5.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild60_70/b10gr.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild60_70/b9gr.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild60_70/b2gr.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild60_70/b6.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild70_90/c1.jpg
http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/bild90_00/d4gr.jpg
Lets see some more...

[Ssenkrah Semaj]

There is no one that inspires me more to draw or write than the great Frank Frazetta himself:


http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume1/frank_frazetta_atlantis.jpg


http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume1/frank_frazetta_egyptianqueen.jpg

[Blue]

My primary inspirational artists since I was little..



Clive barker - His character design with the Hellraiser series. Not to mention his writing inspires my own creative writing.
http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05341/hellraiser1.jpg (http://xs.to)
http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05341/hellraisercube.jpg (http://xs.to)

Todd McFarlane - His character design with Spawn. I didn't care much for the story behind spawn though, but the artwork was inspirational.
http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05341/spawn.jpg (http://xs.to)http://xs43.xs.to/pics/05341/viol8r.jpg (http://xs.to)


The styles never found their way into my own style, but they are very reflective in my writing, and all of my art these days is for my writing. :blahblah:

[winjer]

http://winj.kicks-ass.net/emigrants.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/boldini.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/Sardan.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/barlow.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/nihei.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/Miller.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/tsukioka.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/braque.jpg
http://winj.kicks-ass.net/diego.jpg

[Yiako]

This comic:
http://tinypic.com/ay3lhk.jpg

And to be more precise, this page:
http://tinypic.com/ay3mzs.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

This thread is pure genius !

I am so infatuated with the thought put into this compostion and how the entire pic is manipulated in a way best to manipulate the viewer.

Horrible photographs; damned french need to take good pictures of their massive art collection.

Marianne Stokes. Death and the Maiden.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/m503104_89de131_p.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/mastokes1.jpg

[loomer]

Winjer -ahhh shnapp! I thought I was the only person who liked Boldini - VERY underrated artists
..overshadowed by too many of the *superstars* of painting of same time period. I picked up a skinny book of his when I was in Italy...I gotta show ya sometime

[DavidCousens]

Great thread! It's good to see such varied examples too!

[winjer]

yeah boldini is slick as all hell. This is my favorite one by him. Just plain creepy.

http://winj.kicks-ass.net/donna_in_nero.jpg

[egerie]

That picture create inside of me a strange feeling that make me take a pencil and start to draw...

http://personales.ya.com/sanand/SketchBook3/beks53.jpg

Pich
Flatliner : I'm pretty sure it's Beksinski (1929-2005). I saw an AWESOME book of his work a few years ago. There's a thread about him on the forum here. (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39227&highlight=murder)

Pich : I really like the one where he made towers with antenas on top... Striking.

Cheers !

[Magic Man]

yeah boldini is slick as all hell. This is my favorite one by him. Just plain creepy.

http://winj.kicks-ass.net/donna_in_nero.jpg

WOW! Something just leaps out and strikes you with this one.

[Magic Man]

Flatliner : I'm pretty sure it's Beksinski (1929-2005). I saw an AWESOME book of his work a few years ago. There's a thread about him on the forum here. (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39227&highlight=murder)

Pich : I really like the one where he made towers with antenas on top... Striking.

Cheers !

He died this year? Aw fuck... =(

[Izi]

Some new: Timothy Bradstreet, I just picked up a copy of his beautiful new "Maximum Black" book, which is, for all intents and purposes, my new study guide. I've been an admirer of his ever since I picked up an RPG game book featuring his art at a garage sale when I was in highschool. (I never played RPG's, but concept art of that quality was hard to come by then) This is the image that really amazed me. To me nobody does "character" these days like Timothy Bradstreet.

[winjer]

If you've never seen Bouguereau (he is not widely published) then you simply must go to http://www.artrenewal.org/ and check out their massive collection of Bouguereau's work




:nohope:

[Plagu£]

Pretty much everything Mr. Phil Hale does inspires me.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/kdingman/phil.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/kdingman/phil-3.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/kdingman/phil-4.jpg

Some cool stuff in here guys, like what i see.

[maxetormer]

I was a little uninspired today and seeing this thread got all
my juices running in all directions again he he :^^:
so I had to chip in with some of my personal inspirations:

Steven Stahlberg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6199/hitchhiker49in.jpg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6988/jealousy80lz.jpg

Moebious

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/5339/moebius4yq.jpg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/8524/mob81bd.jpg

Olga Dugina and Andrej Dugin

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/4034/illustration044qi.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5204/illustration097ko.jpg


and many more that are already on some
of the previous post as well :^^:

[Smeagol71]

Le Couloir de l'Opera by Jean Beraud

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10054000/10054849.jpg

[dfacto]

Martiniere:
http://www.martiniere.com/hostiletakeover.jpg

?:
http://www.robotechresearch.com/reference/biblography/Macross/tiamplus.jpg

And all of the dinotopia art. It rocks.

[Torgovix]

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/2977/1celt12gt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Vercingetorix surrendering to ceaser. This painting conveys such emoition. I love it.

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/3954/perwachen24al.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Brilliant colours and so dynamic.

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/1664/c0076wr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This guys helmet is the definition of awesome.

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/4945/figure58iv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This illustraion is an example of how lineart can be the equal of a painting in quality.

[AmishCommy]

why is this not a sticky?

[Hamsta]

An illustration teacher showed me this among others, this is just my favorite.

Tim Biskup
http://www.timbiskup.com/images/paintings/channeler.jpg

[Smeagol71]

Tim Biskup rocks! Met him at a gallery in Philly, he and Andrew Brandou, and he was a really cool cat. Actually gave me the hat off his head! Pretty neat show that night.

Love his work and can't get enough of it myself...here's my favorite of his:

THE FURNACE

http://gallerydriver.com/Art/The%2DFurnace%20fr%2Ejpg

[Prometheus|ANJ]

http://web.telia.com/~u48508900/samussprite.gif
http://web.telia.com/~u48508900/megamansprite.gif

[Zaknafain]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/Dante_et_Virgile_au_Enfers.jpg
I'm wondring why this image wasn't posted yet.

