2000AD Original Art Thread

[Skullmo]

It's in very good condition, it looks hardly used!

[Link Prime]

That was a fantastic logo design.
Did you have it a while Dale, or a new purchase?

I'm still looking out for the Paul Marshall 'Thargs Terror Tales' original design art by the way...one of you out there must have it.
I implore you- help me complete my WAR OF THE MARSHALL'S victory!

[Spikes]

Some beautiful work from a Mr Richard Elson:

I go away for a few days and everyone goes into buying overdrive...

Now this is most lovely - congrats Mark!

And liking that logo Dale - nice to see little odds and sods like that.

(And i may have summat arriving soon.........)

[Skullmo]

That was a fantastic logo design.
Did you have it a while Dale, or a new purchase?

I'm still looking out for the Paul Marshall 'Thargs Terror Tales' original design art by the way...one of you out there must have it.
I implore you- help me complete my WAR OF THE MARSHALL'S victory!

I think the war of the Marshalls is heating up well! But there can be only one!

[Fatboydale]

Andy Clarke 13 ...

[Skullmo]

There is a nice diceman page with slaine in that someone here may like:

http://cadencecomicart.com/art2.php?page=6441

[Simon Beigh]

Super excited to bag this piece. A very early Richard Elson painting. I'm not sure how much Rich actually painted, but it wasn't a lot.

[Sideshow Bob]

That's a very lovely piece SimeonB........   
I would say you are a 'full blown art collecting addict' now !!...
Instead of 'sharp' angles everywhere, it's full of curved lines....and the perspective is brilliant...I really like it !!.....and Dredds'  'scowl' is spot on....
May be a bit of criticism coming about his helmet though.......Its a 'bit flared' at the bottom.....
A great piece.......Any idea when it was painted ???...Late 80's ??...( Mk 1 Lawgiver ) ... Is it a published piece or a commission ??
Cheers...

[hippynumber1]

I love this piece; it was definitely published (prog 609) and the flared helmet is a loving homage to Brendan McCarthy - don't knock it! 

[Simon Beigh]

Cheers Bob and Hipster. Yeah, fully addicted alright! Just about keeping my head above the financial water!

Rich produced this sometime in 1988, not long after his first Future Shock for the Prog. It wasn't commissioned, he just drew it and sent it to Richard Burton (the then editor of 2000 AD). Mr Burton asked him to colour it, so it could be used as a back cover and it graced the back of Prog 609. It was used again later as a cover for a Fleetway Judge Dredd in 1991 (number 58). It is painted with acrylics. Thanks to Dale and Mr Elson himself for all this information. When I put it on CAF, I will be sure to include it.

It really is a joy to behold. I'm a sucker for the Lawmaster and I also love the perspective of the piece. Thanks for your interest, Bob, I have a few more bits and pieces to upload to CAF of Mr Elson's work when I get home tonight.

[Colin YNWA]

Rich Elson for me is the 2000ad artist who has developed most out them all. Still knowing pictures like this and his work on Shadows are done by him I just can't connect them to the artist I see now. Not that either style is bad, just don't see a connection, can't follow the development.

An artist like say Simon Colbey has changed loads but you can see the progress and I can relate an early piece to his current work. With Rich Elson just not the case I find it had to believe (though I don't of course doubt) they are done by the same person.

I remember someone here saying he worked on Sonic Comic for a long time, which might go some way to explaining the change.;

[Simon Beigh]

Rich did a very open and frank interview with Molch-R in Megazine 285 where he was honest about how his work changed. He seems to have had a few direction changes during his career, and has tried a number of new ways of drawing to try and improve himself. I will post a Blindside Dredd he drew by hand for the Prog a bit later on today. It wasn't long after that he decided to convert to digital to get his mojo back.

He did indeed draw Sonic for a number of years, often teaming up with Nigel Kitching. Mick McMahon was also a Sonic artist. In fact, on the back of one of my pieces he has sketched a Sonic out. Not sure if he was doodling or trying something new! I will photograph it and post it later when I get home.

[Dandontdare]

at last I can contribute to this thread! There's no way I could afford to be a collector, so the only page of original art I own is a rather nice Elson Dredd from the Hi-Ex charity auction - pic on old thread here: http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,35598.msg666884.html#msg666884

[Simon Beigh]

at last I can contribute to this thread! There's no way I could afford to be a collector, so the only page of original art I own is a rather nice Elson Dredd from the Hi-Ex charity auction - pic on old thread here: http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,35598.msg666884.html#msg666884

It's not all £500 pieces, Dan, there are quite a number of pieces around the £25 to £50 mark. Hippynumber1 is selling some John Cooper on eBay for £2 + P&P! The trouble is, once you start, it's pretty difficult to stop

Thanks for sharing your lovely Blindside piece - here's mine:



And with the sketches on the back - I'll see if Rich remembers what they were all about!

[Simon Beigh]

Oh - I almost forgot - a complete Tharg Terror Tale called "Krypt" written by Nigel Kitching and drawn by Mr Elson is over on CAF if you like to form an orderly queue...

http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=146973

That's me done for a while, I think, unless I can flog more crap quality items on eBay