The Snow Giants '67 The small details displayed just really stand out for me. For instance, all three men had their eyes closed while swinging their weapons until the one holding his slit throat opened his left eye wide in shock! Along with a small drop of blood on his thigh and a couple dots covering the snow. Those details right there were more than enough that you could get the same from if it was to show the actual wound on his throat with blood pouring. Perfect example of sometimes less is more!
What a true master artist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don't think people quite understand how difficult it is for oil paintings to begin with, and also being so great in the comic field, many can't transition to the other, especially with such high quality. Extremely impressive!! You have a remarkable talent and I appreciate you sharing your pieces with us🙏🏻
It was well know that Frazetta would do a painting for a cover of Creepy, Eerie or Vampirella magazine in one night, usually the night before the deadline, preferring to spend his days outside with friends and playing baseball. He was and is the master of Fantasy art.
I don't think he did a lot of practice either he was that good and really understood anatomy or he took pictures of models and used projecter and trace over it like norman Rockwall did and frazetta was big fan of Rockwall
@@youtuber-452 No offense intended, but you don't need to practice if you've mastered your craft. The violin virtuoso, Paganini, said he never practiced because all his practice had gone into learning how to play the violin. Rembrandt would sketch ideas, but he didn't need to practice painting. 🐧
I've starred at this Frazetta painting since it came out on Eerie magazine. I still have my collection of Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella. Although your cover version is void of brilliant colors compared to the original I'm sure you have your reasons. You did a great job! I went to his Frazetta Museum back in the '80s. I met his wife, Ellie, his daughter, Molly (?) who has a small baby at the time. I saw this painting and a lot of the other originals. Absolutely mind-blowing. He's a true giant at the top of the SF book cover world. Once again, you did a great job on the Frazetta cover.
Thanks! I originally made the copy this way to study how Frazetta used value. Some time later, I actually added color to it but the footage was deleted. Still a great learning experience though. I want to make my way to his museum some day. I'm sure they are more mesmerizing in person.
Jarel Threat museum is pretty much gone. Saw an interview with Sarah Frazetta, his amazing granddaughter and she said they ( she and her mother) May open one in Baca Raton Florida. The paintings are pretty much sold off, which is a good thing because they need restoration for severe cracking.
@@dougg1075 True, the longer those paintings can stay around, the better. Getting the chance to come across one of his paintings would be a highlight of my life.
#JarelThreat: Just viewed your recreation video, and I've gotta say, that was one helluva job! I recall back in the early 90's my dad giving me a calendar with Frazetta reprints for each month. My God, I think that's the moment my pubescent mind started to take notice of the opposite sex. The attention to anatomical detail was badass. You really nailed so much with such little space, great job! 🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
Hard to say right now. They're work is very different than what I'm currently doing but don't count it out. When I shift back to my comic work, Sienkiewicz would be a great challenge.
@@JarelThreat How did you think Frazetta approached his paintings because considering how small of a surface he was using, he achieved a lot of detail and that's hard to do on small surfaces.
From what I've read, it wasn't much different than other artists. If you look really close, he has the perfect balance of detailed areas and simple areas. The details are in specific areas. It's not as hard as one may think to paint detail on small surfaces. Since the paintings were sized down for print, the paintings looked more detailed than they might actually be in real life. This is why I love doing master studies! You really get to see how the artist made the work, including the amount of detail.
@@davedfw814 People enjoy the classical and neoclassical art, particularly the Romanticists like Delacroix, David, and Ingres, because they produced high quality art. Art that not only looked good, but clearly demonstrated that the artist excelled at his craft. I would put Frazetta in the same category. More modern art forms are not well liked because they are generally not visually appealing, and are frequently just shock pieces by people of highly questionable talent.