And of course very inspirational: All the Art from Icewinddale II (Justin Sweet & Jason Manley mostly):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/concept_char_10.jpg

[Magic Man]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/Dante_et_Virgile_au_Enfers.jpg
I'm wondring why this image wasn't posted yet.

Holy lord, thats is amazing - who did this one?

[Dizon]

Holy lord, thats is amazing - who did this one?

The late great William Bouguereau. Check his stuff out at www.artrenewal.org

[Magic Man]

Thanks mate - that site keeps popping up...bookmarked.

[flatliner]

As soon as I saw those two peices of Phil Hale I was compelled to see more. Ive order GOAD: The Many Moods of Phile Hale and its just arrived. WEEEEOOO. Awsome stuff, thanks Plagu£, youve made my month, year, whatever! :cheerleader: :bow:

[Dizon]

Thanks mate - that site keeps popping up...bookmarked.

IM surpirsed you dont know him. But dont expect to find similar subject matter like the one present on that painting.

[waronmars]

I hope nobody here is flogging bandwidth, someone had some trouble with people from another forum stealing from them in a similar type of thread.

some of my personal favourite old masters; rubens
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/jminis72/SanJorgeyelDragonRubens1577.jpg

durer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/jminis72/durer.gif

renoir
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/jminis72/renoir.jpg

wright
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/jminis72/bird_400.jpg

raphael
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/jminis72/Raphael16.jpg

Vercingetorix surrendering is also a fave of mine

[daqu]

dope

http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1724.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1711.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh236.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh232.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh251.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh263.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1600.jpg
http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1798.jpg
^can you believe this is a painting?

his site (http://www.helnwein.com/news/update/abstracts_1.html)

this guy just makes we want to do art

[Dizon]

Really??? wow....

[obid619]

dope



this guy just makes we want to do art

I swear to you I have not been this much inspired by one artist before. Thanks for posting this. I have been viewing his main page the whole day. I am awe struck. Gotta buy his book.

[Fellah.]

Great thread dudes! And sweet to see Moebius stuff here! Does Cos have a website - i really would like to see more!!!

[damdischink]

awesome thread!!!
here's a drawing that took my breath away when I first saw ithttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/Her_Silent_Silhouette.jpg


The following are CG done by Eunhee Choi. It's beautifully define!
1. Shaiya
2. Etaine
3. (foregot the name)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/shaiya_tw.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/97bzo-Etaine.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/97bzo-Etaine-underwater.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/butterfly-a02.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/butterfly-a01.jpg

[CaptainInsano]

Holy lord, thats is amazing - who did this one?

Holy shit, that's a Bouguereau?! I thought he only painted bored shepard girls. That is freakin amazing! Bouguereau is beginning to surpass Sargent as my faviorte painter.

[JERI]

I look at this guy's stuff and I get whisked away to a strange yet familiar world.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/825/11196146374470gm.gif

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1379/11196095850453wa.jpg

[nicolas]

who is that guy Jeri?! that stuff is frickin sweet!

[Dizon]

ey JERI, is that for a game??? Looks crazy....Reminds me of the environments in FF7.

[poise]

Jeffery Jones..

http://ulster.net/~jonesart/camelback.jpg

http://ulster.net/~jonesart/tarzantree1.jpg

http://ulster.net/~jonesart/woundedlion.JPG

http://ulster.net/~jonesart/idyl1.jpg

and Robert McGinnis..

http://www.mcginnispaintings.com/Categories/Ladies/Portraits/por4.jpeg

All these peices intrigue and inspire me for their aesthetics along with their subject matter.

[Blue]

Couple images that get my creativity flowing by Skan Fudicoise (http://www.ein-forum.com/skcon.htm). It kills me he is my age.

http://www.ein-forum.com/pic/skgall/gallV/FDG02.jpg
http://www.ein-forum.com/pic/skgall/gallV/FDG01.jpg
http://www.ein-forum.com/pic/skgall/gallkos/KOS_XERAPH_ALPHA.jpg
http://www.ein-forum.com/pic/skgall/gallkos/KOS_DIALNO_CRUSADER.jpg
http://www.ein-forum.com/pic/skgall/gallsmtest/SMN_001-4.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Holy shit, that's a Bouguereau?! I thought he only painted bored shepard girls. That is freakin amazing! Bouguereau is beginning to surpass Sargent as my faviorte painter.

He did more than his fair share of bored shepard girls but he's got some other really nice stuff:

http://www.artrenewal.com/museum/b/Bouguereau_William/bio1.asp

Don't know if you've ever been to artrenewal.com; great way to kill some time.

[K-17]

I might get stereotyped after this but here goes.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8463/17jf1.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2648/aya8ir.jpg
http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/5316/boogiepop6fv.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7531/alex6qs.jpg

Yoshitoshi Abe: Serial Experiments Lain and Haibane Renmei
http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/6499/lain0yl.jpg
http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/5520/reki0oz.jpg

Hiroaki Samura: Mugen no Jyuunin - aka Blade of the Immortal
http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/4949/rin7dr.jpg
http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/3929/manji7ns.jpg
http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/5538/2manji4pd.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Check out Jean-Léon Gérôme:
http://www.artrenewal.com/asp/database/art.asp?aid=9
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/Police_Verso.jpg

Face Zero: Kim Sung Jin
http://facezero.com.ne.kr/a.html
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/facezero.jpg

[Kittywolf13]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7531/alex6qs.jpg



In case you dont know who the artist is from that last exile image, its Range Murata. i have serveral of his art books and their all beautiful! nice to see another fan of his art! :)

[K-17]

I know. Just didn't want to get too specific with these (not that i think any less of him). Most people know him for Last Exile, but his work in Blue Submarine no.6 is really cool too. Just harder to come by.

I only don't know the name of the person who did that illustration for Boogiepop Phantom (the white/purple one). But that's lazyness more than anything.

[JackalAnubis]

http://photobucket.com/albums/v357/Doobers/Savonnerie_de_Bagnolet_1897_37x51.jpg

[JERI]

who is that guy Jeri?! that stuff is frickin sweet!

