So. I guess it's obvious that this blog has been somewhat abandoned, and that the abandonment coincides roughly with Maureen Starkey's win of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist.
Congratulations, Maureen!
I did have more names on my list to investigate. MJ Pajaron, Columbia Pho, Ingrid To, Anne Ballaran and Rochelle Green. Naoto Hattori, for an Apex cover, Rene Sears for nerdbroidery.
But it seems like the wimminz are doing OK, after all?
Best of luck to everyone who is eligible for the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, May 4, 2012
Hannah Buena
Hannah Buena is a comic artist and character developer from the Philippines.
Bio: At Blogger
Artworks completed in 2012: See sketches, watercolours at DeviantArt site, including "Penny"/"Ghost" (below)
Websites: DeviantArt, HK Buena Sketchblog
Bio: At Blogger
Artworks completed in 2012: See sketches, watercolours at DeviantArt site, including "Penny"/"Ghost" (below)
Websites: DeviantArt, HK Buena Sketchblog
Cristina Rose Chua
Cristina Rose Chua is a colourist and illustrator from the Philippines.
Bio: CRChua's Profile
Artworks completed in 2012: See Cristina's Flickr photostream
Websites: YesYesYouCanDoIt! Art Blog
Bio: CRChua's Profile
Artworks completed in 2012: See Cristina's Flickr photostream
Websites: YesYesYouCanDoIt! Art Blog
Monday, April 30, 2012
Jenny Dolfen
Jenny Dolfen is a German artist.
Bio: Jenny's Sketchbook
Artworks produced in 2012: There Will Be Blood as an example of unpaid 2012 Tolkien fan art; also see Hermione and Crookshanks in her Harry Potter gallery and The Rhyddion Chronicles, Jenny's original, ongoing vision of an alternate 13th century Wales.
Websites: Epilogue gallery, Jenny's Sketchbook at Wordpress
Bio: Jenny's Sketchbook
Artworks produced in 2012: There Will Be Blood as an example of unpaid 2012 Tolkien fan art; also see Hermione and Crookshanks in her Harry Potter gallery and The Rhyddion Chronicles, Jenny's original, ongoing vision of an alternate 13th century Wales.
Websites: Epilogue gallery, Jenny's Sketchbook at Wordpress
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Christina Hess
Christina Hess is an American artist.
Bio: About Christina Hess
Artworks produced in 2012: "Protect" (below) has been altered and will be displayed at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! 2012; "Next Season" appeared on the cover of (semiprozine) Greenprints Winter 2012 issue.
Websites: http://christinahess.com/, Blog
Bio: About Christina Hess
Artworks produced in 2012: "Protect" (below) has been altered and will be displayed at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! 2012; "Next Season" appeared on the cover of (semiprozine) Greenprints Winter 2012 issue.
Websites: http://christinahess.com/, Blog
Kristin Kest
Kristen Kest is an American illustrator who is making the transition to fantasy art.
Bio: Kest Illustration
Artwork produced in 2012: At K2's Website, the following original works are UNPAID and form part of her new portfolio: A Mutiny, Blood For Dogs, Feast For Crows, May The Devil Take You, Neo-Mestiza, Joy Ride, (and most of the stuff under the "Juvenile Fiction" tab).
Kristen will be exhibiting at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in May 2012 and IlluXCon V in November 2012.
Websites: http://www.kestillustration.com/
Bio: Kest Illustration
Artwork produced in 2012: At K2's Website, the following original works are UNPAID and form part of her new portfolio: A Mutiny, Blood For Dogs, Feast For Crows, May The Devil Take You, Neo-Mestiza, Joy Ride, (and most of the stuff under the "Juvenile Fiction" tab).
Kristen will be exhibiting at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live in May 2012 and IlluXCon V in November 2012.
Websites: http://www.kestillustration.com/
Friday, April 27, 2012
What is a fan artist? What is a semiprozine? What is "poorly paid"?
There are some grey areas, here. After this year's Worldcon is over, I'll pester next year's Hugo committee about these questions.
What is a fan artist?
As far as I can tell, a fan artist is a science fiction or fantasy fan who produces art. As far as I can tell, fan art can be in any medium and can be original or derivative.