@@christineshotton824 Firstly neoclassicism and romanticism are not the same thing, the former competed against the latter. What you mean I suspect is most people understand representational art because it's easy to understand, but modern or post-modern art rejects aesthetics as a artistic-limitation. It seems to me conceptual art, rightly or wrongly, is the most promoted of all the arts..... What I do know is most people don't like plagiarists. When I look at "Daybreak", by Maxfield Parrish which was America's most popular poster of all time I can see this artist trying to imitate it, imitate the composition and elements but for me it's obvious why one was a best seller and the other was not. Parrish had vastly superior taste and ability, and consequently greater popularity. Egyptian Queen as a comic book cover is static and in that sense, for me, not a Frazetta and more a homage to Parrish which so much of his work was of course. Frazetta was an illustrator not a fine artist, and what people generally don't understand or get confused about is that when an illustrator is commissioned usually by an art director or designer working for the publisher; its the commissioning party that dictate to the illustrator what they want to see, and what to include in the work, what they want it to look like, the style, elements, etc not the illustrator who usually (if they want to get paid) simply follow instructions. This is why so much of his work, despite the skillful approach, looks like other artists, and he never really innovated, something the major museums and galleries picked up on I suspect and why they always rejected him. At the end of the day there are students in art college who could produce Egyptian Queen or something similar. Disney of course are the real masters of fantasy imho and could run rings around Frazetta.
U made that using watercolor? How did frank make his works, I mean is the original "Egyptian Queen" made by watercolor? (by the way your work is nice almost Identical)
@@JarelThreat Thanks for your reply, I have got a question for you, do u think it is possible to create Frank's level art using watercolor? (I have seen an artist named Dan Brereton, he mostly creates comicarts and I found out some of his works are done in watercolor and they look quite good, so I thought it might be possible to create Frank's level art using watercolor, I just wanted to know your opinion as an artist)
@@nimasarlak Absolutely! In fact, Frazetta did watercolor paintings along with his oil paintings and ink drawings. The medium you use doesn't really matter as that is based on personal preference. If you develop the skill and have a strong foundation(value, shapes, edges & color), creating Frazetta level work is definitely possible in any medium.
An aesthetic choice mostly. I wanted to keep the shadows warm and transparent while having the lights opaque and cool. It allowed me to have a more classical effect when I added color.
I've never heard of him so I looked him up. Man does he know how to use color! That would be a crazy challenge. I'll definitely consider doing one of his paintings. Thanks for the suggestion!
Jarel Threat l have learned so much from his paintings. Two years ago I got to see his paintings and met his daughter in law at the Frazetta Art Museum.
You can paint any artists work you want without permission; you can copy the ceiling of the Vatican if you are motivated to do so! However, you cannot claim the original as your own, and you cannot sell it for profit
You did a great job but your colors are subdued whereas Frank's are quite striking. I assume you weren't trying for an exact copy. Still, the colors you did use are working very well. Having done this, what wisdom did you take away having walked in Frazetta's shoes?
I wanted to focus on the values so I made a monochrome version of the original. The thing I took away from this experience was the simplicity of complex forms. It’s very hard to describe fully realized form while keeping them clean and clear. In doing multiple copies, I found that aspect to be a common denominator in great art. I may elaborate more on this in a future video. Many thanks
love your style bruh! ok hear VB is my list of inspiration, Dawud_ Anyawiblle_(Brother man comics) Simon Bisley_ Alex Ross_ Gabrielle Dell Otto_ Todd McFarland John Buscema_ Joe Jusko Boris vallejo_ Julie Bell_ Smug1 (Graffiti Artist) Derrick Riggs (Iron Maiden Eddie character) last but not least at all Frank Frazetta_!
Jarel Threat yeah man if you can check out dawud_ (pronounced) Da_woo_ he's doing great things man and he's trying to get his book turned into a movie we need to be down because it's a positive portrayal of us that we need at this time, plus he's a cold blooded artist like us😁 ! peace bruh!
I don't get it. I mean, yeah good at coping stuff. But zero on being creative. You're such a good painter, show your own work, something original. Being inspired by Frank Frazzetta, sure I am! Every day I pick up a brush or pencil I hope to channel the masters. Be original. If someone asked you to paint another person's work, respectfully decline.
This seems a complete waste of time. Copying another artists designs is not only not original it prevents you learning to visualise and work out compositions yourself. Us Pros don't waste time copying from run of the mill commercial artists like Frank Frazetta. All you need to draw like Frazetta is talent-and you'll never get that by just duplicating someone else's work.
I disagree. Copying other artists provides better insight into procedure, technique, craftsmanship, composition, value structure and color schemes. The kind of art you want to do informs the artist you copy. While Frazetta is not a fine artist, he is one of the greatest fantasy artists. Copying and learning from the best, regardless of genre, can only help in your artistic growth. Copying is something that the old masters did as well. Along with studying from nature, copying a master's work was part of the curriculum, whether it was the Brague plates or going to the museum or being an apprentice at a workshop. Finally, while talent is a factor, it is not the end all. No artist becomes a master from just talent. It takes years of dedication and hard work. Talent only determines your starting point and your ceiling but not greatness.
