SF, Fantasy & Horror Images
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Magazine Cover Illustration
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The Vanquished Cavalier
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Overview
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This image was originally painted for myself as a work of fine art and later sold for commercial use. While still an amateur in 1984, I took advantage of an opportunity to visit with an accomplished book cover artist in New Jersey. As his assistant I produced a number of images for various types of commercial jobs and gained some insight into the book industry. I also began the work you see below. The image started as an pencil sketch on artboard, which was then inked in sepia to provide definition. I began painting in oils, blocking in the large areas of color and airbrushing the light streaming past the tree. However, when I returned to Canada later that year with the image still unfinished, I sanded the painted area and completed the image in acrylics, which at the time I felt were easier to manage. This image was later reproduced as the cover for the 10th anniversary issue (#110) of Dragon Magazine. It was also reproduced by TSR Inc., in their book The Art of Dragon Magazine. |
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Image copyright © 1984 to 2010 by Kevin Davies. All rights reserved.
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