As far as I can tell, a fan artist does not have to be an artist who produces art related to copyrighted work or franchises like Dr Who, Harry Potter, a Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, though those artists are certainly included. I think that the copyright holders usually object to derivative artwork if it is for sale. I think that they generally don't care if the artwork is not profitable.
What is a science fiction or fantasy fan?
Interesting. Fans are defined for such awards as the Australian Ditmars as "natural persons being active in fandom." Which usually means they have attended or otherwise been involved in fan conventions, production of fanzines, or genre-related websites. Hence the inclusion of artists who exhibit at science fiction or fantasy conventions.
What is a semi-prozine? (ie. what constitutes poorly paid?)
Fan art must be unpaid or poorly paid, such as in fanzines or semi-prozines. But where is the line drawn between semi-prozines and prozines when it comes to cover art or internal illustrations? SFWA defines a prozine by the amount per word paid to its writer contributors, but I can't find an amount to be paid to the illustrators.
Clarkesworld is considered a prozine by SFWA, a semi-prozine by past Hugo committees, and it pays $100 for a cover illustration. Apex magazine, also somewhere on the border of pro and semi-pro, pays $50 for digital reprint rights for cover art.
Professional artists might ask for something in the order of $1000 and up for an original cover that would make them eligible for the Professional Artist Hugo Category. But it's rude of me to start demanding to know what people have been paid, and so I'm not sure what to do about this rule except to err on the side of caution.
And what about those aforementioned fan artists exhibiting at conventions? What happens when their work sells at the end-of-con auction for more than they might have received from a semi-prozine? How much money to they have to make, or what percentage of their income must be from art, before they are shunted up into the Pro Artist category?
The Pro Artist category definition is "for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year."
Which includes all the fan artists, doesn't it?
ARGGHHH BRAIN HURTS.
Please correct me in the comments if I've said or assumed wrong things. Like I said, I'll start harrassing actual knowledgeable people once Chicon 7 is over.
What is a fan artist?
As far as I can tell, a fan artist is a science fiction or fantasy fan who produces art. As far as I can tell, fan art can be in any medium and can be original or derivative.
As far as I can tell, a fan artist does not have to be an artist who produces art related to copyrighted work or franchises like Dr Who, Harry Potter, a Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings, though those artists are certainly included. I think that the copyright holders usually object to derivative artwork if it is for sale. I think that they generally don't care if the artwork is not profitable.
What is a science fiction or fantasy fan?
Interesting. Fans are defined for such awards as the Australian Ditmars as "natural persons being active in fandom." Which usually means they have attended or otherwise been involved in fan conventions, production of fanzines, or genre-related websites. Hence the inclusion of artists who exhibit at science fiction or fantasy conventions.
What is a semi-prozine? (ie. what constitutes poorly paid?)
Fan art must be unpaid or poorly paid, such as in fanzines or semi-prozines. But where is the line drawn between semi-prozines and prozines when it comes to cover art or internal illustrations? SFWA defines a prozine by the amount per word paid to its writer contributors, but I can't find an amount to be paid to the illustrators.
Clarkesworld is considered a prozine by SFWA, a semi-prozine by past Hugo committees, and it pays $100 for a cover illustration. Apex magazine, also somewhere on the border of pro and semi-pro, pays $50 for digital reprint rights for cover art.
Professional artists might ask for something in the order of $1000 and up for an original cover that would make them eligible for the Professional Artist Hugo Category. But it's rude of me to start demanding to know what people have been paid, and so I'm not sure what to do about this rule except to err on the side of caution.
And what about those aforementioned fan artists exhibiting at conventions? What happens when their work sells at the end-of-con auction for more than they might have received from a semi-prozine? How much money to they have to make, or what percentage of their income must be from art, before they are shunted up into the Pro Artist category?
The Pro Artist category definition is "for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year."
Which includes all the fan artists, doesn't it?
ARGGHHH BRAIN HURTS.
Please correct me in the comments if I've said or assumed wrong things. Like I said, I'll start harrassing actual knowledgeable people once Chicon 7 is over.
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