@@JarelThreat all you've done is reproduce a template worked out by another artist, how does that teach you about visualisation? Personally I dont think everything the old masters did was worthwhile or achieved anything much, it was just tradition. The best artists worked from life and observation of real subject matter like the true greats Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, John Paul Rubens-I'm talking about great artists not a comic book guy. Im pretty sure FFs advice was stated as dont copy me, be the best version of "you" you can be, so like I said you're wasting your time.
@@davedfw814 Every copy is different so this particular one wasn't about visualization, it was about how Frazetta rendered form. He's not the only artist I study, Rubens and Lord Leighton are some of my favorites to study and I've learned a tremendous amount as a result. I think its ultimately about preference, your preference is to work primarily from nature and observation. My preference is to paint what doesn't exist in a certain style. I don't think there's a right or wrong, just different. You are correct in what Frazetta said but I don't want to be him. There are certain aspects about his work that I'm drawn to and want to implement into my own. Taking different aspects of multiple artist that I admire and combining them with my own aesthetic and thought process is a way to become the best version of you. Even Frazetta took from Howard Pyle and George Bridgman. Overall, I do enjoy this dialogue, hearing a different perspective in regards to copying is fascinating. Do you have a website for your work?
@@JarelThreat Each to their own. Most of FF's work was a rip-off from various neo-classicists or pseudo neo-classicists such as Maxfield Parish. Egyptian Queen is just a rehash of "Daybreak" by Parish for example. FF's style is just a copy of Heinrich Kley/Norman Lindsey's style. It's nothing new.....I am renewing my website right now but only show my work in exhibitions attended by collectors I don't need social media.
Frazzeta studied art from the age of four, his art is the modern form of masterpieces, there hasn't been an artist like him in centuries.
this is beautifully remastered. I'm speechless
Thank you!
Frazetta is the 1st on this earth with these abilities.
The beginning of quality fantasy art.
@sabretooth717 ya gonna stop that drinking
One of my favorite top three paintings he did.
Man you nailed it
Same here. Its in my top 5. Thanks Doug, much appreciated!
The Snow Giants '67
The small details displayed just really stand out for me.
For instance, all three men had their eyes closed while swinging their weapons until the one holding his slit throat opened his left eye wide in shock! Along with a small drop of blood on his thigh and a couple dots covering the snow. Those details right there were more than enough that you could get the same from if it was to show the actual wound on his throat with blood pouring. Perfect example of sometimes less is more!
You have just witnessed a master of class and dedication
What a true master artist ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don't think people quite understand how difficult it is for oil paintings to begin with, and also being so great in the comic field, many can't transition to the other, especially with such high quality. Extremely impressive!! You have a remarkable talent and I appreciate you sharing your pieces with us🙏🏻
Frank Frazetta was the greatest of the fantasy, sword and sorcery artists!
He's definitely my favorite!
I bought two prints of his in 1978, I still think today he's one of the greats !!!
It was well know that Frazetta would do a painting for a cover of Creepy, Eerie or Vampirella magazine in one night, usually the night before the deadline, preferring to spend his days outside with friends and playing baseball. He was and is the master of Fantasy art.
When he done with painting to dry the oils he would bake the painting in oven interesting
how would he have time to practice if he's chilling all the time
I don't think he did a lot of practice either he was that good and really understood anatomy or he took pictures of models and used projecter and trace over it like norman Rockwall did and frazetta was big fan of Rockwall
@@wmmatthew83 cool info will check out rockwall. Not a big fan of tracing myself better study atonomy thanks.
@@youtuber-452 No offense intended, but you don't need to practice if you've mastered your craft. The violin virtuoso, Paganini, said he never practiced because all his practice had gone into learning how to play the violin. Rembrandt would sketch ideas, but he didn't need to practice painting. 🐧
Not sure why but this has always been my favorite frazetta
Incredible work!
Thank you!
Great work! Which colors did you use for the cool tones?
Thanks! I only used black and white to make different shades of gray.
I've starred at this Frazetta painting since it came out on Eerie magazine. I still have my collection of Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella. Although your cover version is void of brilliant colors compared to the original I'm sure you have your reasons. You did a great job! I went to his Frazetta Museum back in the '80s. I met his wife, Ellie, his daughter, Molly (?) who has a small baby at the time. I saw this painting and a lot of the other originals. Absolutely mind-blowing. He's a true giant at the top of the SF book cover world. Once again, you did a great job on the Frazetta cover.