The dude's from Japan, I think he's called Empire Boy. Here's his site: http://tksn.web.infoseek.co.jp/

[dadamafia]

i love this thread

[Magic Man]

Check out Jean-Léon Gérôme:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/Police_Verso.jpg


That just owns on so many fucking levels.

[ulvdemon]

I love concept art, but these two off the top of my head inspire me:

ukitakumuki

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/fbca01e7.jpg

and James Hawkins:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/906e211f.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/grfx_charac4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/grfx_deadbot.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/grfx_gunfreakX.jpg
These are just off of the top of my head, I know I like more then those two.

[Dizon]

The dude's from Japan, I think he's called Empire Boy. Here's his site: http://tksn.web.infoseek.co.jp/

Im enjoying this guy's environment work. His imagination is limitless.

props to Hawkins

Ladys and Gents....MARS-1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Brittain/electricmonkey_lrg.jpg

[aiRaGe]

ulvdemon - Wow, i've never seen this one before from Kai. SOme of his work really inspires me :rendered:

Guess i'm addicted to Landscapes and SciFi-stuff :D


http://fs4.deviantart.com/i/2004/262/9/e/Sentinel_by_ANTIFAN_REAL.jpg

http://fs4.deviantart.com/i/2004/270/7/e/Radiance_by_ANTIFAN_REAL.jpg

[Zaknafain]

I like this thread. Found some interesting artists I didn't knew before.

[K-17]

ukitakumuki

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/ulvdemon/fbca01e7.jpg

That is just so awesome.

[Farvus]

http://www.ebookrate.com/bonnard.jpeg

Pierre Bonnard "Dining Room in the Country" - this piece always inspire me to experiment with colours

http://images.gildia.pl/komiks/komiksy/thorgal/12/skan2/w640/

Everything from comic artist Grzegorz Rosiński.

[Snowsfall]

http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/El_Jaleo_NI.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Sargent_John_Singer_Street_in_Venice.jpg



http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/The_lady_of_shalott_study_JW.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Hylas_and_the_Nymphs.jpg



http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Dicksee_Sir_Frank_Passion.jpg

[Nadim]

http://www.toulouselautrec.free.fr/peintures/peintures0009.jpg

Toulouse-Lautrec

[DSillustration]

probably my single favorite artist ever:
Jules Bastien-Lepage,
Died at age 36!
http://www.classiccrossstitch.com/pictures/Working/wo166.jpg

http://www.artxchangenetwork.com/gallery%5CB%5CBastien-Lepage_Jules%5CBastien_Lepage_Les_Foins.jpg

http://www.artxchangenetwork.com/gallery%5CB%5CBastien-Lepage_Jules%5CBastien_Lepage_Saison_d-Octobre_Recolte_des_pommes_de_terre.jpg

http://pds.egloos.com/pds/1/200403/29/18/a0011518_433493.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_89.21.1.jpg

[tensai]

JERI - havent seen these before. really nice, who made these?


tensai


I look at this guy's stuff and I get whisked away to a strange yet familiar world.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/825/11196146374470gm.gif

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1379/11196095850453wa.jpg

[vigostar]

That Helwein dude... almost made me vomit.... he is so skilled with so many mediums... and he produces a ton of work.. i really dont think that guy sleeps... ever...

Im glad someone threw HawkPrey in the mix.. He rocks..

And Im a HUGE fan of Michael Hussar... His work is incredible...

Heres my contribution.... I found these two dudes about a month ago and was blown away by their artwork.. i posted these samples on my sketchgroup thread...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/character_002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/metamorphosis.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/chopper_.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/cafe.jpg
http://img.phothttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/little_onion_www.jpgobucket.com/albums/v402/vigostar/golem_final.jpg

[poise]

http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/El_Jaleo_NI.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Sargent_John_Singer_Street_in_Venice.jpg



http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/The_lady_of_shalott_study_JW.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Hylas_and_the_Nymphs.jpg



http://files.photojerk.com/Snowsfall/Dicksee_Sir_Frank_Passion.jpg


I love these also!!! Waterhouse is one of my favorites for sure!! hey hows it going by the way I met you at the painting thingy on Sun. see you around :)

[nordmark]

http://www.gamingeye.com/skarmdumpar/bilder/103/35732-large.jpg

[l.e.b]

You can see the man walking on the B
i would love to go and see this in LA
http://www.saberone.com/graf/photos/pieceriverpiece.JPEG

[nordmark]

l.e.b : isnt really that much too see... the whole piece has been painted over by other writers, so it's kind of destroyed

[Dizon]

how about this for Bouguereau.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Bouguereau_William_Les_Oreades_1902.jpg

[Slash]

Watching this thread have made me so inspired that i think im glowing.

[FrostSathanas]

this photo always warms me up

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1826/nattefrost8oc.jpg

[Zaknafain]

how about this for Bouguereau.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Bouguereau_William_Les_Oreades_1902.jpg
thx for posting this, didn't saw that before.

Reminds me of this:
http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume2/frank_frazetta_thegodmakers.jpg


Perhaps its just me but I'm seeing muchas influence in Frazettas work:
http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume1/frank_frazetta_cornered.jpg
and
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=975&stc=1

[Dizon]

thx for posting this, didn't saw that before.

Reminds me of this:
http://www.die-einherjar.de/volume2/frank_frazetta_thegodmakers.jpg

or Rubens hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Fall_of_the_Rebel_Angels_WGA.jpg

amazing how they organized all those figures.

[Zaknafain]

amazing... I always liked mass scenes like this.

[nordmark]

http://www.mattwood3d.com/image_pages/images/silverm.jpg

:)

[Azrael]

Great thread Magic!
I have recently found inspiration in painting done by a Ukranian-born artist who is fairly new in the fine arts circuit, Vladimir Kush (not sure about the spelling). I enjoy his art not just for the brilliant colors and composition, but also for the great metaphors that he paints.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/jmbcreative/1155.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/jmbcreative/1143.jpg
I believe this one is by Hoon. Just one his many greats.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/jmbcreative/drawn-in-limbo01limbus-HOON.jpg

[JeffZNY]

DS- I remember the first time I saw that painting of Joan of Arc at the Met. It completely floored me. It was 1997 (I remember because it was the last year that the Rangers made the playoffs, and a security guard came over to me to compliment me on my jersey and predict that we were gonna kick the Devil's ass. I was 14 or 15 at the time and at first terrified I was in trouble for drooling on the painting). To this day I can't exactly put my finger on what enthralls me so about it, but I highly recommend ppl track it down if you're ever near the Met. I can't find a photo anywhere on the web that remotely does it justice. In fact, I feel motivated...maybe I'll head over there right now.

