All the artists who contributed to Sci-Fi Art Now have cited other artists who inspired and continue to inspire their work. Here's a developing list of these creators, building as we publish interviews with them.
Several hub sites provide details of many artists such as ConceptArt/Massive Black, deviantart and drawger.com.
Please note that the headings on this page are very genral - I'm well aware many artists listed here did other work. I've tried to place them in categories for which they are best known.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Illustrators
• Julie Bell (Emma Alvarez)
• John Berkey (Matt Gaser)
Known for his space and SF-themed works, some of Berkey's best-known work includes much of the original poster art for the Star Wars trilogy.
• Kerem Beyit (Yigit Koroglu)
• Chesley Bonestell (Ron Miller)
• Paul Bonner (John Malcolm)
• Dylan Cole (Paul Drummond)
• Roger Dean (Tim Perkins)
• Simon Dominic (John Malcolm)
• Sam Flores (Steve Sampson)
• Chris Foss (Nemons, Tim Perkins)
Chris very kindly provided the introduction to Sci-Fi Art Now.
• Lierre Foest (Mo Ali)
• Frank Frazetta (Emma Alvarez, Stephen Baskerville, Armand Cabrera, Paul McCaffrey, John Malcolm, Patrick J. Jones, John Ridgway, JK Woodward)
• H.R.Giger (Paul McCaffrey, Nemons, JK Woodward)
• Melvyn Grant (Tim Perkins)
• Alex Grey (J K Woodward)
• James Gurney (Matt Gaser, John Malcolm)
• Tomer Hanuka (Bill McConkey)
• Ken Kelly (Emma Alvarez)
• John Harris (Tim Perkins)
• Steve Hickman (Lee Moyer)
• Brad Holland (Bill McConkey)
• John Howe (John Malcolm)
• Paul Lasaine (Matt Gaser)
• Todd Lockwood (Yigit Koroglu)
• Rodney Matthews (John Malcolm, Tim Perkins)
• Syd Mead (Armand Cabrera)
• Angus McBride (John Malcolm)
• Robert McCall (Matt Gaser)
• Dave McKean (Mo Ali, Matt Gaser)
• Chris Moore (Paul Drummond)
A world famous commercial illustrator known mainly for his science fiction work, Chris Moore is equally at home in other genres.
• Tim O'Brien (Bill McConkey)
• Adam Paquette (Paul Drummond)
• Bruce Pennington (Tim Perkins)
• Ludek Pesek (Ron Miller)
• Tobias Roetsch (Jeff Michelmann)
• Luis Royo (Yigit Koroglu)
• Lucien Rudaux (Ron Miller)
• Josephine Wall (Emma Alvarez)
• Michael Whelan (Duncan Long)
Whelan's science fiction illustration has won him the Hugo award for Best Professional Artist an incredible thirteen times.
• Official web site: www.michaelwhelan.com
• Ashley Wood (Matthew Soffe)
• Boris Vallejo (Emma Alvarez, Patrick J. Jones)
Comic Artists
• Arthur Adams (Gibson Quarter)
• Neal Adams (Paul McCaffrey, Bill Storie)
• Alfred Alcala (Matthew Soffe)
• Dan Barry (Berislav Krzic)
• Frank Bellamy (Tim Perkins, John Ridgway, Bill Storie)
• Brian Bolland (Chris Askham, Paul McCaffrey, John Malcolm)
• John Buscema (Tim Perkins, Bill Storie)
• John Byrne (Paul McCaffrey, Bill Storie, John Royle, JK Wodward)
• J Scott Campbell (John Royle)
• Howard Chakyin (Paul McCaffrey)
• Gene Colan (Tim Perkins)
• Richard Corben (Paul McCaffrey, Tim Perkins)
• Robert Crumb (Nick Brokenshire)
• Alan Davis (John Royle, Bill Storie)
• Simon Davis (Vicky Stonebridge)
• Will Eisner (Tim Perkins)
• Ron Embleton (Bill Storie)
• Hal Foster (Berislav Krzic, John Ridgway)
• Ian Gibson (Chris Askham)
• Jean Giraud (Berislav Krzic)
• Frank Hampson (Berislav Krzic, John Ridgway)
• Jamie Hernandez (Nick Brokenshire)
• Burne Hogarth (John Ridgway)
• PJ Holden (Matthew Soffe)
• Frazer Irving (Matthew Soffe)
• Jock (Matthew Soffe)
• Syd Jordan (John Ridgway, Bill Storie)
• Michael Kaluta (Paul McCaffrey, Lee Moyer)
• Gil Kane (Paul McCaffrey, Tim Perkins, Bill Storie)
• Ian Kennedy (Neil Roberts)
• Jack Kirby (Nick Brokenshire, Paul McCaffrey)
• Joe Kubert (Stephen Baskerville)
• David Lloyd (Mo Ali)
• Raymond Macherot (Berislav Krzic)
• Joe Madureira (Gibson Quarter)
• Mike McMahon (Chris Askham, Paul McCaffrey, Steve Sampson, Matthew Soffe)
• Moebius (Mo Ali, Paul McCaffrey)
• Mike Noble (Tim Perkins, Bill Storie)
• Kevin O'Neill (Chris Askham)
• Mac Raboy (Berislav Krzic)
• Alex Raymond (Berislav Krzic)
• Nestor Redondo (Tim Perkins)
• John Ridgway (Tim Perkins)
• Alex Ross (JK Woodward)
• George Perez (John Royle)
• Frank Quitely (Mo Ali, Gibson Quarter)
• Chris Sanders (Gibson Quarter)
• Bill Sienkiewicz (Steve Sampson, JK Woodward)
• Joe Sinnott (Tim Perkins)