Thanks! I originally made the copy this way to study how Frazetta used value. Some time later, I actually added color to it but the footage was deleted. Still a great learning experience though. I want to make my way to his museum some day. I'm sure they are more mesmerizing in person.
You have a hell of a talent! Your work blows me away, too! Onward and upward my artist friend!
@@jeffa6780 thanks Jeff!
Jarel Threat museum is pretty much gone. Saw an interview with Sarah Frazetta, his amazing granddaughter and she said they ( she and her mother) May open one in Baca Raton Florida. The paintings are pretty much sold off, which is a good thing because they need restoration for severe cracking.
@@dougg1075 True, the longer those paintings can stay around, the better. Getting the chance to come across one of his paintings would be a highlight of my life.
Fantastic
Cool!
#JarelThreat: Just viewed your recreation video, and I've gotta say, that was one helluva job! I recall back in the early 90's my dad giving me a calendar with Frazetta reprints for each month. My God, I think that's the moment my pubescent mind started to take notice of the opposite sex. The attention to anatomical detail was badass. You really nailed so much with such little space, great job! 🇵🇷🇺🇸😎
Thanks Jose!
Muy interesante....Gracias por compartir.👍👍👍
Jarel....is your underpainting acrylic, or is everything all oils?
This entire painting was done in acrylic. Most of my underpaintings are done in oil though.
Outstanding job! Did FF made his paintings in exact process?
Thanks! No not exactly. He used an underpainting but not like this. I think he used a wash technique for underpainting instead of what I did here.
looks fantastic are we going to see the coloured version? Will you be glazing colour over?
Unfortunately no. The footage was corrupted :(
@@JarelThreat shame about that theres so much to learn from this alone though thank you look forward to seeing more
@@Billy-ug1lx Yes, it was quite unfortunate. Thanks Billy!
Amazing stuff.
Did you paint in oils or another media?
Thanks. I used acylic for this painting.
@@JarelThreat thanks 👍👍👍
Really great job!!👏🔥💯💯 may o ask what materials u used?!? Was it acrylics?,watercolor, gouache? Either way really beautiful work👍💯💯
Thank you! I used acrylics for this one.
@@JarelThreatWow really!?!?..Fantastic job on get'n those smooth blends! Thank u for the response..a great deal of talent u have there!👍💥💯💯
Hey Jarel, would you mind trying to do a master study on Yoshitaka Amano or Bill Sienkiewicz?
Hard to say right now. They're work is very different than what I'm currently doing but don't count it out. When I shift back to my comic work, Sienkiewicz would be a great challenge.
It's very interesting how you did the under painting thanks for posting.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, its not how Frazetta did his paintings but I wanted to see if this method would work.
@@JarelThreat How did you think Frazetta approached his paintings because considering how small of a surface he was using, he achieved a lot of detail and that's hard to do on small surfaces.
From what I've read, it wasn't much different than other artists. If you look really close, he has the perfect balance of detailed areas and simple areas. The details are in specific areas. It's not as hard as one may think to paint detail on small surfaces. Since the paintings were sized down for print, the paintings looked more detailed than they might actually be in real life. This is why I love doing master studies! You really get to see how the artist made the work, including the amount of detail.
WOW GREAT JOB
Thank you!
Did you a flow medium..also how many coats of gesso to get smooth surface.
I painted this with acrylic so I just used water, no medium. You get a smooth surface by sanding in between each coat of gesso. I use 2-3 coats.
This might be the best Frazetta paitning.
...it might even be the best Frazetta painting (note correct spelling)-but as usual its' another neoclassical knock off
@@davedfw814
People enjoy the classical and neoclassical art, particularly the Romanticists like Delacroix, David, and Ingres, because they produced high quality art. Art that not only looked good, but clearly demonstrated that the artist excelled at his craft. I would put Frazetta in the same category.
More modern art forms are not well liked because they are generally not visually appealing, and are frequently just shock pieces by people of highly questionable talent.
@@davedfw814
That was certainly a $20 version of
"Modern art looks like talentless hacks made a bunch of garbage".
