tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post2794556488154888909..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: The Two Roys: "The box art had to fire the imagination, draw the viewer into the drama and convince him to part with his pocket money."leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16651224903802767682012-02-24T06:54:08.297-05:002012-02-24T06:54:08.297-05:00Whilst it's true that box art from this period...Whilst it's true that box art from this period was more dramatic, bear in mind that the outlook of clients nowadays is a bit more conservative. As an aviation/box artist, I don't always have a free hand in how I depict any given subject. Aside from that, are you familiar with work of Shigeo Koike...?Jerry Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408365246042650038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-28460018917317866882012-02-24T06:50:40.750-05:002012-02-24T06:50:40.750-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jerry Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408365246042650038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-13699932014257150202012-02-17T08:48:32.369-05:002012-02-17T08:48:32.369-05:00Can't get enuff model kit box art! I have a bo...Can't get enuff model kit box art! I have a book of Roy Cross' Airfix work but Roy Huxley is news to me. I remember building those kits. Makes we want to build one right now.Fredhttp://www.fredstesney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-89726665326551289772012-02-14T18:16:54.114-05:002012-02-14T18:16:54.114-05:00Hah!. Great comment Eric.
They really did fire the...Hah!. Great comment Eric.<br />They really did fire the imagination, those boxes. Today you just have a Spitfire serenely gliding through the sky and while you can't fault the art, it doesn't really say much that a photo of a completed model wouldn't do just as well.<br />Had a look at Gary Meyer and Jack Leynnwood's cover art on the net. Some great work there. I think I made that Revell B17 too!Roger O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886618097731741114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-85645724305832394522012-02-14T18:01:32.903-05:002012-02-14T18:01:32.903-05:00I remember a B-17 (Revell maybe) from the late 60&...I remember a B-17 (Revell maybe) from the late 60's that I tried to build -- it was a little advanced for my age, but it is still my favorite plane. Sad in this misguided politically correct world that they would remove the fire and explosions from the art -- If not for all those missions across the channel where most of the Flying Fortresses were shot down, we'd probably all be German expressionists! Great post, Leif!eric bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376127920858647441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-53871152999168117912012-02-14T16:36:48.233-05:002012-02-14T16:36:48.233-05:00That's really interesting, Dallyn - thanks. I...That's really interesting, Dallyn - thanks. It suggests that the companies valued this illustration work to a greater degree than I imagined. That price seems to be in line with most other media from the same time period. paperback covers and magazine covers and spreads would have paid in the same neighbourhood.<br /><br />Some of those kit illos look like a huge amount of work... the research required for technical accuracy and complexity of some of the battle scenes... but I guess these artists developed their own strategies for working at enough speed to make the jobs worthwhile.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-81960768539131664222012-02-14T15:49:30.304-05:002012-02-14T15:49:30.304-05:00OMG, last one is a Short Stirling from Airfix. I m...OMG, last one is a Short Stirling from Airfix. I mounted that in the early 70's !!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853619089352686009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-63554041479689949152012-02-14T15:48:23.503-05:002012-02-14T15:48:23.503-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853619089352686009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-7198048446523127042012-02-14T14:44:34.869-05:002012-02-14T14:44:34.869-05:00I think he said that \they were somewhere in the v...I think he said that \they were somewhere in the vicinity of $2500 and up depending on the company and the model. Planes payed well, the others I think he said were less. This was in 1991 that he was telling us this so it's been a while.Dallynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141081401047014256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-14105123444485410922012-02-14T13:15:31.126-05:002012-02-14T13:15:31.126-05:00That's very cool, Dallyn - I envy you for havi...That's very cool, Dallyn - I envy you for having seen those in person. Did he ever mention what that sort of work paid?leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-11889857304657145712012-02-14T12:07:00.365-05:002012-02-14T12:07:00.365-05:00One of my instructors at Art Center, Gary Meyer wa...One of my instructors at Art Center, Gary Meyer was an illustrator that painted these model box covers too. He used gouache and was amazing at it. It was really fun to see those originals in class. They were sometimes really large paintings.Dallynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141081401047014256noreply@blogger.com