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Pt.3. The stunning hand-painted spaceships of John Berkey (1932-2008). Berkey painted both for pleasure & commission. Over his career he "avoided computers." His futuristic space images have almost single-handedly defined the look of modern, hi-tech sci-fi.
@SaraSvangogh They are different versions of the designs for what became this final poster.
The very first sketches for the first Star Wars poster for the first Star Wars film - by John Berkey ,1976. George Lucas owned several of Berkey's Sci-fi paintings & used them as reference material while he pitched his ideas to film studios for a new space fantasy film: Star Wars
Sublime illustrations for The Little Mermaid by Gabriel Pacheco. From an Edition of the tale by Hans Christian Anderson, 2009.
A first flop. 7 years before Piranesi's astounding Imaginary Prisons (1750) were published, he created an equally amazing book of 12 prints of "imaginary buildings & ancient ruins". The "Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive" did not sell but Piranesi was undeterred.
@XM_Chevalier_MX Yes, some of the most extraordinary architecture ever imagined.
Original Lord Of The Rings Concept Art by the legendary artist John Howe. Howe is a Canadian illustrator, living in Switzerland. Howe & noted Tolkien artist Alan Lee were chief concept designers for Peter Jackson’s LOTR movie trilogy & had a huge impact on the trilogy's look.
The Underwater Army of Da Vinci. 300 years ahead of its time Leonardo invented the world's first diving suit. Made of bamboo pipes, sheepskin & a bell air-trap, it was intended to create an army of divers who would "march along the Venetian seabed to thwart any invasions by sea"
The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. It was also believed to have the ability to heal illness & prolong the life of anyone who consumed a small part of it. Art: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771