[Barts]

Anything by Linda Berkgvist, she's got amazing skills.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Barts_22/nelicquele.jpg

[Magic Man]

or Rubens hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Fall_of_the_Rebel_Angels_WGA.jpg

amazing how they organized all those figures.

oh dear lord...amazing.

[Yiako]

http://tinypic.com/ebehk8.jpg

[blankslatejoe]

great thread guys.

i REALLY wish I could find better images of this Mathew Harwood's stuff. He's always been on of my favorite artists, but nothing compares to see his work in person... it's tough to tell, but it's actually a 3d drawing done on cut, assembled paper.

http://www.zenithgallery.com/shows/new_artists/harwood/andre.jpg

anyone in the DC area should go to the torpedo factory in alexandria and check out his stuff... he'll let you thumb through his sketchbook too if you ask..which is amazing.

Also, suprised this guy hasn't popped up yet:
BWS, the definitive conan artist.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1560973935.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://www.afn.org/~afn31010/jpg/bws_con.jpg

[IMG]http://www.guidiagency.it/Articoli/pan1.JPG
http://www.barrywindsor-smith.com/marvel/hc.html

http://barrywindsor-smith.com/Sagaimages/saga4.gif

http://barrywindsor-smith.com/Sagahtml/saga5.html

http://www.barrywindsor-smith.com/gorblimey/cygp2.gif

http://www.barrywindsor-smith.com/gorblimey/cygp7.gif

[Fayt]

http://static.animexx.de/fanart02/fanart/77684/344650.jpeg
http://static.animexx.de/fanart02/fanart/69839/465920.jpeg

[draw]

One of my favourites from the Queensland Art Gallery.

Sydney Long 1897 Spirit of the Plains 24 x 51 inches

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/10100502.jpg


It's like the best work Norman Lindsay never did.


*EDIT* SYDNEY LONG

[Idiot Apathy]

Thats really beautiful, going to have to look this guy up.

[morbidhumor]

Sienkiewicz.
I wish I could find better quality images to post.

http://home.comcast.net/~bcrart/picadillyangel.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bcrart/image19.jpg

[Undefeated]

Bill Sienkiewicz! Nice one.

I remember my first exposure to him was seeing his actual pencils - in an old X-Men comic with Dracula as the villain - and I loved his work. And his painted stuff..awesome.

[draw]

I'm so glad this got a response. It is sure is beautiful imo. Sorry if there was any confusion, I previously misspelled the artists name; now corrected.

[Idiot Apathy]

Can't find but one or two paintings by Sydney Long, a pity. You know of any sites?

[vigostar]

yiako- I saw that painting in Artist magazine.. they nominated it for one the best portraits ever... amazing painting it really is..

[Fellah.]

Damn, draw - that long piece is beautiful!

[draw]

Yep, I'm going to steal it... one day (twiggles fingers) hehe

Seriously though, I I don't know F.A. about Sydney Long, apart from the fact that this picture stuck in my head after my, (lies), numerous visits to the QLD National Gallery. I've since found some other choice landscapes by him on the net.

Just spreading the joy..

[Idiot Apathy]

Well spread the joy of those too already, I can't find squat!

[McJee]

Anything by Linda Berkgvist, she's got amazing skills.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Barts_22/nelicquele.jpg

I was going to suggest this same exact piece. I love her work.

Another piece of hers that I love is this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/Amarillus/spoiled.jpg

It's the kind of piece where after you look at it for a while you see that it's actually rather creepy.

[Dizon]

that looks steamy har har

[AndyLC]

http://gamer.no/bilder/xbox/mechassault/2.jpg
Mechwarriors, for purely negative reasons. (it is like when somebody sees a picture of a starving child in Africa, it inspires them to eliminate hunger or something like that)


and...

http://www.frazettaartgallery.com/ff/bio/1940/snowman_early.jpeg

Frank Frazetta did this when he was a little kid. I think it's just awesome to see his 'early work' like that, hahah.

http://www.frazettaartgallery.com/ff/bio/1950/frank_lay_bike.jpeg
and that. That's just awesome. He's such a great painter and all, yet still lives such a macho life.

[draw]

I am loving that Linda Bergkvist <3 <3

Here's more I found by Sydney Long for those interested..


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/image01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/202216_lr.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/9.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/8.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/markfeiler2004/deep_creek.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Man, this guy's color palette is inspiring.

[Dizon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Mrs_Ernest_G_Raphael.jpg

Mr. Sargent, I am dumbfounded by your brilliance.

This thread should be stickied. PLS!:yayca:

[Blue]

This picture has been one of my favorites for a while now.

http://features.cgsociety.org/galleryimages/57050/Bodhisattva.jpg

[Blue]

And this one..

http://features.cgsociety.org/galleryimages/47197/butterfly.jpg

[Flake]

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/2141/ophelia21tl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/1162/tempestcopy9bz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9871/boreas7fj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/6225/madamex4ku.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Flake]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6990/deepestred0fq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4932/leightonmrsjamesguthrie3sf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Snarfevs]

http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/6876/masthrilling0035ag.jpg

Recent source of inspiration. By Masamune Shirow, from one of the Intron Depot artbooks.

[Idiot Apathy]

Ok seriously could everyone at least put the name of the artist with the post? It's impossible to track some of these down and would be a shame if we never could.

[Blue]

I am pretty sure Chain_jain is a member of CA, actually. Noah, i think just CGTalk.

[Madman!]

Anything by Iain McCaig..
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/img/gallery/gallery_pops/mccaig/mccaigg.jpg

[Flake]

Ok seriously could everyone at least put the name of the artist with the post? It's impossible to track some of these down and would be a shame if we never could.

If that's aimed at me, sorry, tracklisting is.

