My studio in dungarvan is just minutes away from mountain waterfalls, beautiful beaches and strands. Before becoming a writer, he played semipro baseball in france and was a cartoonist for new york newsday. Keith thompson, also known as keith wormwood, is a professional freelance artist who specializes in concept art for movies and games. Now we have artist keith thompson talking about the fifty illustrations that help flush out scotts world. Shop for keith thompson art from the worlds greatest living artists. Earlier we talked with scott westerfeld about what it was like to be the art director on his own book the steampunk, young adult novel, leviathan.
Books have the advantage that the final art is the asset, whereas concept work often has to go through many more filters. His art has appeared in the spectrum art annuals and his piece the prophet was selected and displayed by the magazine at their exhibition at the museum of american illustration. Drawing and painting the undead barrons educational. Interview friday is back with freelance artist, keith thompson. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, fourcolor illustrations of darwinist beasties and clanker walkers, weapons, transport, and uniforms, this manual. I always loved looking at keith harings work and considered him one of my favorite artists. Create aweinspiring crafts for comics, computer games, and graphic novels quarto book by keith thompson 2 feb 2007 4. Keith, i admire you since 2010, your art is outstanding, and you seem like a very humble persona i wrotte you a mail and you answered me kindly.
To help us visualize these fanciful creatures, westerfeld enlisted the artful talents of keith thompson, who created more than 50 illustrations for the book. His work has appeared around the world, and he is the author of several books teaching the ins and outs of creating concept art. Irene gallo is the art director for tor, forge, and starscape books and many more, and larger, images of keith thompson s work can be found at his website. Sep 27, 2017 keith thompson s art blog featuring news on his work, sketches and artwork not seen on his main site, and discussing sources of inspiration. Deryn is girl posing as a boy named dylan in order to be able to join. So keith created a sort of victorian manga style, part steampunk and part oldfashioned biotech.
Drawing and painting the undead was a super useful book that is not only inspirational it delivers some technical techniques on creating visions of the undead and some whilst nightmarish visions of many artists throughout the book, its keith thompsons art that really is inspired and really draws you into a world of the dead to draw such as. Unless otherwise stated, this interview was conducted at the time the book was first published. Extraordinary war machines and vehicle concepts by keith thompson what an art. Keith thompson is a professional freelance artist whose work appears in movies, games and books including the witherwood reform school series and the leviathan trilogy by scott westerfeld. Thompson himself does not run this page, nor administrate it. My work is used in books, magazines, tv, film and videogames. Halfway through the process the art is scanned and glazed using soft light layers in photoshop. This book presents 50 robot designs for artists to copy. The fbi took a renewed interest in thompson in 1984 in regard to his passport status.
Create fantastic robot characters for comic books, computer games, and graphic novels. Keith thompson freelance artist view my complete profile. Maybe it was that the scenery constantly changed from siberia, to japan to the usa where as the first two books were in a constant setting. So far my illustration work for books has often resulted in the most creative freedom. Discount prices on books by keith thompson, including titles like television finales.
Keith thompson is the author of angels and aliens 3. Keith thompson is best known for his illustrations in the leviathan trilogy by scott westerfeld. Author thomson has written the book on the similar storylines of robert ludlum, but with more twist and wit. I just saw the movie and the second the creature was revealed i audibly yelled, thats keith thompson looked it up and was so very excitedproud. A lavishly illustrated, fullcolor companion to scott westerfelds new york times bestselling leviathan trilogy. You can buy interior art from leviathan here, and color art from the series here, here, and here. All keith thompson paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.
Now a resident of alabama, he writes about intelligence and other matters for the huffington post. See more ideas about art, concept art and fantasy art. Keith thompson s most popular book is drawing and painting the undead. Thompson also known locally as the greenway artist. Choose your favorite keith thompson designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Fractured angels is the continuous thread throughout my work. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Keith thompson is more a commercial artist than he is a fine artist. Create fantastic robot characters for comic books, computer games, and graphic novels thompson, keith on.
Leviathan scott westerfeld silver age illustration art book illustrations dieselpunk amazing art manga anime comic art. Well, i suppose they are on a vacation from everything they once knew. The austrohungarians and germans have their clankers, steamdriven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. Were putting about 50 pieces of art in each book, most of them full page. His art has appeared in the spectrum art annuals and his piece the. Read scotts full post, and see some more of the art here. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Keith thompsons most popular book is drawing and painting the undead. Keith thompson art prints i use black colerase pencil on 110lb paper. Keith thompson is a freelance artist specializing in concept art for a myriad of applications including books, movies, video games and pen and paper role playing. He did with the pictures the same thing i was doing with the text. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Scott westerfeld chose him to illustrate the series after finding his art online.
Drawing and painting the undead barrons educational keith thompson on. I havent read the series yet, but keith thompsons artwork is always ridiculously. Look at the map of europe by keith thompson and discuss its symbolism. Keith thomson is an american author of spy thriller novels. It was published in the year 2011 by the doubleday publishers. All keith thompson artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. But, this book gave me a chance to delve into one of my favorite artist s head. Your character designs and commitment to worldbuilding within your art is so inspiring.
