Boris is one of my favorite painters.

they are my favorite couple in the fantasy art world

I grew up collecting as many Boris art compilation books as I could get besides Frank Frazertta. One of the best to have ever existed 👍😛♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💥💥💥

Hi Rich, you can use oils without chemicals. Use M.Graham walnut oil to thin the paint to the consistency you want, just use a bit more every time if you paint in layers. For clean up I use a bar of soap and warm water. I only recently started using gamsol for a wash and to block in some early colors, its odorless and slow evaporating. Keep up the great work 👍

Rich.. good stuff'eee, Julie Bell was hot in her day, on their website you can get signed prints, too cool.. bye'eeee..

I have a calendar from 1986 and some postcards

Jaw dropping episod!

Rolalala ! Another amazing vidéo !!

Being europoor I saw his covers on video-games all the time as a kid, the dated/clashing hair styles never bothered me at the time but now I see what you mean. It's a problem when doing contemporary styles of the time, the thing with styles is that they go out of style!

WooHoo❗✌️😎

I’ve never been able to get into Boris. So shiny maybe? I’m not sure why… he’s amazing.

Wolverine wizard special #102.5...Boris Vallejo cover.

Back in 2000 I got signed some stuff by him and some by Julie, she definitely was his model - attractive and veeeery athletic. I like her stuff a little bit more, Boris, as good as he is, is a tad too much of a realist for me.

Surfaces and atmospherics are incredible. I tend to like the earlier stuff from Boris, like the Marvel cover paintings and paperback art. When the photorealism is too faithful it does, as you say, look like a model and not just a model. but a specific person from present day who is cosplaying for the painting. And it's not just that the hair seems out of the era; these are obviously bodybuilders, and while the aesthetic is really attractive it tends to throw you out of the fantasy. People in primitive fantasy worlds are going to have to be somewhat lithe and athletic to survive, but they don't have gyms in their caves or castles. It's still freaking awesome to study, though, if only for the mastery of lighting and textures. I know they did a couple of books on fantasy art techniques, and a couple of photo collections, but I don't know if there's a tutorial out there on video.

Mike Hoffman is pretty great, I have a couple sketch books by him. There is another guy Chris Conidis that has a style that has a similar vibe as well

Love the videos man. Could you do yusuke murata the one punch man artist?

Would love to hear your thoughts on gabrielle dell'otto's work Rich.

My fave Boris stuff is Ozzy Ultimate Sin cover and Vacation movie posters. Btw, I think Al Williamson and Joe Jusko also lived in that same area of Pennsylvania (Poconos I believe)

@RichardFriendartist

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ah man. I should have grabbed those. I am not super familiar with all of Boris' work and that is cool Jusko and Al lived there. a LOT of talent in that area!!

@Jameswindsorsmith

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Not far from me, tho I've only visited the museum posthumously

@RichardFriendartist

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@@Jameswindsorsmith so cool you went though. That is a grail trip for sure!!

@Jameswindsorsmith

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@@RichardFriendartist indeed! The gift shop alone is worth the trip! One cool thing g is they had a bunch of lotr portfolios for sale!

@dannycruz5446

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@@Jameswindsorsmith yeah, i went to the museum in '13 or '14. Picked up the fire & ice/painting with fire set at the gift shop.

Hey Rich have you ever read/seen Mazinger USA by Go Nagai? If not I think you'd like it. Full color, airbrushed manga ment specifically for a western audience and it has some absolutely awesome artwork👌

The rendering is beautiful, would they have used air brushes for that?

03:20 That's not Julie, it's Boris and Danielle Anjou, she was featured in many paintings in Mirage book by Boris.

no man draw that dragon!

@RichardFriendartist

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hahAHA. Trust me. there's a ton of fantasy art coming from me. It's one thing I LOVE!! :)

have you done a video on roy g krenkel?

They are really good painters, but I always found their stuff to look very “static” and not very dynamic. Frazetta’s work always seemed to have more movement, whereas when these two paint people they feel very posed and frozen.

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Also, lots of loin cloths going on LOL

I don't know if golden axe art was done by him Looks similar🤔

13:39 They where probably made for a Trading Card Game, ....Called Hyborian Gates.

Dorian Vallejo is his son

Boris does a great job. But, he's using muscle mags as a reference. It's not just from his imagination.

Vallejo and Bell are incredibly talented, but I just don’t find their work interesting. And if I’m not mistaken, Julie Bell was also a model for Boris.

Hi Rich, GOLDEN Open Acrylic paints are specially formulated to stay wet longer, giving you more time to blend smooth gradients. No chemicals required, they're water soluble and can provide you with the fun of mixing colors like oil, without all the hassle. They also cut well with acrylic mediums, gels and extenders, allowing for glazing and impasto effects. I'm not a shill for them, I'd just love to see you paint if you ever find the time.

Nothing gives me such a odd mixture off cringe and nostalgia like good old Boris 💪😁