Mr. Dodge contracted me to illustrate and design the cover for his new book.
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Mr. Dodge contracted me to illustrate and design the cover for his new book.
John Cox is a painter, cartoonist, and illustrator for hire. For information about purchasing existing work or commissioning new work, contact him by e-mail at john555cox [at] hotmail.com.
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Comments (32)
COOL ILLUSTRATION.
I used to draw similar (yet much simpler) characters (just line drawings with very little shading) that I derived from the illustrations on the cover of Queen's "A Kind of Magic" (nowhere near this stylized).
I never would have thought of the hammer & sickle, though. VERY POWERFUL.
The more I see of your work, the more I regret letting my father talk me out of going to art school--although I do have a friend who never formally studied art & does work with such attention to detail that I can't tell some of his work from photographic prints.
I guess I should be directing my dissatisfaction at myself for my lack of motivation.
DEVON--TAKE NOTE OF THIS: School is good for basics & informational details, but our biggest limit is often our own personal vision. Think big. AIM HIGH. Even if you don't reach as high as you aim, you'll reach higher than if you aim at something sitting on the ground.
Anyway--great work, John.
Posted by Terwiliger | December 8, 2009 1:39 AM
Posted on December 8, 2009 01:39
HEY T
Thanks for the kind word.
Technical know-how only got me so far. Passion only got me so far. Opportunity only got me so far.
But perseverence is the key to them all.
I try to remind Devon of this every chance I get.
Posted by john cox | December 8, 2009 2:13 AM
Posted on December 8, 2009 02:13
*lol*
great cover!
Posted by pdwalker | December 8, 2009 8:31 AM
Posted on December 8, 2009 08:31
I think the chains say as much or more than the hammer and cycle. Together, all three make a powerful statement. Great work.
Posted by Tom Wms. | December 8, 2009 12:51 PM
Posted on December 8, 2009 12:51
Excellent!
This is like a completed Soviet poster. Their artists always left off the chains.
Posted by Terry_Jim | December 8, 2009 7:48 PM
Posted on December 8, 2009 19:48
HEY TERRY JIM
I was definitely vibing off Socialist Art.
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Posted on December 9, 2009 00:16
Soon we to will be telling the same jokes the Soviets used to tell:
"They pretend to pay us, we pretend to work."
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