1,2,3) Waterhouse
4) Sargent
5) Vettriano
6) Leighton

[Snarfevs]

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1194/subtleenergyprotocolbyhoon7go.jpg

Subtle Energy Protocol by HOON
The guy's a genius.

[Undefeated]

Another comic image from me...I think Rick Leonardi is one of the great underrated artists, an exceptional storyteller. I'm having a hard time even finding many images of his to post! A great, fast and loose style that really gets me going.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Undefeated/21267019774.gif

[Blue]

Meats Meier always gets my juices flowing. I love his stuff.

http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/15128/15128_1106693350.jpg

http://www.3dartspace.com/web/wireHead_jpgs/wireHead_jpgs/WireHead_w_frame_1500.jpg

[Feyz]

wow.. I love this thread.

[Rebecca]

http://jdillon.net/emergencefin.jpg

http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/El_Jaleo.jpg

http://somefield.com/posted/waddle-alice-1.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7404/aiw0jr.jpg

http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/ArtH132/galleries/images/fullsize/fs_Gauguin_Vision.jpg

http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/ArtH132/galleries/images/fullsize/fs_Ingres_Odalisque.jpg

[Ian Mack]

Just one for now.

http://www.basementlife.ca/ca/P1010024.JPG

[Ive]

esad's work was always very inspiring to me...
http://www.imakinarium.net/comic/ABC%20autores/R/Ribic%20Esad/3x3/9.jpg
http://www.anthonysnyder.com/art/erloki2p20.jpg

also mood in sixio's pix always leaves me speechless
http://images.gfxartist.com/images/MemberGalleryItem/full/81389.jpg
wow

[Hunger_Artist]

BUMP!!
cool, theres a few of these I havent seen yet!
I only remember who 2 of these artists are, sadly..

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~carbeu20/favs.jpg

keep posting more stuff plz

[D.Labruyere]

here is one of van Goyen which always inspired me;

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/vangoyen.jpg

[Dizon]

here is one of van Goyen which always inspired me;

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/vangoyen.jpg

beautiful.

Speaking of landscapes, here is one by William Merritt Chase:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Chase_William_Merritt_Sunny_Afterno.jpg

[Brall]

I really like this artist and the detailed scenes he portrays...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Brall/TitaniaSleeping.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Brall/Dadd_Richard_The_Fairy_Feller-s_Mas.jpg

Heh, almost forgot, his name is Richard Dadd.

[flatliner]

I feel childish posting this among such great work but:
http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/UltHulk_Wolv/ULTWOLH002.jpg

[DSillustration]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/Brall/Dadd_Richard_The_Fairy_Feller-s_Mas.jpg
Heh, almost forgot, his name is Richard Dadd.
i saw that painting in real life...
i cant begin to tell you how incredible it was!
my monitor is at a pretty high rez,
and the original ( i swear ) was not much larger than this scan is on my screen!!!
the guy was a complete nut job apparently,
and spent a large portion of his life in an institution painting these insanely high-detailed paintings.
this scan doesnt begin to do the piece justice.

[Elwell]

the guy was a complete nut job apparently
Yes, in his early twenties he went quite mad and stabbed his father to death. While trying to escape to France he attacked someone else with a straight razor, was aprehended, and spent the next forty years in Bedlam and Broadmore, where he produced the works he's famous for.

Here's another: A Bachannalian Scene

[Carnifex]

flatliner-friggin awesome.

this of course is even better in real life
http://it.games-workshop.com/assets/images/warhammer/skaven/artwork/artwork_cover.jpg
(our wonderfully cheesy warhammer universe)

[vigostar]

i love insane artists!!!

[meesta spawkoro]

"triton and the mermaid" by boris vallejo
the first time i saw this was in a gallery in toronto on sale for $25,000.
i would've stared at it for hours, but the snobby bitch who worked in the gallery was following me around like i was
going to steal something >:{
http://www.darknecropolis.com/images/Boris%20Vallejo%20-%20Mirage%2028%20Triton%20and%20the%20Mermaid.jpg

[D.Labruyere]

flatliner-friggin awesome.

this of course is even better in real life
http://it.games-workshop.com/assets/images/warhammer/skaven/artwork/artwork_cover.jpg
(our wonderfully cheesy warhammer universe)

I've always loved this one of all the GW art (not to mention that they all can paint like mad there :x )

more gw art;

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/1-big.gif

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/haldor/wp01-1024x768.jpg

hm, yeah they are the reason I started drawing and stuff, always wanted (and still want) to be as good as they are... :^^;: still a long way to go

[Snarfevs]

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/4735/judithslayingholofernes0vc.jpg

Judith vs. Holofernes! WHO WILL WIN?

[timpaatkins]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/timoat05460/kramskoy2.jpg

Ivan Kramskoy, Unknown Woman 1883

Most recent one for me, from the Russian Ex. at the guggenheim, just struck me quite hard, the look in her eyes is just so damn... I dont know, and says something about the guts of the artist.

Btw, crap photo, her coat is dark purple and face is much warmer irl.

Tim

[Slash]

Lets see if this works...

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1263&stc=1&d=1132367855

oh well, didnt quite work the way i wanted it to. but click the link, and you'll see my current desktop image. Every time i look at that, it takes me right back, and im instantly inspired!

[Poohgee]

Great thread magicman ...

inspired by .. Auerbach ,da Vinci ,Klee ,Turner ,really like Monet (saw some in real (damn good :)) ,yeah ... Giger (all though it all looks a bit similair sometimes just in my opinion), Degas , Kandinsky ,Lucien Freud (amazing :)) ,Matisse ,Renoir ,Degas ,photorealist stuff impresses me like Ingres & many other alike ,Mucha ,beautiful design (like cars .. maschinery .. jewellery .. ) stuff around of course ,Phil Hale ,Greg Spalenka ,art on CA ,John Harris ,Piet Mondrian ,Georgia O'Keffee (SPLN ?) ,Franz Marc,Picasso(although I stop liking him a bit since finding out that he wasnt the loveliest of guys to have around) ,Duchamp ,Giacomo Balla & I guess other Futurism one's ,Delaunay ,generally many of the German Expresionists ,Gustav Klimt ,Vincent van Gogh ,all the weird ones which are scarry or strange depicting anger .. fear .. hell .. all that stuff no matter what movement ,fashion ,music videos .

