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Ok its on the tip of my tongue but I used to love this piccy of an alien surfing in space, its blue and by J somebody ( I think)... I even used to have his email address.Damn damn what is it?

Edit - it isnt the silver surfer...


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:53 pm
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Silver Surfer?

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Posted : 04/05/2011 1:57 pm
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nope.
he has a funny shaped head and teeth a bit like predator..


 
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Ggogle gives me
Joe satriani? [img] [/img]


 
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yeah thats the silver surfer again.. and I spent ages on google so far .


 
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great pic stoner, also the silver surfer...


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 2:09 pm
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what style is it?

jokey comic?
metallic rendered/airbrush?


 
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airbrush.
Its a famous pic, famous artist, it's just stuck in my brain..


 
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yeah thats the silver surfer again.. and I spent ages on google so far .

Mine ain't


 
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charlie I meant TJs contribution. Yours is just rad. But not what I am looking for..


 
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Its from the 60's or 70's I think, so no 3d..


 
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ok, so a drawing,2-d image, teeth like (a) predator, on a surfboard

this one?[img] [/img]


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 2:34 pm
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[i]Its from the 60's or 70's I think, so no 3d.. [/i]

Ah, yes, perspective drawing wasn't invented until 1983.


 
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Airbrush required..

Perspective was invented much earlier than that, but it was banned until Reagan left office.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 2:36 pm
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Here you go

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Philc said it's this one

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erm... you don't mean stitch do you??
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That's not blue?


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 2:45 pm
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He might be colour blind.


 
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Could it be Neal Adams he is famous for his drawing of the silver surfer, can't access images from work.


 
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i don't think it was the silver surfer


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 3:13 pm
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a silver surfer, earlier;

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Satriani! Must dig out Time Machine again tonight....Top axe-spanking!


 
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Ok got it, the artist is Joe Petagno. He did all the motorhead covers. I cannot fidn the pic online but I have it my book of SF and will scan it in tomorrow.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 5:27 pm
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I see, a "heavy metal" artist.
http://www.petagno.dk/gallery_001.html

hmmm


 
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Yeah but he was also once very famous for his SF art. I have a book called "Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" which has a good few of his sf covers and illustrations.


 
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Final scene of Dark Star?

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Posted : 04/05/2011 10:10 pm