The Life of the Characters in frank frazetta's Works

Frank was born in Brooklyn on February 9, 1928. He is the youngest child in the family. Born curious, precocious and physically fit, but talented far beyond his age. A harmonious family and a Brooklyn very different from today are all conducive to Frank's growth.

He described: "There are large areas of open space and even forests. I still clearly remember those happy and dreamy days. I have always been a dreamer. I can't remember when I drew my first picture. I sold the first crayon I drew for my grandmother and made a dirty penny. I was less than three years old at that time. I have always been grateful for her interest and her daily encouragement. "

Frank likes reading comic books, such as Tarzan of the Apes, Terry and Pirates. At the age of 6, I started to create my own comics. These works need a lot of labor, and there are some embryonic figures like Snowman, azazel and Gotti, whose complexity and expressive ability are amazing. His sister often uses these cartoons to exchange "jokes" with other children.

"When I was in elementary school, it coincided with Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. I can draw a lot of things on the blackboard, and I can't count them. At the insistence of a teacher, my parents sent me to Brooklyn Art School when I was 8 years old. The age of 30 students in this school ranges from 8 years old (that is, me) to 80 years old. I still remember Professor Michael's suspicious eyes when I signed in. His eyes are rolling, and you can even see the clouds on his head. He handed me a pen and a piece of paper and asked me to draw a vivid postcard of a duck. After painting, I took a look. He grabbed my painting and held it high for everyone to see. I think I may have screwed up. "

Franga is a famous Italian artist, and Frazetta's talent left a deep impression on him. He is convinced that Frazetta has great potential. "He died when I was 12 years old. At that time, he wanted to pay me to go to Italy to study painting art. I don't know if this will affect my interest. Perhaps, we have never had any pleasant conversation. He is always willing to let you stick to your painting. He looked at my comic book and said,' What a pity! What a pity! "You should go to Italy to paint some street scenes and become a famous painter!" After his death, the students tried to keep the school running. Because they became bosom friends and could not bear to part, they donated money to pay the rent and continued their classes. I paint the human body and the wild, which is completely different from the way I work now, but I have learned a lot of painting skills and perspective painting, which is very helpful for me to form my own style. "

As a teenager, Frazetta actively pursues three things: girls, baseball and painting. He did well in sports, set several high school records, and was noticed by a talent scout of new york Giant professional baseball team. Frazetta turned down their invitation. "I fell in love with a girl." Frazetta said a little sadly, "going to Texas and sweating in the minor leagues for a year is not so tempting." At that time, athletes didn't earn as much money as they do now. Time is like running water. When I understand this truth, I am old. That's what I am. Let time decide for me. "Frank started his professional painting career when he was still at school. At the age of sixteen, he was alone and created the cartoon "Snowman". " About 16 years old, a relative of my family introduced me to John Giutta. He is a professional painter and works for Bernard Bailey's comic book publishing company. He is introverted and seldom talks to me, but he is very talented. But he lacks self-confidence, and I have learned a lot from him. His painting style is very interesting, and I can still see his influence in my ink painting. "1944, at the suggestion of Giutta, Bailey published Frazetta's account book. Then he worked as a handyman in the science fiction house comic company. He is responsible for cleaning the sketchpad and erasing pencil marks for Graham Ingis, Bob Robbins and Ice Rage. " I was fired six months later. They say I have potential, but there is nothing to do there. So I went to Standard Company again, and so did Graham. He always encouraged me, which embarrassed him, because he gave me a special version to do, but I couldn't do it well. The bosses think I'm not ready, which may be true. "

Frank has a strong learning ability, and the standard company hired him as a trainee. He painted backgrounds and outlines, erasing pencil marks of other painters. Graham lost his position as artistic director because of alcoholism and was replaced by Ralph Mayo. "Ralph pulled me aside and said,' Your material is great, but you have to learn to analyze it.' When I was at school, I always focused on feeling, so I really didn't understand what he meant by' analysis'. He brought me a book about bones for me to study. I finished each painting in one night, and the next day I told him that I had learned it. He smiled and said,' You idiot! I have studied 10 years and I still don't know what bone structure is. You learned it overnight? ! But I did learn a lot. He was stunned by my progress. From then on, I began to draw people by feeling. I have worked in a standard company for several years, and my painting materials include Lazy Bone Louis and Funny Animals. During that period, most of Frazetta's works were nicknamed "Fitz". These interesting pictures caught the attention of Disney Studio.

"They want me to go to California. I am very excited and flattered, but I am just a child and can't leave Brooklyn. " The Vietnam War broke out. In the early 1950s, Frazetta was full of creativity. He has created a lot of unforgettable works for EC (world-class horror and violence cartoon publishing company), Toby publishing company and Prize publishing company. Many excellent filmmakers commented that the cover he designed for Roger the Duck had a great influence on the visual effect of their films.