Here is the second half of our art of leviathan posts. Now we have artist keith thompson talking about the fifty. After a few of these incidents it became clear that keith wasnt just adding a few embellishments to the book but, with fifty. A reading group guide to the leviathan trilogy by scott westerfeld about the trilogy it is the cusp of world war i. Keith did a great job of mixing historical details with fantastical creatures both. Sickened by radiation and scarred by biological and chemical weapons, this bison moose spends its short life madly attacking any living creature it comes into contact with. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Keith thompson s art blog featuring news on his work, sketches and artwork not seen on his main site, and discussing sources of inspiration.
Create aweinspiring crafts for comics, computer games, and graphic novels quarto book. My work as a fiber artist working with fabric and fiber to create abstract 3dimensional forms was my focus for many years. Alek is the sheltered only son of archduke franz ferdinand whose life is overturned when his parents are assassinated one night, setting off the spark that ignites world war i. The riveting conclusion to scott westerfelds new york times bestselling trilogy thats sure to become a classic school library journal. Keith thompson is a professional freelance artist who specializes in concept art for movies and games.
Keith thompson currently works as a freelance illustrator and concept artist. Now i knew a good amount about him before reading this book. It is very happy for me to the your creations on movies, and well knonw movies saludos desde argentina. Join facebook to connect with keith thompson and others you may know. Keith thompson is the illustrator of the leviathan series. Create fantastic robot characters for comic books, computer games, and graphic novels keith thompson on. A steampunk version of early 20thcentury europe finds two teens from seemingly opposite sides of world war i coming together. In the humorous, iconoclastic tradition of george macdonald frasers flashman novels, gore vidals burr, and thomas bergers little big man, meet reallife scoundrel james wilkinson as he lies, schemes, backstabs, and seduces his way through our nations early history. Compose an acrostic poem describing darwinist or clanker. His dark and detailed drawings bring to mind the darkest fears of imagination. Some of keith thompsons illustrations for leviathan by scott westerfield. Diesel punk cyberpunk artists websites growing up book thompson steampunk falling stars neo victorian pretty art.
Written by keith thompson, audiobook narrated by todd eflin. Alek and deryn are on the last leg of their roundtheworld quest to end world war i, reclaim aleks throne as prince of austria, and finally fall in love. Books by keith thompson author of drawing and painting. Locked within the walls of witherwood, high upon a mysterious mesa, they are still looking for a way out. Canadian artist keith thompson has an eye for the dark side, creating fantastically surreal and fantasy inspired art and illustrations. He has also illustrated other books, as well as drawn illustrations and concept art for video games, films, magazines and television. Just found out you were the artist behind it through finding your illustration book about undead creatures in a library in strasbourg france. Create aweinspiring crafts for comics, computer games, and graphic novels quarto book thompson, keith on. Keith thompson has 82 books on goodreads with 70281 ratings. He has also illustrated other books, as well as drawn illustrations and concept art for video games, films. His artwork has been featured in spectrum art annuals and in ballistics publishing.
Keith thompson s work has appeared in books, magazines, tv, video games, and films. Keith thompson books list of books by keith thompson. Keith thompsons work has appeared in books, magazines, tv, video games, and films. I started painting full time in 2009 focusing on portraitfigure work painting in acrylics, watercolors and mixed media. He also illustrates books and his work has appeared in magazines and online. The ritual on netflix the ritual just released today on netflix. This is an original 11 x 15 watercolor of a lone bison buffalo overlooking the rest of the herd in yellowstone national park. Leviathan book by scott westerfeld, keith thompson. The whole process is detailed in this gnomon workshop dvd if youre interested. It was like being a novelist and an art director at the same time. Keith thompson author of drawing and painting the undead. Nicolas tesla a dance with dragons tesla s alternate history wow art book characters dieselpunk.
Keith is perhaps the most imaginative artist i have seen. Keith thomson has been a semipro baseball player in france an editorial cartoonist for newsday and a screenwriter. Shop original keith haring more art from the worlds best art galleries. Keith s work has been featured around the net and in major video games, such as the dieselpunk fpsrts iron grip from isotx. Browse through images in keith thompson s ireland county waterford collection. Keith thompson is a freelance artist specializing in concept art for a myriad of applications including books, movies, video games and pen and paper roleplaying games. Website of new york times bestselling novelist keith thomson. List what animals are mentioned in the novel and describe their role andor impact in the story. Keith thomson grew up in a farming community in the quappelle valley near craven saskatchewan, canada. Professional keithwormwood keith thompson deviantart.
Keith thompson is an exceptional artist with an eye for undead, horrific creatures and character des keith thompson undead beasts pripyat beast when the secondary explosion occurred at the reactor, spewing an almost immeasurable torrent. The manual of aeronautics book by scott westerfeld, keith. As always keith thompsons art is amazing and really adds to the book. The next popular book written by author keith thomson is titled as twice a spy. Interview with artist keith thompson excommunicate. His novels include once a spy, a new york times best seller, twice a spy and pirates of pensacola. Although i enjoyed the book and was glad that everything was neatly tied up the story itself wasnt as griping as the first two. Apocalyptic undead and creature art amazingcreepy art by keith thompson.