• Barry Windsor Smith (Steve Sampson)
• Jim Steranko (Paul McCaffrey)
• Ben Templesmith (Matthew Soffe)
• Alex Toth (Nick Brokenshire)
• Barry Windsor Smith (Paul McCaffrey, Tim Perkins)
• Jeff Smith (Nick Brokenshire)
• Dave Stevens (Lee Moyer)
• Albert Uderzo (Nemons)
• Al Williamson (Bill Storie)
• Dave Windett (Paul Drummond)
• Bernie Wrightson (Paul McCaffrey, Tim Perkins)
Animation and Film Poster Artists
• Walt Disney (Nemons)
• Pixar (Nemons)
Classical and Modern (Mainsteream) Artists
• Lubna Agha (Mo Ali)
Amongst the foremost contemporary American-Pakistani artists is Lubna Agha, whose images challenge the immovable qualities of traditional Islamic art and artifacts to provide a vibrant and ephemeral experience of two contradictory themes — infinity and oneness.
• Marshall Arisman (Bill McConkey)
The paintings and drawings of Marshall Arisman have been widely exhibited, both internationally and nationally. His work may be seen in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, at the National Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as in many private and corporate collections.
• Saul Bass (Nemons)
One of the great graphic designers of the mid-20th century but perhaps the undisputed master of film title design.
• Aubrey Beardsley (Chris Askham, Nemons)
Aubrey Beardsley was unknown in 1892. By the time of his death in 1898, a mere six years, he had broken through the Victorian unconscious and hurled England into the 20th century. Many of his drawing first made their appearance in books or magazines with relatively limited subscription. Despite this, his erotic, humorous, and haunting drawings came to be popular and have been for more than a hundred years.
• Georges Braque (JK Wodward)
A major 20th century French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art movement known as Cubism.
• Jason Brooks (Chris Askham)
• Dean Cornwell (Armand Cabrera)
• Salvador Dali (Duncan Long)
Dali was originally a leader of the Surrealist Movement. His painting, The Persistance of Memory, with the soft or melting watches is still one of the best-known surrealist works. Whether working from pure inspiration or on a commissioned illustration, Dali's matchless insight and symbolic complexity are apparent. Above all, Dali was a superb draftsman. His excellence as a creative artist will always set a standard for the art of the twentieth century.
• Wikipedia Entry
• The Dali Museum: www.salvadordalimuseum.org
• The Salvador Dali Art Gallery
• Edmund Dulac (Bill McConkey) Edmund Dulac's enchanting illustrations grace such hard-to-find classics as his Fairy Book, Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor, and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
• Brian Froud (Vicky Stonebridge)
• Adam Gillespie (Lee Moyer)
• James Jarvis (Nemons)
• Klark Kent (Mo Ali)
• Peter Jones (Tim Perkins)
• Vladimir Kirin (Berislav Kcrzic)
• Gustav Klimt (Steve Sampson)
• Michael Komarck (Emma Alvarez)
• Paul Komoda (Lee Moyer)
• Michael Kutsche (Steve Sampson)
• JC Leyendecker (Bill McConkey)
• Peder Monsted (Armand Cabrera)
• Willard Metcalf (Armand Cabrera)
• Koji Morimoto (Steve Sampson)
• Craig Mulins (Steve Sampson)
• Junko Mizuno (Nemons)
• Evgenii Rachev (Berislav Kcrzic)
• Arthur Rackham (Vicky Stonebridge)
• Frederic Remington (Matt Gaser)
• Norman Rockwell (Duncan Long, Bill McConkey) 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where he is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades.
• Wikipedia Entry
• The Norman Rockwell Museum
• Egon Schiele (Nick Brokenshire)
A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century.
• Jason Seiler (John Malcolm)
• John Singer Sargent (Armand Cabrera, Matt Gaser)
• Yuko Shimizu (Bill McConkey)
• Sorayama (JK Woodward)
• Laurence Alma Tadema (Matt Gaser)
• Yves Tanguy (Mo Ali)
• John Tenniel (Bill McConkey)
• Matt Tinson (Matthew Soffe)
• Arthur Rackham (Bill McConkey)
• Viktor Vasnetsov (Vicky Stonebridge)
• Leonardo Di Vinci (Nick Brokenshire, Duncan Long)
Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of invention. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.
• Wikipedia Entry
• John W Waterhouse (Vicky Stonebridge)
• Patrick Woodroffe (Tim Perkins)
• Dawn Wilson (Lee Moyer)
• N.C. Wyeth (Armand Cabrera)
• Anders Zorn (Armand Cabrera)
