Sirens: A Book of Illustrations by One of the World's Great Illustrators - Hardcover

Achilleos, Chris; Suckling, Nigel (text By), Illustrated By:

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1903676010 ISBN 13: 9781903676011

Publisher: Foundry Publications, 2000

Synopsis

One of the most popular fantasy artist in the world, Chris Achilleos’ near photo-realistic paintings of fantasy, science fiction, stunning women and nature in all its forms have illustrated hundreds of books, magazines and posters for almost 40 years.

Sirens collects the cream of Achilleos’ illustrations, including Doctor Who and Star Trek, movies, amazons, fighting fantasy and pin-ups, accompanied by a discussion of the artist’s techniques and influences, in a feast for the eyes.

Packed with an eye-popping gallery of full-colour illustrations, this fantastic collection will delight old fans and thrill a whole generation of new ones!

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Achilleos was born in Cyprus in 1947. In 1960, he moved to London where, after graduating art college, he began illustrating book covers and pin-ups. His subsequent career includes work on a variety of book covers, most notably Doctor Who and Star Trek, role-playing games, erotic pin-ups and movie posters. He is one of the premier science fiction/fantasy artists in the world.

Review:

"* "Chris Achilleos ranks with Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo as one of the best-known fantasy artists in the world." - hollywoodcomics.com"

About this edition

• Publisher: Foundry Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1903676010
• ISBN 13: 9781903676011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128