Today, I was looking through an art magazine which was about Star Wars inspired work by artists. One of these artists was Grant Gould, who is a freelance comic artist who has worked for Lucasfilm, Topps and the Klutz books.He has also made his own comic, Wolves of Odin and RPG, Blade Raiders. His art style appealed to me because I like the comic styled artwork that he has produced.
Star Wars Illustrated ESB: LUKE SKYWALKER (Gould, 2015)
Star Wars Illustrated ESB: YODA (Gould 2015)
Wolves of Odin BOOK 2 NEWS (Gould 2011)
Elven Druid Character (Gould, 2007)
BLADE RAIDERS: EXODUS Fantasy Novel (Gould, 2013)
STAR WARS REBELS: Sabine (Gould, 2014)
Style Traits
They way he draws people are in a semi realistic proportions. however the use of colours are used simply and the lighting is minimalist. The shading especially is soft and simple. However his art style can vary as is shown in an picture he did of a Elven Druid.
His latest Star Wars art pieces involve overlaying colour such as that of the character's light sabers or blaster projectiles. This overlaying colouring also affects the linework by giving it a faint hue and can help suggest depth within the picture. In the comic cover of his comic Blade Riders (2013), he has the protagonist highlighted in a warm colour while the other characters on the cover are covered in a cool green hue. The cover itself also has a textured overlaying the artwork. Based on the feature of melee weapons and armour it would be safe to assume that this is a fantasy comic. When he is drawing characters that are from the Clone Wars TV show, he preserves their unique art style.
Star Wars Illustrated ESB: HAN SOLO (Gould 2015)
Composition
While many of his single print works consist of a single character with a background, he has various types of pictures such as head shots of certain characters from popular culture and. He also has examples of work where he has more than two characters and these pictures often contain a story or situation. He also has used a tilted camera angle for effect. He includes additional visual effects when needed.
Subject of work
His artwork based on his Deviantart Profile consists of fan art work form popular culture such as Star wars, Lord of the Rings, Saturday morning cartoons and DC comics. He has also done work for comics such as the Wolves of Odin. http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Wolves-of-Odin-BOOK-2-NEWS-217597771#
Please note that this information is based on my observation of his works through the links I has supplied.
References
Gould, G. 2007. Elven Druid Character. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Elven-Druid-Character-64151587 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2013. BLADE RAIDERS: EXODUS Fantasy Novel. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/BLADE-RAIDERS-EXODUS-Fantasy-Novel-414006037 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2014. STAR WARS REBELS: Sabine. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/STAR-WARS-REBELS-Sabine-436440464 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2015. Star Wars Illustrated ESB: HAN SOLO. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Star-Wars-Illustrated-ESB-HAN-SOLO-530364802 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2011. Wolves of Odin BOOK 2 NEWS. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Wolves-of-Odin-BOOK-2-NEWS-217597771# [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2015. Star Wars Illustrated ESB: YODA. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Star-Wars-Illustrated-ESB-YODA-530365571 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
Gould, G. 2015. Star Wars Illustrated ESB: LUKE SKYWALKER. [image] Available at: http://grantgoboom.deviantart.com/art/Star-Wars-Illustrated-ESB-LUKE-SKYWALKER-530365285 [Accessed 13 Oct. 2015].
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