John Picacioさんのイラストまとめ

DAY 18: 25 works in 25 days commemorating my 25th Anniversary as a working pro artist. TODAY: My art for @MMSnodgrass' Wild Cards story, 'When The Devil Drives'. 1/2 cc: @wildcardsseries @WildRoom #WildCards

DAY 15: 25 works in 25 days commemorating my 25th Anniversary as a working pro artist. TODAY: 'Jon Snow and Ghost' from @grrmspeaking's 2012 A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Calendar. Based on GRRM's #ASOIAF, not the show #GameOfThrones. I'm a Ghost stan, truth be told. 1/2 #YouKnowNothing

I sometimes feel like what I'm doing is discovering the cards that once were, unearthing legends that have always been here, living between melody lines faint but not forgotten. 2/2 https://t.co/DIZT371GfP

DAY 8: 25 works in 25 days commemorating my 25th Anniversary as a working pro artist. TODAY: 'La Musica' from my #Loteria Grande series. I grew up playing Loteria w/ the card 'El Musico' in my deck. I always thought that card could be something more -- and maybe once was. 1/2

25 works in 25 days commemorating my 25th Anniversary as a working pro artist. TODAY: 'El Gorrito', from the #Loteria Grande series. 1/2

On the left is a favorite from my @wildcardsseries work for @tordotcom -- for @MMSnodgrass' 'When The Devil Drives'. (Thank you, @IreneGallo!) On the right: Cover art for the limited edition of Dan Simmons' DROOD. 10/14

FAQ: Do you have to love a book to do great cover art? A: Not necessarily. But you have to make the art personal, no matter what. It has to be you, as an artist, connecting to the story in a genuine way & sharing w/ the audience. Cover art for Robert Silverberg's SON OF MAN. 8/14

I've done cover art for a LOT of publishers over the years. @LouAnders will always be one of my favorite ADs. We were two jazz musicians riffing back and forth. Both of these won Chesley Awards. Cover art for SFF anthology FAST FORWARD 2 + @brendacooper's THE CREATIVE FIRE. 3/14

Regarding Elric: I'll always love Mike Moorcock because back on my 1st gig, his belief in me made me believe in me (shoutout to @RickKlaw too). Pictured here: Cover art for Frederik Pohl's GATEWAY and Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ (shoutout to @dianagill). 2/14

"...not just rubbish because it is well done. And you can see that it is. Everything is well done. Everything is impeccable. It exactly describes the thing as it should be.' But what it describes remains unknown. It describes something unidentifiable, but perfectly done." 4/6