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Sci-Fi Art Now Hardcover – 4 Oct. 2010

by John Freeman (Author), Chris Foss (Author)
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This perennially popular genre always attracts the most visionary artists, and this book showcases the crème de la crème of contemporary science fiction painters, illustrators and creators, whether established professionals, or brave new talents forging into the future. All aspects of classic science fiction themes are given a fresh perspective by artists examining popular sub-genres such as Sirens of Sci-Fi, Space Travelers and Spacecrafts, Aliens and Alien Worlds, Radical Robots, Incredible Cities, High-Tech War and Steampunk. Crammed full of exquisite art from around the world and fascinating insights from the artists and creators, Sci-Fi Art Now is perfect for fans of the science fiction genre, whether in movies, computer games, comics, book covers or illustrations.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    ILEX
  4. Publication date
    4 Oct. 2010
  5. Dimensions
    25.5 x 1.6 x 25.5 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1905814984
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1905814985
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ILEX; 1st edition (4 Oct. 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1905814984
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905814985
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 25.5 x 1.6 x 25.5 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi Art Now
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2024
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THis is a great book with loads of fantastic pictures of spacecraft in it, just what I was looking for. The book arrived on time, communication was great and so was the seller.
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J. Malcolm
5.0 out of 5 stars Top quality book. Top quality artwork
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2010
First of all, I have to admit I am biased. I was lucky enough to be asked by John Freeman to contribute, and luckier still to get three of my images into the book.

As a artist and lifelong fan of science-fiction, I'd have bought this book whether or not I had any images in it. I have in fact bought a copy in addition to the contributor's copy.

For any fan of science-fiction this is a wonderful book. I was amazed by both the high quality of the book itself, as well as by the high quality of the artwork contained in it. The layout of the book maximises the size of the artwork - this is not a book containing tiny thumbnails.

Artists (traditional or digital) with an interest in science-fiction can get even more out of it - the book is a great source of inspiration. Each piece as accompanied by text which gives an insight into the inspiration behind each or sometimes info describing the process. It's also given me a VERY long list of artist names and their websites that I'll need to check out.
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Philip Storry
4.0 out of 5 stars A good and broad selection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2011
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This book has a broad, decent selection of sci-fi art. There are numerous different styles, and the artists get a paragraph or two in which to comment, provide background or insight into their methods.

I can't say I liked all the art. Some styles just didn't do anything for me. But if that wasn't the case, the book wouldn't have done its job properly.

It's well printed, bound and presented, and split into different sections for robots, space travel, war, etc. - that works very well to help bring some sense of order to often disparate styles.

A decent book with some superb art in it. Well worth buying.
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Parka
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of sci-fi art
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2011
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 Sci-Fi Art Now features a cool gallery of sci-fi art from various artists. There are seven chapters that covers robots, aliens, spaceships, cities, warfare, space girls and steampunk. The quality of art is great, and the variety is good, ranging from manga style to 3D modeling to paintings. The scenes and ideas are interesting and comes with a short description from the artists.

Nice book for fans of sci-fi art.

Do not mistake the other book  Sci-Fi Art: A Graphic History  as being part of the series. The other book covers more on the history of sci-fi art.

This book is published by two publishers, namely Harper Design and Ilex. The prices for the books are different. They have different cover art - Ilex has a flying gorilla and Harper Design has a yellow space alien girl. Both are 128-page hardcover.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi Art Now.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2017
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A very nice hardback from Ilex and a uniform volume with other “Art Now” books in the series.

This one presents a good selection of varied approaches and subject matter all very well-presented and in full-colour; as is becoming the norm, digital art dominates, though styles vary from comic-book graphics to quite painterly contributions.

A decent collection of work overall; good to look through and inspiring for those with more creative intent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love some of the illustrations in this book
Reviewed in the United States on 31 March 2017
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I love some of the illustrations in this book. Another thing I like is the information about what the artist used to create their art that’s included, acrylic, pencils, inks, oil, Adobe Photoshop, Bryce, GroBoto, Glitterato, POV-Ray, Cybermotion, Terragen, Poser, Wings 3D, Coral Painter, etc., although they don’t provide any detailed information about how the artist creates.

I bought Adobe CS6, took some art classes, created some stuff using Illustrator and Photoshop, and discovered, creating art is hard work and I’m not very good at it. That makes my appreciation for the art in this book even more heartfelt. These people are talented. I still poke around with Illustrator occasionally, but compared to some of the people I took classes with my stuff looks amateurish.

I’m back to doing what I do best, reading sci-fi and fantasy, and binge watching sci-fi and fantasy TV series.