Will post images soon .

[Monkeylizard]

most of craig mullins work :dur:
http://goodbrush.com/cm/albums/finished_sketches/eatery.jpg
http://goodbrush.com/cm/albums/finished_sketches/hovercraft_checkin.jpg
http://goodbrush.com/cm/albums/finished_sketches/girlmech.jpg

[unknown_epiphany]

Liam Sharp, Alphone Mucha, and Charles Santore are my top three fave artists. first is Liam Sharp, Mucha, Santore. (actually met Santore in september it was so freakin sweet)

http://www.hulkart.com/collective/liamsharppinup.jpg

http://archiv.radio.cz/img/espanol/mucha-plakat2.jpg

http://www.askart.com/photos/others/28781.jpg

[Magic Man]

http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/El_Jaleo.jpg


Oh mama...this one talks. :x

[Magic Man]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/timoat05460/kramskoy2.jpg

Ivan Kramskoy, Unknown Woman 1883

Most recent one for me, from the Russian Ex. at the guggenheim, just struck me quite hard, the look in her eyes is just so damn... I dont know, and says something about the guts of the artist.

Btw, crap photo, her coat is dark purple and face is much warmer irl.

Tim

Dear lord :x

Amazing work.

[dCepT]

I saw Idiot Apathy post G&#233;r&#244;me's Police Verso on the first page, I'm definately into his work as well.. couple of my favourites that he did:

"Prayer on the Housetops" I'm just lovin' the atmosphere in this one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Uncategorized/Prayer_on_the_Housetops.jpg

"Cave Canem" (Beware of the dog) Kicks ass on so many levels.. title/subject matter makes me stop and think for a while every time I check it out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Uncategorized/Cave_Canem.jpg

There are a BUNCH of his pieces sitting in my inspiration-folder, but ya'll can check him out at (you guessed it!) The Art Renewal Centre :)

peace

d-C

[REEF]

Do not think this compares much to some of the masters here but the origins to my inspirations starts with a game called Metal Gear Solid.

Yoji Shinkawa, just love his style in getting details to pop out.
very similar to rowan cassidy's work.

http://yojishinkawa.com/pics/art/7b.gif

not a big anime fan then again its not anime (well not quite)

http://yojishinkawa.com/pics/art/3b.gif

and ther are the pictures of the inner workings of muscle by Da Vinci and then there is well conceptart.org

[creatix]

Here's quite a few.
http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/hallway.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/hands.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/streetfoot.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/ceiling.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/runaway.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/sturmsdeath.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/gandalf.jpg

http://www.gladiatornation.com/imagedump/childsplay.jpg

[Dizon]

Andrew Wyeth's "Tomorrow the Outer Shoals"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/patdzon/Wyeth_Andrew_Tomorrow_The_Outer_Sho.jpg

luminous

[luxun]

creatix: aint that first one from onimusha 3?

[Recursive_End]

Its a painting from Craig Mullins, here's his web site http://goodbrush.com/
he often does some designs for games and movies.

[Chance.]

One of my favorite lord of the rings paintings of all time. By John Howe

http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/fantasy/Tolkien/mordor.jpg

there is just something about the orc with the whip...

[arghmisfit]

gerome is easily one of my favorite painters.

http://www.kingsgalleries.com/1024x768/galleries/gerome/expanded/63.jpg

http://www.kingsgalleries.com/1024x768/galleries/gerome/expanded/3.jpg

http://www.kingsgalleries.com/1024x768/galleries/gerome/expanded/48.jpg

jim phillips

http://www.artground.com/forum/hendrix.jpg

http://www.jimphillips.com/skate/skulldeck.gif http://www.jimphillips.com/skate/skulldetail.gif

[Interceptor]

Philo Noto

http://www.notoart.com/Pitt.jpg

http://www.notoart.com/marvelsketch.jpg

http://www.notoart.com/BK1.jpg

[Recursive_End]

http://pix.nofrag.com/31/b0/e9f9be235dc234d1a9affd670fc0.jpg
http://pix.nofrag.com/82/f1/0b40803ee8a181127090e220e7d7.jpg
http://pix.nofrag.com/5e/a3/3ed9cf575372e3c67c776b968cb8.jpg

And this forum is an inspiration of its own. A real gold mine.

[vigostar]

wow those pics are great.. is that real?? the second one?

[Recursive_End]

Yeah actually it is. Dunno where it is exactly, but they use is to dig mines. I cant find alot of info about it :/
http://pix.nofrag.com/cd/a8/d3fc01dac28a598b0adfd5cc1995.jpg

[sour]

http://pix.nofrag.com/82/f1/0b40803ee8a181127090e220e7d7.jpg

this scares the almighty shit out of me.

[Marko Djurdjevic]

These things are coal diggers from the Ruhrpott in Germany. They're pretty amazing and huge.

[sour]

and fucking scary. i seriously have never seen something like that and until you just posted i assumed it was some sort of photoshopped blah. i would not get within ten miles of that thing.

[Interceptor]

I'm down with that, sour. That thing... it just scary.

[Carnifex]

because it looks like a giant chainsaw.
whoa.

[timpaatkins]

bump!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/timoat05460/zdzislaw_beksinski_1980_4.jpg
and check this guy out:
http://www.beksinski.pl/


Z. Beksinski

[Eveningkiss]

as silly as it sounds, My inspiration actualy comes from Jonathon Earl Bowser. He paints on a scale I can only dream to acheive one day. this is my absolute favorite.

http://jonathonart.com/awak-x.jpg

It shows me what can be acomplished with some patience and dicipline.