Frank is not a workaholic, but a hedonist. He often travels with friends, takes reference photos and watches movies. Frazetta, who is handsome and fit, is very popular with women and has a lot of erotic history. 1952, 17 years old, Eleanor Kelly broke into Frank's life and ended his unstable relationship. "She gave me an unprecedented feeling. She has many characteristics of the kind of woman I am looking for. She is beautiful, healthy and lively. " After four years of love, they got married on July 1956.

1952 is a crucial year for frank. He began to draw his own newspaper comic strip Johnny Comet. However, this comic book never found a reader and was closed after one year.

1953 Frank was dismissed as a ghostwriter by Al Capp Company. Frank admitted, "I shouldn't have done that, but I'm a lazy man." Capp pays me well, and I only need to draw one day a week. How can I refuse? "The precious eight years working for Capp buried his own style. After the Great Depression, Frank devoted all his energy to Lill Abner. Later, Frank couldn't find a job anywhere. " They looked at me deadpan and said,' The style has changed.' Frank finally got a job painting for some men's magazines and Tower Publishing House. "Motdag is the artistic director of Tower and the only one who loves my material. Harvey Cozman asked me to draw a woman's body for him and Bill Aird's little Anne Fanny. This comic book was supposed to be published in Playboy, but it didn't last long. Khufu Hafno thinks the woman I painted is too realistic. " Frank never wanted to be a professional cover painter; His early works were mostly pencil drawings and pen drawings, and few watercolors. In the 1960s, his paintings of Edgar Rice Blau were a great success. His close friend Roy is making the cover of Edgar's reprint, and he is eager to participate in it. But Warheim refused him, and he always looked down on me. Then Roy was at a loss and insisted that I try. So they reluctantly gave me a book to write, and as a result, the sales volume increased greatly, and the later works became popular. Warheim was unconvinced and thought it was a fluke. At that time, publishers often kept artists' original works and then sold them in science fiction collections, gave them to fans or destroyed them when they were no longer used. Ace's policy angered Frank. He adopted a forbearing attitude, which reduced the quality of his works, but the readers responded enthusiastically.

1964, James Warren Press provided a good opportunity for Frank to cover his horror comics's Creep. Their pay is not lower than that of Ace, and they also allow him to stick to his own style. Therefore, Warren Company was able to cooperate with him many times. His charming cover also brought benefits to Warren's other magazines. Frank's cover for the comic book Conan (Wang Man Conan) caused a sensation in the publishing industry, which is also his most famous and acclaimed work. This series of works has a rough style, completely abandoning the pure fantasy form of19th century, and appropriately reflecting the chaos in the 1960s with a dark cynicism. At this time, Frank has become one of the world-class painters, and many colleagues, such as Jeffrey Catherine Jones and Boris Vallejo, have been influenced by Frank in their style of expression. He also painted the covers of the comics Vampirella and Tarzan.

1965 also produced several other important works, among which a cartoon of Ringo Starr caught the attention of the advertising company of Artists Association. They hired Frank to make a movie poster for the comedy Kitten. "The cost of this painting is equivalent to my salary for one year. They paid me so much money that I suddenly didn't have to worry about my income. I can support my family. For the first time in my life, I feel that I have found my own value. " Other poster contracts are endless, including Behind the Fox, Paradise Hotel and roman polanski's Brave Vampire Black Boy. Frazetta's career has taken a big step forward. From then on, he can choose a contract without worrying about having no customers. Production designer often picks out his previous works and matches them with appropriate stories.

197 1 year, considering the quality of life of four children, Frank moved his family to eastern Pennsylvania. "I don't want to go." Kelly admitted, "But Frank said he wanted to, so we moved. We stopped in this shabby hut, and it was already dark at sunset. I really want to cry. But I still smile at the children. I must be a strong mother and have the ability to cope. Terrible place! However, we cleaned the house inside and out to make it look brand-new. I'm starting to like it here. We also dug a small lake, where we rowed and fished in summer and skated in winter. " She scrimped behind her husband's back and took back the mortgage certificate three years later. Fans have been asking for Frank's album for years. 197 1 year, Lanser published Conan's photo poster, and * * * sold 65,438+million copies. At the same time, several amateur publishers published prints and paintings of Paulos's books, which earned considerable income. 1972, Kelly decided to control all the redistribution activities of her husband's works and set up Frazetta Publishing House. She recalled: "I have saved $6,000. I walked into the local printing house with the first posters of "World Hunter", and my legs trembled with fear. I don't know anything about publishing, sales and publicity, but I am willing to learn. " The business was very successful, employing about 12 workers and producing more than 100 posters and picture books. Frazetta Publishing House paved the way for the increase of fantasy painting publishing houses in the next few decades.

