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The Art of Drew Posada
Seamlessly blending feverish fantasies with photorealistic detail, Drew Posada creates portraits of deeply disturbing perfection. His use of color and lighting set him apart from most fantasy artists, and give his works a rich luster and depth. This new collection of his full color works is loaded with amazing imagery, and the reproduction is outstanding! Printed on a heavy weight coated stock, all the colors and details are there to study and enjoy. And the girls are pretty nice to look at too!
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48 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2002
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January 21, 2023
I do like my art books and I also have a liking for pin-up art by such as Gil Elvgren so I thought I would give Drew Posada a look. Unfortunately it was not my cup of tea, although the images are well drawn, they are just to fantasy style for my liking so I am afraid it has not really caught my fancy.
Drew Posada had an identical twin, Alex, and apparently that affected his outlook on life as he was always in competition and wanted to be the best at anything that he did. And art took his fancy and by the age of 16 he ws being paid for his work. But he was told that art was no way to make a living so after high school he became a picture framer. But the job frustrated him as he felt that rather than fram other artist's work, he should be framing his own.
It was a move from Seattle to southern California that changed his life as he was immediately hired by Image Comics in the spring of 1994 and his artwork appeared in comics of a variety of publishing houses. It was a change of technique that altered his life for he discovered the computer airbrush, which he found 'allowed for greater artistic flexibility and experimentation'.
By then he had developed a following but he yearned to be recognised for his pin-up art. He was a follower of such artists as Sorayama and Olivia who were rep[resented by the Robert Bane Gallery. Posada tried to follow in their footsteps but was initially rejected. This stirred the competitive instinct in him and he worked on his art, reapplied and was accepted.
And 'The Art of Drew Posada' represents his most recent works up to the time of publication and show him now as a mature artist in the line of, as they call it, Fantasy Art. Joe Antonelli, a friend and fellow artist, in his biographical introduction states, that the works are 'a precursor to better things to come' and that his art is expected 'to bring new perspectives, to transcend where pin-up is today, and to continue his journey of discovery'. That being said, I am afraid it is not for me.
Drew Posada had an identical twin, Alex, and apparently that affected his outlook on life as he was always in competition and wanted to be the best at anything that he did. And art took his fancy and by the age of 16 he ws being paid for his work. But he was told that art was no way to make a living so after high school he became a picture framer. But the job frustrated him as he felt that rather than fram other artist's work, he should be framing his own.
It was a move from Seattle to southern California that changed his life as he was immediately hired by Image Comics in the spring of 1994 and his artwork appeared in comics of a variety of publishing houses. It was a change of technique that altered his life for he discovered the computer airbrush, which he found 'allowed for greater artistic flexibility and experimentation'.
By then he had developed a following but he yearned to be recognised for his pin-up art. He was a follower of such artists as Sorayama and Olivia who were rep[resented by the Robert Bane Gallery. Posada tried to follow in their footsteps but was initially rejected. This stirred the competitive instinct in him and he worked on his art, reapplied and was accepted.
And 'The Art of Drew Posada' represents his most recent works up to the time of publication and show him now as a mature artist in the line of, as they call it, Fantasy Art. Joe Antonelli, a friend and fellow artist, in his biographical introduction states, that the works are 'a precursor to better things to come' and that his art is expected 'to bring new perspectives, to transcend where pin-up is today, and to continue his journey of discovery'. That being said, I am afraid it is not for me.
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