@@christineshotton824 Firstly neoclassicism and romanticism are not the same thing, the former competed against the latter. What you mean I suspect is most people understand representational art because it's easy to understand, but modern or post-modern art rejects aesthetics as a artistic-limitation. It seems to me conceptual art, rightly or wrongly, is the most promoted of all the arts..... What I do know is most people don't like plagiarists. When I look at "Daybreak", by Maxfield Parrish which was America's most popular poster of all time I can see this artist trying to imitate it, imitate the composition and elements but for me it's obvious why one was a best seller and the other was not. Parrish had vastly superior taste and ability, and consequently greater popularity. Egyptian Queen as a comic book cover is static and in that sense, for me, not a Frazetta and more a homage to Parrish which so much of his work was of course. Frazetta was an illustrator not a fine artist, and what people generally don't understand or get confused about is that when an illustrator is commissioned usually by an art director or designer working for the publisher; its the commissioning party that dictate to the illustrator what they want to see, and what to include in the work, what they want it to look like, the style, elements, etc not the illustrator who usually (if they want to get paid) simply follow instructions. This is why so much of his work, despite the skillful approach, looks like other artists, and he never really innovated, something the major museums and galleries picked up on I suspect and why they always rejected him.
At the end of the day there are students in art college who could produce Egyptian Queen or something similar. Disney of course are the real masters of fantasy imho and could run rings around Frazetta.
@@christineshotton824 ...even flat earthers are convinced they know best
The greatest artist concerning Conan the Barbarian magazines.
True, Frazetta's Conan is the one I think of regarding the character.
He painted the quintessential Conan. He was a great artist period.
U made that using watercolor? How did frank make his works, I mean is the original "Egyptian Queen" made by watercolor? (by the way your work is nice almost Identical)
No, this was made with acrylic. The original painting was done in oil. Thanks, its always a challenge to make the copies look close to the original.
@@JarelThreat Thanks for your reply, I have got a question for you, do u think it is possible to create Frank's level art using watercolor? (I have seen an artist named Dan Brereton, he mostly creates comicarts and I found out some of his works are done in watercolor and they look quite good, so I thought it might be possible to create Frank's level art using watercolor, I just wanted to know your opinion as an artist)
@@nimasarlak Absolutely! In fact, Frazetta did watercolor paintings along with his oil paintings and ink drawings. The medium you use doesn't really matter as that is based on personal preference. If you develop the skill and have a strong foundation(value, shapes, edges & color), creating Frazetta level work is definitely possible in any medium.
Bravissimo!!!
thanks!!
Is there a reason why you didn't cover the shadow Umbra with black?
An aesthetic choice mostly. I wanted to keep the shadows warm and transparent while having the lights opaque and cool. It allowed me to have a more classical effect when I added color.
Try Basil Gogos.....
I've never heard of him so I looked him up. Man does he know how to use color! That would be a crazy challenge. I'll definitely consider doing one of his paintings. Thanks for the suggestion!
"Bello" Perfetto!"
respect !!!
Much appreciated!
Gracias. Muchachos....
Frazetta was the master of mood. Nice work.
Agreed. His work always gives you the feeling that you are experiencing it, instead of just looking at the painting.
cool
frank forzetta. top 5 for you? i want to get to know more artists. thanks.
Its hard to narrow down my top five but I'll try anyway. Frank Frazetta, Patrick Jones, Solomon J Solomon, Lord Leighton and Bouguereau.
lord leighton....what a fucking name
Yeah, he was a Baron so he was referred to as "Sir" or "Lord". Phenomenal artist to look at if you are a fan of classical or neoclassical painting.
He drew some really beautiful women. I like an artist that captures the beauty of the female form.
Nice work and great video...!!!
Thanks!
Did you get permission to copy this painting.? I also did a study on this painting for my personal collection.
No, I just painted it for practice.
Jarel Threat l have learned so much from his paintings. Two years ago I got to see his paintings and met his daughter in law at the Frazetta Art Museum.
That's amazing! I hope to have the opportunity to visit the Frazetta Art Museum in the future.
You can paint any artists work you want without permission; you can copy the ceiling of the Vatican if you are motivated to do so! However, you cannot claim the original as your own, and you cannot sell it for profit
You didn't use any colors after tracing the image out
That was the goal. I wanted to make a copy only using value. I would add color six months later but the footage got corrupted.
Fantástico
Thank you!
🔥♥️
You did a great job but your colors are subdued whereas Frank's are quite striking. I assume you weren't trying for an exact copy. Still, the colors you did use are working very well. Having done this, what wisdom did you take away having walked in Frazetta's shoes?