Traditionally, picture books were created to commemorate "artists" or late masters at the turn of the century. 1August, 975, this convention was broken with the publication of Frazetta's fantasy paintings. This album was edited by Betty Brand. Betty and her husband (known as the father of "American paperback") founded Peacock Publishing House, which published the works of painters such as kay nielsen, Arthur Rackham and James Bama. This is Frazetta's most popular collection, which fully demonstrates his oil painting skills. He can even be compared with Rembrandt, which makes people fondle it. Within a few months, the album was reprinted seven times and sold for 400 thousand pounds. Then four popular albums followed, and the last one was published in 1985.

1In May, 976, the famous magazine "American Artist" broke away from convention and asked Frazetta to do a cover column: this is the only issue sold on the newsstand. That Halloween, he was named the most outstanding painter by the World Fantasy Award. Frazetta became a legend in the 1980s. Hollywood celebrities come to ask for paintings, and rock musicians stand at the school bus stop hoping to see him when he picks up the children. Frank's seclusion adds a sense of mystery to himself, and he is described as absurd in his article. His new works are rarely seen in the market. It is said that he has given up painting and turned his interest to golf. In fact, Frazetta never stopped her brush. 198 1- 1983' s cooperation with Lal Bakshi in the animated film "Ice and Fire" is a pleasant challenge for Frank. Although the market response of movies is flat. In the late 1980s, Frazetta authorized her role as "Death Merchant" to Tor Company, as the prototype of a series of novels, and created the cover of new books. 1985, Frazetta Art Museum opened in downtown Eastbourne, Pennsylvania. This art gallery shows Frazetta's most famous works. This is unprecedented for a living painter, especially an illustrator. Frazetta explained: "It was all Kelly's idea. We always get calls from fans asking if they can come and see the original Frazetta. The best thing we have done in these years is to exhibit on different occasions, which is also risky. We created this exhibition hall for people who have shared my works for many years. I didn't do it to make money-if I wanted to make money, I would sell the original. The exhibition brings me fun. " 1995, the exhibition hall was forced to close due to fire; The original plan to rebuild the exhibition hall in Florida was changed at the last minute, and Kelly planned to reopen the exhibition hall in East Stosburg at 1998. However, there is something wrong with the health of this successful and energetic painter. Frank said, "First, at 1986, I work three jobs at the same time and often stay up late at night. I bought some cheap rosin, which smells bad and may hurt my thyroid. No one can say clearly what causes thyroid disease and when it will stop, but everyone knows that it is caused by chemicals. I worked in a studio full of rosin for two weeks: my wife and children never came in. It won't affect me. When I finished my work, I suddenly tasted the gloomy taste in my mouth, as if death was coming. " He felt dizzy and weak, and painting became more and more difficult for him. In the next eight years, Frank saw countless doctors and did all the tests he could, but there was no definite diagnosis. His weight dropped from 180 kg to 128 kg, and he became more and more worried. "I'm dying, they decided to check the thyroid again, because there is no place to check, and the problem has already emerged. Their medical technology prevented them from finding the crux of the problem. After the examination, it was cured by ordinary treatment, but it still recurred. I tried my best to tell the doctors that maybe my thyroid gland didn't return to normal, and they didn't listen to me at all. Finally, a doctor decided to give it a try and reduced the dose. I'm fine again! /kloc-the difference between 0/00 mg and 75 mg. How stupid I am! I almost killed myself; This almost ruined my family, my life and everything. Because of a rotten rosin and 25 milligrams of medicine! "

The 1990s were a fruitful period for Frazetta. /kloc-0 won the "First Fantasy Art Master Award" at the end of 1995. In 2000, Frazetta contracted pneumonia. He received oxygen therapy, but he hasn't recovered yet, but it is better than the doctor expected. After his recovery, Frank was constantly encouraged. In the early 1990s, cover series created for Mad, Stone and other comic book publishing houses reappeared in the market. He also agreed to auction his original works. Bridge Publishing House has published several new editions. From 65438 to 0994, Frazetta held his first exhibition of new york paintings. Frank picked up the brush with his left hand with incredible enthusiasm and longing. He took out the unfinished work and finished it the old way. During this period, one of his repainted works "Women and Sharks" was shocking, not only because Frank was extremely confident, but also because he looked young when he painted this painting 10 years old. Frank, 73, likes collecting cameras. He was fascinated by the style and characteristics of today's high-tech cameras. His collection is full of four wall cabinets more than 6 feet high. If he buys a camera, he always puts it on the chair in the studio for a week or so. Once, one of his children gave him a camera collection guide. Frazetta looked at it and said, "Are these guys crazy?" This camera is not worth the price. I can buy it for half the money. "The child told him that the appearance and performance of these cameras are first-class. He doesn't seem to care much about what the book says, but he reads it with relish every day.

Although her health deteriorated in her later years, Frazetta remained her true colors-friendly, stubborn and intelligent. Of course, he is also very conceited, because he is arrogant, but he is lighter than fame and fortune and does not take credit.

20 10 may 10 died of a stroke in a hospital not far from home in Florida at the age of 82.