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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:35 pm
by Ralf
Sorry if I'll be repeating info here, I don't follow this thread too closely.
Dermot Power for Golden Axe, his signature is at the inlay:
And he's also mentioned at Mobygames:
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/she ... perId,405/
He has also done front art for Judge Dredd which I have uploaded today (
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1648&p=23619&hilit=dredd#p23619)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:34 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
Ralf wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:35 pm
Sorry if I'll be repeating info here, I don't follow this thread too closely.
Check the game entry. If it doesn't include any artist, it hasn't probably been mentioned here before.
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:04 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Kosmic Kanga by Micromania.
We can read in the instructions:
Cover design by Mark Candlin
I'm not sure if 'cover design' includes the artwork itself. What do you think?
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:04 pm
by Audionautas
IMHO 'cover design' and 'cover artwork' are basically the same thing in this context. I think, at that time (early to mid eighties), was very uncommon that more than one person was involved in doing the art work. Later on when companies started to pay attention to the product presentation in large boxes with illustrated instructions and so on, probably there were more people involved, even some design studios, but in a 1984 game with a very simple cover is rare.
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:09 pm
by Rorthron
Audionautas wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:04 pm
IMHO 'cover design' and 'cover artwork' are basically the same thing in this context. I think, at that time (early to mid eighties), was very uncommon that more than one person was involved in doing the art work. Later on when companies started to pay attention to the product presentation in large boxes with illustrated instructions and so on, probably there were more people involved, even some design studios, but in a 1984 game with a very simple cover is rare.
There were definitely cases where cover design and cover artwork were separate, eg at Ocean and Imagine. Personally I wouldn't treat them as the same thing.
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:15 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Dark Side by Incentive. Artwork by Steinar Lund, confirmed by himself in his IG account:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsIf0Mhc9S ... 9egd1jelne
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:37 pm
by Rorthron
Mountains of Ket - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)
Temple of Vran - Kimberley Gunn (per inlay)
The Final Mission - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:41 pm
by Rorthron
1984 - G Williamson (per inlay)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:46 pm
by Rorthron
Confuzion - Matthew Tidbury, Peter Carter (per instructions)
There are other credits in the instructions, which are not showing in SC:
SPECTRUM CONFUZION
AUTHORS: BRENDAN KELLY and PAUL SHIRLEY
LEVEL DESIGNS: PAUL SHIRLEY and IAN ANDREW.
COVER BY: MATTHEW TIDBURY and PETER CARTER
MUSIC BY: PRIVATE PROPERTY (Joanne Holt, Gary Seaward, Matt Smith, Steve Salt and Chris Weller)
PRODUCED BY: IAN ANDREW
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:47 pm
by Rorthron
Driller - Steinar Lund (per signature)
(Edit: already noted earlier in thread, but not yet updated in archive.)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:52 pm
by Rorthron
The Graphic Adventure Creator - Peter Carter (per inlay)
Other credits in the inlay not recorded in SC:
DESIGN BY: SEAN ELLIS
PROGRAM BY: BRENDAN KELLY
RANSOM PICTURES: PETE JAMES
PRODUCED BY: IAN ANDREW
Note SPOT/SPEX has different authors. The quote above seems to be correct.
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:54 pm
by Rorthron
Millionaire - G Williamson (per .txt instructions)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:57 pm
by Rorthron
Moon Cresta - Pete Carter (per instructions)
The SC credits seem only partially correct. They omit roles and the name Ian Andrew. The instructions say:
Authors: Tim Walter and Philip Taglione
Cover and Loading Screen: Pete Carter
Produced by Ian Andrew
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:57 pm
by 8BitAG
Mindfighter
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6690
The cover artist was Mark Wilkinson. (This info is listed on other sites, was mentioned in YS back in the day, and has been confirmed by Fergus McNeill)
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:47 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
A weird case this time:
Slaine (Martech)
In the game entry, Glenn Fabry appears as the author (I supposed is the original comic artist). Besides, in the game instructions recently uploaded by Pavero, it can be read:
'
We would like to thank the following people:
[...]
Steinar Lund - for airbrushing the Creative Reality logo.'
Do you think S. Lund should be included as a second artist in the game entry for 'airbrushing the logo'?
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:10 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
The Tube (Quicksilva)
Confirmed by Steinar Lund himself in his IG account:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0d9Fllhzv5 ... ngl6bu3wkv
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:44 am
by druellan
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 2:32 pm
Last Mohican by CRL.
If we stare at the artwork, down right, it seems Phil Gascoine's signature, doesn't it?
I was looking at other works, and yes, looks like his signature.
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:46 am
by druellan
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:29 pm
His signature appears behind the letter 'M'. Almost sure it's him. The same as the post above. Don't you think?
This one is even more clear.
Reference:
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:58 am
by druellan
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:09 am
by druellan
[mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] Rodney Matthews, inlay artist, is listed as "contributor" in Seas of Boold:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6941 Is this the correct way to reference him (since it is not a staff artists, but a freelance), or it is just the way the artist got imported into the database?
Edit: Phil Gascoine is also reference a "contributor" on many titles.
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:02 pm
by Einar Saukas
druellan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:09 am
@Einar Saukas Rodney Matthews, inlay artist, is listed as "contributor" in Seas of Boold:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6941 Is this the correct way to reference him (since it is not a staff artists, but a freelance), or it is just the way the artist got imported into the database?
Edit: Phil Gascoine is also reference a "contributor" on many titles.
The term "contributor" has nothing to do with ZXDB.
Spectrum Computing considers that certain roles (such as coder, in-game graphics artist, etc) are main authors, other roles (inlay artists, etc) are contributors.
There was a long discussion somewhere in this forum about it...
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:25 pm
by druellan
Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:02 pm
The term "contributor" has nothing to do with ZXDB.
Spectrum Computing considers that certain roles (such as coder, in-game graphics artist, etc) are main authors, other roles (inlay artists, etc) are contributors.
Oh, perfect then, I'll keep adding artists
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:55 pm
by druellan
Murder of Miami:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6726
Art by Phil Gascoine based on signature:
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Re: Cover artists
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:01 pm
by druellan
Rorthron wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:52 pm
Academy - M Bromley?
Per "MB" signature in bottom right corner; A Tau Ceti advert is by M Bromley in a similar style
On Mobygames is credited, so, yes:
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/she ... Id,554359/
Re: Cover artists
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:39 pm
by druellan
Rorthron wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:35 am
Olynpics, by CRL - C Downey???
There is a signature, but it is not completely legible in the SC scan
Not sure about this one, we need a better scan.