I haven’t seen any of the movies or TV series from the following book series, but I did read the first books, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Twilight, Outlander, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Long Earth, Divergent, etc. I sample a lot of first books, but I don’t read many complete series. (Who has that much time?) The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and The Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series by George Martin are a couple of exceptions.

I’ve read both of those series more than once. Both are five star. The first three books in The Song of Ice and Fire series are the best. The Game of Thrones TV series is also five star. The first two Hunger Games movies are five star, but then they got greedy and tried to make two movies out of the Mockingjay book when there was barely enough source material there for one movie. The first two books in The Hunger Games trilogy are better than third book, Mockingjay, and the first two movies, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, are better than the two Mockingjay movies.

Starship Troopers (1959) (not like the movie) by Robert A. Heinlein is the book that got me started in sci-fi adventures, and has remained one of my top five favorite military science fiction adventure stories for decades. The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman, Armor (1984) by John Steakley, Ender’s Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card and Old Man’s War (2005) by John Scalzi, round out my top five military sci-fi adventure stories.

If you like any of the above you might also like Jack Campbell’s The Lost Fleet series, Taylor Anderson’s Destroyermen series, Andre Norton’s Star Soldiers, Andy Weir’s The Martian, or Frank Herbert’s Dune. Other sci-fi and fantasy authors I like include Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Paolo Bacigalupi, Arthur C. Clarke, Earnest Cline, Suzanne Collins, Abe Evergreen, Terry Goodkind, Hugh Howey, Robert Jordan, George Martin, Larry Niven, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Claudio Altieri
3.0 out of 5 stars Sinceramente m'aspettavo qualcosa di meglio...
Reviewed in Italy on 9 August 2012
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Ho acquistato questo libro pochi giorni or sono, con grosse aspettative, dopo aver letto recensioni piuttosto entusiastiche da parte di acquirenti (per la stragrande maggioranza anglosassoni) su Amazon e altrove.

Da appassionato del genere (fantascienza e illustrazione) devo dire che mi aspettavo decisamente qualcosa di meglio.
Voglio dire: d'accordo, il libro s'intitolerà pure Arte Fantascientifica Oggi ma devo dire che di fantascientifico c'è ben poco, di arte men che meno: l'unica cosa certa è che sulle pagine di questo tomo fanno bella figura di sé le opere di autori sicuramente contemporanei ma che per il resto, per quanto mi riguarda, sono degli esimi sconosciuti.

È vero che il tomo è dedicato agli autori odierni del genere e non ai mostri sacri del passato (anche se i vili editori la prefazione l'hanno affidata al Maestro Chris Foss) però, anche così, ci sono pochissime illustrazioni veramente ispirate: sembra di vedere piuttosto una carrellata di esercitazioni di stile, una sorta di esamino con soggetti volutamente 'strani' a dimostrazione della bravura (o presunta tale) dell'autore di turno nell'uso del Photoshop o del Corel Draw.

Tra i pochi pezzi degni di nota troviamo (manco a farlo apposta) l'illustrazione di copertina, che a questo punto è decisamente fuorviante rispetto alla qualità generale dell'opera e solo alcune illustrazioni del capitolo Guerra ad Alta Tecnologia sono vagamente evocative.
Anche qui, però, le fonti di ispirazione - chiamiamole così per amor di patria - sono tutt'altro che originali ed azni assai ben riconoscibili per chiunque bazzichi (o abbia frequentato in passato) il mondo del gioco di ruolo e/o di simulazione(Mai sentito parlare di Warhammer 40K ed epigoni vari?).

Nel dare a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, devo dire che dal punto di vista della realizzazione ' dalla stampa ai materiali impiegati - il volume è di grande qualità; a parte questo però, ritengo che ci sia un po' troppo poco in questo libro per giustificarne l'esistenza.
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Andrea B. Gyorgy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on 5 February 2019
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Great book, lovely images. The copy we got had a torn spine and cover, however, the artwork is gorgeous.
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Pacucho
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2011
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I am more than happy with the quality of this book. The pictures are extremely detailed and the quality is superb. There is a great collection of varying artists with the chapters broken down between different subject matter you might find in Sci-Fi art. The collection of actual art though could have been somewhat better. Meaning there are some pieces featured, that seem rather plain. However, with this said I know everyone has their own ideas and opinions. Overall great book.
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CORY FREDERICK
5.0 out of 5 stars best coffee table book ever!
Reviewed in the United States on 22 January 2016
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want something in your house to just browse through and be awed with. Then this is the one for you, nothing to fancy, just pages of awesome art to inspire, or just entertain... worth every penny!
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