So sad I never got to meet him. Alas
He's the King of Fantasy Art all right!
The only other guy who competed with Frank was Boris.
Someone described perfectly why Frazetta KICKS Vallejo's ass tho:
"Vallejo's warriors look like models who pump iron. Frazetta's warriors look like they got their muscles FIGHTING & have the scars to prove it!"
Not only that, but other artists, especially Boris, have a stiffness & static vibe to their art that Frank never had. He was able to capture a moment & he never used models!!!
He painted right out of his vivid imagination!!! Always.
The BARBARIAN (Conan) is brilliant! So is the one of Conan straddling a giant snake, chained in a dungeon.
I've done hundreds of copies of his work with airbrush on t-shirts & jackets & some canvasses too
I even made up the joke "Another day, another Dealer" instead of dollar cuz I did so many copies of his Death Dealer-one of the most BADASS paintings ever!!!
The Silver Warrior is a fav tooo
His women are incredibly voluptuous & his beasts are the best!
RIP Mr. Frazetta~Tons of respect & lotsa love to you, my fellow artist!
You've been a HUGE inspiration.