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mstevmac;1171240; said:
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I've used that one in the past :)
 
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mstevmac;1189741; said:
I have seen some of that artwork before, I can't remember where,
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Probably on old paperback covers. Foss was all over sci-fi book during the 70's & early 80's.

but I think it's different and I like it
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Yeah I've always loved his style. He gets credited as being the one to first start drawing spaceships with bright colors, patterns & symbols. A lot of artists in the genre list him as a primary influence.

When I was a kid I had copies of the Terran Trade Authority books that feature lots of his art.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Spacecraft-2000-2100-D-Stewart-Cowley/dp/0890092117]Spacecraft: 2000-2100 AD[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Starliners-Commercial-Spacetravel-2200-AD/dp/0600353575/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214157738&sr=8-2]Starliners[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Spacewreck-Ghostships-Derelicts-Stewart-Cowley/dp/0896730220/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214157784&sr=1-1]SpaceWreck[/ame]

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Very, very cool stuff.


The guys who made Homeworld have said that his art influenced their designs a great deal as well.

[ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=Olcp4_UgewE]YouTube - Homeworld Music Video[/ame]
 
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