Conan The Barbarian Meets Midjourney
Comic Book And Poster Design with Midjourney
I was a student at The School Of Visual Arts during the time of the graphic novel renaissance of the late 80's.
Frank Miller’s popular Dark Knight Returns comic series was just released and everybody was passing around the latest French underground sci-fi comics. Spiegelman’s Maus and Marvel’s new Watchmen inspired new forms of storytelling.
Fantasy illustration has always had a rich history, re-popularized in the U.S. by Heavy Metal magazine in the late 70’s. But none more prestigious than the cover art for Conan The Barbarian, reserved only for the best of fantasy illustrators such as Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, and John Buscema.
Sci-Fi and Fantasy AI Art
With the rise of AI generative art, it is no surprise that sci-fi and fantasy art is surging in popularity again. Just a quick glance at Midjourney’s community showcase and you can see some amazing artwork in that genre.
Popular fantasy artist Greg Rutkowski’s name/style has been used in over 93,000 prompts as of last month, probably a lot…
