Category Archives: Fantasy & Sci-fi

Anything having to do with the fantasy or science fiction genres, from Lord of the Rings to the latest Star Trek movie, and everything in between.

Technoprognostication

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

The hardest part about imagining the future is that it hasn’t happened yet. Most people therefore basically take what’s around them at the moment, and mentally multiply it by ten to get at what “the Age of Tomorrow” might look … Continue reading →

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It’s good to be a geek

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

When I was looking through my old sketch books for the early HeroMachine designs, I stumbled upon the first comic book concept I worked on as more than a passing fancy. A friend of a friend and I worked through … Continue reading →

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“A Sound of Thunder” in Two Versions

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

In 1993, Topps Comics published “Ray Bradbury Comics No. 1″, featuring two different versions of the classic Ray Bradbury short story “A Sound of Thunder”. One dates from 1952 by Al Williamson and the other from 1993 by Richard Corben … Continue reading →

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Barbarian tracker

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

I thought you might like to see the latest illustration I did for Jeff Mejia’s “World of Broadsword” expansion. The spec was: I’m thinking American Indian features without the American Indian accoutrement’s dark weathered skin. bald or scalp lock like … Continue reading →

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Progress on Mideios

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Jeff Hebert

The illustration for Mideios, the contest finalist, is going very well. I’ve gotten approval on the black and white lineart, and though you might like to see how it’s going so far (click the image for a larger, non-pixelated version): … Continue reading →

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Bad Reference

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Jeff Hebert

If you’re going to use an existing photo as reference for an illustration, you better choose the original subject carefully. For instance, the “Legends of Steel” character sketch of Talena I posted about a while back used this lovely young … Continue reading →

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Custom Illustrations: Talena

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Jeff Hebert

A friend of mine, “EvilDM” Jeff Mejia, created a role-playing game called “Legends of Steel” and asked me to do some character sketches for him. One of the characters was a pirate thief named Talena, and to show me what … Continue reading →

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Beowulf’s Uncanny Valley

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Jeff Hebert

I got to see “Beowulf” in glorious 3D IMAX last weekend, and while I really liked it, I think ultimately it gets a bit lost in the Uncanny Valley.

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