Very excited to see this new venue! You have always posted excellent material and am always waiting for more. As a aerospace/ defense illustrator I've studied this painting many times. It's the first picture at the start of the article I find particularity interesting. The one with the detonations instead of the later aftermath. I believ…
Very excited to see this new venue! You have always posted excellent material and am always waiting for more. As a aerospace/ defense illustrator I've studied this painting many times. It's the first picture at the start of the article I find particularity interesting. The one with the detonations instead of the later aftermath. I believe Bonestell actually did the painting over an underlayment of an enlarged photo of that view of Manhatten. He's worked with paint over the entire surface and I'm not saying he simply painted explosions over a photo. It's a very good solution to the problem of creating so much detail. My curiosity is peaked and I wonder if there was a deadline looming and he needed a short cut. The other painting is done differently (though the photographic part may be farther buried beneath semi- tansparent paint). I worked on a similar project for the National Space Society showing the aftermath of an meteor hitting Los Angeles and the Bnestell work was at my elbow the whole time. It's nice to see a good reproduction- they are hard to find and this seems to be the best! Thanks again!
Very excited to see this new venue! You have always posted excellent material and am always waiting for more. As a aerospace/ defense illustrator I've studied this painting many times. It's the first picture at the start of the article I find particularity interesting. The one with the detonations instead of the later aftermath. I believe Bonestell actually did the painting over an underlayment of an enlarged photo of that view of Manhatten. He's worked with paint over the entire surface and I'm not saying he simply painted explosions over a photo. It's a very good solution to the problem of creating so much detail. My curiosity is peaked and I wonder if there was a deadline looming and he needed a short cut. The other painting is done differently (though the photographic part may be farther buried beneath semi- tansparent paint). I worked on a similar project for the National Space Society showing the aftermath of an meteor hitting Los Angeles and the Bnestell work was at my elbow the whole time. It's nice to see a good reproduction- they are hard to find and this seems to be the best! Thanks again!