Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Orbital Drop

Artist Showcase

Artist Showcase: David Wyatt

For me, Dartmoor is at once strange and familiar, possibly because some of the art that inspired me as a kid was created by people who live here. There’s a curious mix of cosiness and otherworldliness.

Artist Showcase: Alexey Zaryuta

Usually I begin with outlines and perfect them, and then do the painting. This time I decided to begin with a tonal sketch without the outlining.

Artist Spotlight: Angel Alonso

Light, shadows, and atmosphere are all part of my essential work. I don’t like all the cold and artificial images that some artists are creating with the computer.

Artist Spotlight: Elena Bespalova

My art is influenced by Japanese animation to some degree. I still like anime a lot and I watch it when I have free time. I think that anime have a great graphic style and often as not their plots have unusual twists.

Artist Spotlight: Francoise Beuzelin & Falk Haensel

I am always fascinated with the contrast of organic (alive) and mechanic (dead) things on our earth and how they both are somewhat connected.

Artist Spotlight: Grzegorz Rutkowski

Grzegorz Rutkowski is a Polish artist specializing in concept art. He brings his own flair for the dark and fantastic to his work, and in the following artist spotlight, explains a little about his personal taste. What do you enjoy the most about concept art? What does it achieve, where other kinds of art cannot [...]

Artist Spotlight: Tim Warnock

The vehicles in particular were just an exercise in form and surface exploration. Much of the buildings were sourced from photography I had taken that day. The people were a mix of painting and photography.

Artist Spotlight: Maurizio Manzieri

The world turned digital some years ago, but I like to be in touch with pencils and paper during the preparatory phase. A few strolls in the lush woods surrounding my studio help definitely!

Artist Spotlight: Randy Gallegos

I try to take in lots of art, whether in person at museums or books. I also find it important to keep up some with the rapidly changing world of my contemporaries.

Artist Spotlight: Julie Dillon

I knew I wanted a glowing figure surrounded by floating creatures, and the idea to include mechanical fish developed as I was working on the piece.