2000AD Original Art Thread

[Fatboydale]

PS: Is that Alan Moore story your Grail, Dale?

No ....my grail has had its goal posts moved ....

[TordelBack]

... and its metaphors mixed!

[Spikes]

And to think Dale gives Judge Hollingdale a hard time..... 

[Call-Me-Kenneth]

PS: Is that Alan Moore story your Grail, Dale?

No ....my grail has had its goal posts moved ....

Good. I was kinda hoping it would be something else!

[Simon Beigh]

Just updated CAF with some more of John Cooper's Armitage artwork purchased from hippynumber1 who provides great service with great value. So for all your Armitage artwork needs, talk to The Hipster

I shall take the liberty of posting my favourite image of the batch. Again, it's from Tontine and that monkey is evil....

[hippynumber1]

Everything's better with a monkey in it! 

[Skullmo]

Everything's better with a monkey in it! 

Except an orgy.

[hippynumber1]

Good point!

[Skullmo]

Said the monkey at the orgy!

[Skullmo]

Here you go lad(ette)s - My computer skills are bad and my scanner is not big enough so I have badly stuck these 2 images together for a full scan



And here is a detail scan




And yes, it's amazing!


Purity's head is painted on another piece of card and stuck on. The surround of the picture is a sea of masking tape. And I have no idea what it is painted in but it is shiny. Perhaps enamel paints.

[Fatboydale]

Here you go lad(ette)s - My computer skills are bad and my scanner is not big enough so I have badly stuck these 2 images together for a full scan



And here is a detail scan






And yes, it's amazing!


Purity's head is painted on another piece of card and stuck on. The surround of the picture is a sea of masking tape. And I have no idea what it is painted in but it is shiny. Perhaps enamel paints.

Marmite , i hate to say this ,i hate this cover, its clumsy and out right amateur ..... it reflect's nothing of the genius of Johnny and his interior pages .... Marmite you either love it or don't ....

And i expect a kicking for writing this ....   

[Skullmo]

Yeah you are right . .. . . don't know what I was thinking  . . . I'll take it down the skip tomorrow morning.

[Simon Beigh]

Ah, so it was you that bagged this cover, Skullmo. Many congrats on snagging it! I think a few people may well have been after it, but you snuck in there, you sneaky fox, you!

As to what the medium might be I have to say my first thought was airbrush, but you have the piece so can probably tell a bit more. My Dad went through an airbrush phase and they don't necessarily always come out looking like Coke adverts. I saw a similar affect in one of his pieces as your Hicklenton.

Anyway, however it's done it is art. And great art often causes controversy.  Horses for courses.

Your round next time we catch up!

[hippynumber1]

Well, I love it (but I hate Marmite)! I agree it's not the best thing he ever did but it does have a rawness to it that draws me to it. It's also great that you got the cover to a prog that is so meaningful to you; and knowing how special it is, it's impossible to resent you for snatching it out from under my nose (you sneaky bugger!)

[Sideshow Bob]

Yeah you are right . .. . . don't know what I was thinking  . . . I'll take it down the skip tomorrow morning.

Drop me a quick note where that 'skip' is,  and I'll be waiting for you to drop it off !!!
I agree with Mark on this .....It is very 'raw',  but has a certain fascination to it, that does draw you in.......A very nice piece of artwork...( and I hate Marmite )...
Disagree with Dale....I don't think it's 'downright amateurish' and imagine that a lot of people on this forum who are artists, would also disagree....Nothing about it looks amateurish to me....
A very raw, powerful piece and a great catch, Well done. !!