I wanted to focus on the values so I made a monochrome version of the original. The thing I took away from this experience was the simplicity of complex forms. It’s very hard to describe fully realized form while keeping them clean and clear. In doing multiple copies, I found that aspect to be a common denominator in great art. I may elaborate more on this in a future video. Many thanks
Phooly vedio😊
his sophisticated way of romantic
Very wonderful!!!🦋
Thank you!
Nguyenvantri
this painting is on héritage,actualy !!!
Video question: Who is your favorite illustrator? Be sure to participate in the poll above. thank you for watching!!!
Frank Frazetta is my favorite. I also like Patrick Jones, Boris Vallejo, Bouguereau, Solomon J Solomon and a whole bunch more!
@Metallian Validor Very cool artists!
love your style bruh! ok hear VB is my list of inspiration, Dawud_ Anyawiblle_(Brother man comics) Simon Bisley_ Alex Ross_ Gabrielle Dell Otto_ Todd McFarland John Buscema_ Joe Jusko Boris vallejo_ Julie Bell_ Smug1 (Graffiti Artist) Derrick Riggs (Iron Maiden Eddie character) last but not least at all Frank Frazetta_!
Cool! Great diversity in that list, some I'm familiar with and others that are new to me. I especially like Alex Ross, Vallejo and Julie Bell.
Jarel Threat yeah man if you can check out dawud_ (pronounced) Da_woo_ he's doing great things man and he's trying to get his book turned into a movie we need to be down because it's a positive portrayal of us that we need at this time, plus he's a cold blooded artist like us😁 ! peace bruh!
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I don't get it. I mean, yeah good at coping stuff. But zero on being creative. You're such a good painter, show your own work, something original. Being inspired by Frank Frazzetta, sure I am! Every day I pick up a brush or pencil I hope to channel the masters. Be original. If someone asked you to paint another person's work, respectfully decline.
This seems a complete waste of time. Copying another artists designs is not only not original it prevents you learning to visualise and work out compositions yourself. Us Pros don't waste time copying from run of the mill commercial artists like Frank Frazetta. All you need to draw like Frazetta is talent-and you'll never get that by just duplicating someone else's work.
I disagree. Copying other artists provides better insight into procedure, technique, craftsmanship, composition, value structure and color schemes. The kind of art you want to do informs the artist you copy. While Frazetta is not a fine artist, he is one of the greatest fantasy artists. Copying and learning from the best, regardless of genre, can only help in your artistic growth. Copying is something that the old masters did as well. Along with studying from nature, copying a master's work was part of the curriculum, whether it was the Brague plates or going to the museum or being an apprentice at a workshop. Finally, while talent is a factor, it is not the end all. No artist becomes a master from just talent. It takes years of dedication and hard work. Talent only determines your starting point and your ceiling but not greatness.
@@JarelThreat all you've done is reproduce a template worked out by another artist, how does that teach you about visualisation? Personally I dont think everything the old masters did was worthwhile or achieved anything much, it was just tradition. The best artists worked from life and observation of real subject matter like the true greats Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, John Paul Rubens-I'm talking about great artists not a comic book guy. Im pretty sure FFs advice was stated as dont copy me, be the best version of "you" you can be, so like I said you're wasting your time.
@@davedfw814 Every copy is different so this particular one wasn't about visualization, it was about how Frazetta rendered form. He's not the only artist I study, Rubens and Lord Leighton are some of my favorites to study and I've learned a tremendous amount as a result. I think its ultimately about preference, your preference is to work primarily from nature and observation. My preference is to paint what doesn't exist in a certain style. I don't think there's a right or wrong, just different. You are correct in what Frazetta said but I don't want to be him. There are certain aspects about his work that I'm drawn to and want to implement into my own. Taking different aspects of multiple artist that I admire and combining them with my own aesthetic and thought process is a way to become the best version of you. Even Frazetta took from Howard Pyle and George Bridgman. Overall, I do enjoy this dialogue, hearing a different perspective in regards to copying is fascinating. Do you have a website for your work?
@@JarelThreat Each to their own. Most of FF's work was a rip-off from various neo-classicists or pseudo neo-classicists such as Maxfield Parish. Egyptian Queen is just a rehash of "Daybreak" by Parish for example. FF's style is just a copy of Heinrich Kley/Norman Lindsey's style. It's nothing new.....I am renewing my website right now but only show my work in exhibitions attended by collectors I don't need social media.