Sep 16
Simian Scrolls – UK Apes Fanzine Cover
Lately this foray back into the “Planet of the Apes” has taken me on an art adventure I’ll never forget. The most recent adventure was the honor of creating the cover art for the fall issue of Simian Scrolls #15. This being the 40th Anniversary of the original film, I recreated elements from the famous ending and composed a digital painting.
Here’s what it looks like without the text:
I cropped in a bit here. Turns out many of my colleagues like how Dr. Zaius was rendered the most.
Another exciting aspect of connecting with the Simian Scrolls folks is that Dan Morgan and I have been asked if we would contribute to the winter issue in some interior pages and talk about our Cornelius make up.
Other “Scrolls” covers can be seen and you can download past issues of the fanzine here.
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Wow that is dead on accurate. Great illustration Tom. I just showed this to Kris Toscanini. last week. She was excited to see you blogging.
Hey cool! Say hi to sweet Kris for me. And thanks for the kind words on this piece. It was a blast contributing to this fanzine. Glad to hear you’re staying busy – especially in this weird financial climate.
Tom
I’ll let Kris know. We always speak fondly of the good times at Way Out West
We’re trying to stay busy! It’s certainly hard on the animation community when the economy is going down the pooper.