It doesn't get much better than this by Anton von Werner.

Roger.

Emil Hünten

Wow simply stunning brushwork and visualisation
From this guy Roger
I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread.
Paul

I bought a 1/8th scale fantasy figure at a greatly reduced price at Scale model world in telford and it turned out to be based on the work of Luis Roya. His art is seen readily on book covers calenders etc. All are scantily clad but most are warriors or demons and just amazing art. Anyway this is the box art for the one I bought.

Niels Simonsen.

Hi Roger and everyone else as well!

Looking at your latest post, perhaps this might be in your area of interest?


Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Funny you should mention that Janne. I've been told about this series by a Danish friend, it hasn't been shown here yet but is coming to the BBC "sometime". I'm looking forward to it.

Roger.

Two of my favorites, Richard Simkins & Charles Stadden.

Stadden Simkin and Douglas n Anderson wre all rightly mentioned in the arly days of this thread.
That's not a criticism, in fact the more mentions the better, I love 'em to death !
Well done
Paul

I must have missed them Paul.

Thanks, Chuck

Well, no problem for me chuck, I'm glad you did miss them.
I look at the collected works of simkin over a coffee at least once a week.
I also have a collection of stadden prints and cards too.
You see wonderful detail every time you look.
Thanks for sharing, loving it !
Paul

Another great illustrator well worth a mention here, and easily found on google is French artist Maurice Leloir.

Couldn't agree more!


Roger.

http://www.artistsandart.com/2011/03/maurice-leloir-1851-1940-french.html

Leloir is a wonderful choice lads.

So charming and such a great reference for the scenic builds for

figure modellers and painters of flats as well.

Paul

Lol, I've just discovered I have a flat in my collection which is clearly based on a Leloir illustration, top right.

Jaroslav František Julius Věšín (Yaroslav Veshin) (23 May 1860 – 9 May 1915)
Paintings regarding Balkan war 1912-13 and The Russao-Turkish War 1877-78

John Riley.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/john-riley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riley_(painter)

Inspiration for painting metal/armour and black clothing. Look at the light, shade and reflections on the pewter plate.... brilliant!

Roger.

Don't forget the marvellous skintones

He wasn't bad at depicting white either....







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Holmes