[Recursive_End]

http://www.spawn.com/comics/THECROW/monthly/images/crow_comic_cover_004_cl.jpg

[Gloominati]

on of my absolute main inspirations, mr HPX:

http://www.hpx1.com/modules/coppermine/albums/illos/fullmmoon.jpg
http://www.hpx1.com/modules/coppermine/albums/sketch/mechanike.jpg
http://www.hpx1.com/modules/coppermine/albums/illos/_sniper.jpg


and of course michelangelo:

http://www.artrenewal.com/images/artists/m/Michelangelo/large/study1.jpg
http://www.artrenewal.com/images/artists/m/Michelangelo/large/Michelangelo_Study_for_an_ignudo_red_chalk_279_x_2 14mm.jpg

[powerman_x]

Escher anyone???
http://www.b3co.com/fotos/unfiled/escher_auto.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Lets see:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/deceitdonesmalljustincherry.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/losttowerverysmalljustincherry.jpg
These two are Justin Cherry, www.Nivbed.com.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/17_girl_blood.jpg
This one is JSM, http://jsm-art.com

[Priscilla Hernandez]

my favourite illustrator , took this from google search
Arthur Rackham

http://www.free-form.ch/collection/s21.jpg
and other of my favourite illustrators John Bauer
http://www.johnbauer.se/bilder/tuv.jpg

[powerman_x]

this scares the almighty shit out of me.


If you think driving a hummer adds a foot to the size of your dee, imagine what this does to your masculinity.

Ashton Kutcher has nothing on whoever drives this thing.

[Hanuka]

@Recursive_End:
phil hale? looks so hale-ish... but i havent seen it before.

[Madman!]

Hanuka: I believe that's Kent Williams http://www.kentwilliams.com/

[Autarkis]

Im definitely amazed by some of the artists shown in this thread that I had never heard about. I'll post my inspiration later on ( and awesome to see bouguereau fans in here :) )

[Recursive_End]

at hanuka: you can also find some of he's work at www.spawn.com . Look for the comic The Crow, he did most of the covers.

[Hanuka]

thanks, impressive stuff that is.

[N D Hill]

H. R. Giger

http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/necronom/hr_giger_necronom_IV.jpg

http://www.fred-katrin.de/giger/necronom/hr_giger_necronom_III.jpg

Wayne Barlowe

http://www.waynebarlowe.com/expedition_images/daggerwrist.jpg

http://www.waynebarlowe.com/inferno_images/barlowe_tallweenhead.jpg

http://www.waynebarlowe.com/inferno_images/barlowe_holdabrick.jpg

http://www.waynebarlowe.com/inferno_images/barlowe_littlelegbeast.jpg

Of course, our very own Android Jones. (hope you don't mind dude)

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/MP2_BONUS/blogg_1.jpg

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/MP2_BONUS/space_pirate.jpg

I see Prostate_Sunrise already has work up here so I'll leave him alone.

[jubilee]

old masters artwork has always inspired me. I dont know if I could pick a specific one. I've seen very few in person but I did manage to get to the museum here in CT (Hartford) and saw a painting they were restoring : Benjamin West's The Raising of Lazarus which left me on a bench with my mouth hanging open for a good twenty minutes.

my first insprirations were book covers though.

michael whelan

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/2223/snowqueen4jj.jpg

boris

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/4620/0020qw.jpg

the cover for Dragonsong by Elizabeth Malczynski which I cant find anymore :(


there was one by keith parkinson.. but I cant find it either :^^;:

[daqu]

more phil hale

http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_specter.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_masks.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_st.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_clown.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_knife.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_dog.jpg
http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_sw2.jpg

sry for the big dump

[Elwell]

as silly as it sounds, My inspiration actualy comes from Jonathon Earl Bowser.
You and Saddam Hussein have something in common (http://www.jonathonart.com/saddam.html), then.

[glikster]

When I first saw this by Albrecht Altdorfer, it blew me away

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/glickart/5battle.jpg

Also, more contemporary, Jon J. Muth rocks

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/glickart/Muth-fashion.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/glickart/MuthSS1.jpg

[AndreasM]

more phil hale
...
...
...
sry for the big dump

Sorry? thanks alot, man. GOAD really doesn't do his work justice..

whoah, strange grammar..

[waronmars]

i picked up some mad magazines the other day, they have alot of slick caricatures.
http://www.tomrichmond.com/portfolio/mad/mad3_sub5.html
by tom richmond, great caricatures

[Magic Man]

more phil hale

http://www.allenspiegelfinearts.com/hale_dog.jpg

sry for the big dump

Hahaha, that one is awesome, never seen this one before.

[Tigermilk]

phil hale is the shit.

first off, anything from this thred (anything from this guy at all) :: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13996


And then there's Alvaro Tapia, he's fuckin amazing.
http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/42351.jpg

http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/47761.jpg

http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/28050.jpg

http://www.riotminds.com/dvarg1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/Fengald/andras%20grejor/trollkarlstor.jpg

http://www.riotminds.com/bilder/nyheter/bulturer.jpg

and this thred. haha

[VOGLER/ART]

Bernie Wrightson
http://www.kamikazebrothers.com/images/bw%20frankenstein.gif
Chris Bachalo
http://www.newsarama.com/Marvel/CAPA021002_100.jpg
Syd Mead
http://accad.osu.edu/~waynec/history/images/tron-images/Syd_Mead_cycleThumb.jpg

[vigostar]

BERNIE Wrightston is the reason I draw the way I do. Well, him and Giger.. he's amazing that Bernie... anyways.. just found this guy from a link on phil noto's site. Bob Peak.. i thought it was pretty impressive so i thought u guys might feel the same..
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0274.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0272.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0279.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0271.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0259.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/0270.jpeg

Kent Williams
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/13.jpeg
http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd6/138208/37.jpeg

[AmishCommy]

rob, SoI had a show of Bob Peak's work a few months ago. that dawing was there.

[vigostar]

FUCK!!!! I always miss the goos shit.,. he's really good.. i like how he mixes a litte absraction to his paintings..

[blacky]

Escher anyone???


Hell yeah, this guys's one of my favourites
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Guillibert/lizards.gif
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Guillibert/hands.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/Guillibert/09.jpg

[Monkeylizard]

http://www.helnwein.com/stc/ghpicts/gh1602.jpg
Gottfried Helnwein lately.

[Kittywolf13]

http://jdillon.net/emergencefin.jpg

http://www.2blowhards.com/archives/El_Jaleo.jpg

http://somefield.com/posted/waddle-alice-1.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7404/aiw0jr.jpg

http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/ArtH132/galleries/images/fullsize/fs_Gauguin_Vision.jpg

http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/ArtH132/galleries/images/fullsize/fs_Ingres_Odalisque.jpg

Who did that really sketchy alice in wonderland pic? thats really cool! :)

[AndreasM]

I think his nick over at eatPoo is waddelgam.

[Kittywolf13]

I think his nick over at eatPoo is waddelgam.

Thanks for the heads up...i will go forth and search.

As for my insperation list:

Alphonse Mucha
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/dance-mucha.jpg

John William Waterhouse
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/John_William_Waterhouse_Knight.jpg

Giacomo Balla
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/balla-dog.jpg

Arthor Rackham
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/rackham04.jpg

Margaret Evans Price
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/cinderella_margaret_evans_price.jpg

Hayao Miyazaki
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/nausicaa.jpg

Kosuke Fujishima
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/CAkittywolf13/Belldandy.jpg

Theres tons more but those are the ones that jump out at me. :)

[Orm]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/croes/Tyler.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/croes/unarmed_combat.jpg
POWER

[Farvus]

Carlo Carra
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/c/carra2.jpg

[daqu]

the Alex Kanevsky

http://www.dolbychadwickgallery.com/kanevsky_Kbstudio.html
http://www.somepaintings.net/AlexNow/images/A.S.jpghttp://www.somepaintings.net/AlexNow/images/B.R.jpg
http://www.somepaintings.net/AlexNow/BathroomKB.html
http://www.somepaintings.net/AlexNow/images/ALS.jpg
http://www.somepaintings.net/AlexOld/images/freeway.jpg
http://www.somepaintings.net/AlexOld/images/appartment.jpg
http://www.dolbychadwickgallery.com/kanevsky_bride.html

again sry for the dump
http://www.somepaintings.net/Alex.html

[fishw]

kanevsky will never cease to awe me. i get exited every time i look at his work.

Giovanni Boldini:
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/degas/images/artworks/gertrudeelizabeth_512.jpg
Jenny Saville:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a182/anti-corporation2/83231.jpg

[Flake]

My current desktop, the rather groovy "Ophelia" by J.W. Waterhouse.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4402/jwwophelia18897ec.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Art_Addict]

You just gotta fucking love this guy : Alphonse Mucha.
Placement and pose of figures is just.... WoW :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/toram/Mucha_Alphonse_Carnation.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/toram/Mucha_Alphonse_Iris.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/toram/Study_of_Drapery_1900_61x46cm_crayo.jpg

The great Singer Sargent, just amazing :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/toram/Sargent_John_Singer_Spanish_Fountai.jpg

And Mister Craig Mullins with a very cool pic :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/toram/alpine_glassfloor.jpg

[vigostar]

Alex Kanevsky- is amazing.. I just recently had the pleasure to view his artwork...

[Flake]

You just gotta fucking love this guy : Alphonse Mucha.
Placement and pose of figures is just.... WoW :


I bought a Mucha book not two hours ago and this was the first post I saw after logging in..

[JeffZNY]

Vigo - Bob Peak did a ton of movie posters, most significantly the one sheet for Apocolypse Now. The SoI show was great, though I had the misfortune of timing my visit with that of a group tour with a bunch of old ladies. Speaking of which, that's the last time I checked out the SoI...I wonder what's there now. I will have to check.

[vigostar]

Jeff- come out to SOI tomorrow night.... many people will be in attendance... all of the NYC superstars..! But, everytime I hear of an artist that everyone knew of and I didnt I just squirm!!!!!!

[Hanuka]

just in case tamara de lempicka wasn't posted yet... i love some of her stuff

http://web.tiscali.it/paintgallery/de_Lempicka_la_bella_raffaella.jpg
http://www.tragsnart.co.uk/arthub/lempicka/lempicka01.jpg

also be sure to check out Johann Hendrix. Can't find any decent images on the net, but I've seen his stuff in person when I worked at a museum near-by. Some of his landscapes and portraits are driving me nuts. Looks very digital, but it's all oil on canvas:

http://www.johannhendrix.de/

[rblitz7]

These things are coal diggers from the Ruhrpott in Germany. They're pretty amazing and huge.
Wait those things are real!! I thought it was photoshopped! thast insane!!

[Flynn]

twas on discovery channel once, they had to systematicaly cut power to areas so the things could pass, even had to cut water off, for fear of the pipes bursting ^^

Anyways people post more art im intrigued with whats come up so far :)

[vigostar]

Man, I got this Beksinski book over the weekend.. That dude was amazing... Too bad they killed him...

[JeffZNY]

haha, PM me next time vigo...I JUST checked back to this thread

[A.Cerasoli]

Here are some artist who inspire me. I will psot some specific images later. :)

Vaughn Bode:
http://www.markbode.com/site/vaughnbodetwo.html

Mark Bode:
http://www.markbode.com/site/update1200/artworkgalleryone.html
http://www.markbode.com/site/pad.html

Dondi White:
http://www.graffiti.org/dondi/canvas_flix.html
http://www.dondiwhitefoundation.org/bio.htm

Totem:
http://www.mr-totem.com/fj/

Mear One:
http://www.mearone.com/

[Snarfevs]

Dunno about you but I find this one pretty inspirational

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/8876/j5speedread8ks.jpg

[romance]

Along with many of the inspirations you guys and gals have posted, I also enjoy Atsushi Suwa's work.

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/atsushisuwa/pics/deepsea/deapsea02.jpg
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/atsushisuwa/pics/deepsea/shinnkai.jpg
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/atsushisuwa/pics/ohono/te.jpg

[Charlie_2.0]

Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated by Rembrandt, and his powerful Chiaroscuro, the alternation between dark and light just blew me away.
Most of all this one, "Philosopher in meditation"
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3406/philosopherinmeditation3fp.jpg

[Mort]

drawings of alex ross http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/Killensomsurfar/harleyqLG.jpg

and the concepts of the first edition of dragons and demons, a swedish rpg game . they inspired me first.
and some of you guys here at CA is insperation too.