Re: Cover Artists 2

Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:49 pm

pavero wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:20 pm Because there are still many users who don't know about existence new preservation forms or they haven't tried to use them yet, some additional promotion is needed:

viewtopic.php?p=55597#p55597

These online forms should by always use, if you want to add some missing informations, new files or change something what is incorrect and there is no any doubt about it. The main purpose is clear - to reduce number of posts in 'Little bugs in the database' and 'Cover Artists' threads, where is very time-consuming to process those changes manually. But if you use these forms, all changes can be processed fully automatically.

Thanks. I'll try to use them in future, though I'll also post any new entries here for peer review.

Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:52 pm

pavero wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:36 pm
Rorthron wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:07 pm PROXIMA

Lots of these are signed George K, but I am not sure if that indicates the name of the programmer or the artist. I suspect both. Is George K an alias of Jiří Koudelka (see SQ-Tracker, for example)?

Desktop - George K
Per signature (bottom left)

Indiana Jones 1-3 - FF
Per signature (bottom left)

Klub uživatelů Desktopu 1 - George K
Per signature (bottom left)

Klub uživatelů Desktopu 3 - George K
Per signature (bottom left)

Mah Jongg - George K
Per signature (bottom left)

SQ-Tracker - George K
Per signature (top right)

Tango - George K
Per signature (top left)

Tinny & Spol - George K
Per signature (bottom left)

User II - George K
Per signature (top right)

User 1 - George K
Per signature (bottom right)
Well, we know that George K is the author of those programs. But I am not sure if he is the author those inlays too!

I'm not sure, either, but the SQ-Tracker cover lists George K as the author in addition to the signature in the corner. Also the covers look very homebrew, so I think there is a good chance that the author also did the art.

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:14 pm

Stuart Hughes

artwork for Sunshine's Galaxy Attack and the book Sinclair QL Adventures
- shown in Crash

artwork for the 'skull' versions of Artic's Inca Curse - mentioned in Popular Computing Weekly
(the same article also refers to Mervyn Bagshaw as Melvin)

very likely to have produced the cover of The Writer which is virtually the same as The Artist

and from their website, covers of the Sunshine books:

Spectrum Adventures (which is the same artwork as on the game Eye of the Star Warrior )
ZX Spectrum Astronomy
Master Your ZX Microdrive
Inside Your Spectrum
Quill, Easel, Archive & Abacus on the Sinclair QL
Artificial Intelligence on the Sinclair QL
Developing Applications on the Sinclair QL

and the covers of Sinclair User issues 42, 52, and 59 credited here, here, and here.

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druellan · Post by **druellan** » Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:56 am

StooB wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:03 am Cover photos are credited to Des Fildes in the instructions/inlays.

Seems that Des Fildes is doing fine and has a very nice gallery in Manchester, which makes me happy, I always liked the Vortex inlays.

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:36 pm

StooB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:14 pm Stuart Hughes

artwork for Sunshine's Galaxy Attack and the book Sinclair QL Adventures
- shown in Crash

and from their website, covers of the Sunshine books:

Spectrum Adventures (which is the same artwork as on the game Eye of the Star Warrior )
ZX Spectrum Astronomy
Master Your ZX Microdrive
Inside Your Spectrum
Quill, Easel, Archive & Abacus on the Sinclair QL
Artificial Intelligence on the Sinclair QL
Developing Applications on the Sinclair QL

Strongly suspect he's behind Sunshine's Cruising on Broadway too, as it's extremely similar to Zipper Flipper:

and it has his name on:

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Stu · Post by **Stu** » Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:08 am

Silkworm

The original release cover art is by Junior Tomlin (signed in the bottom-right corner)

He also did the cover art for Sun Star as mentioned in this interview

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Audionautas · Post by **Audionautas** » Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:52 pm

Hi

On the Back To Skool's story on the issue 234 of Retro Gamer magazine, Keith Warrington confirmed he was the cover artist for this Microsphere classic. I've added myself that info through the Preservation Tools.

Thank you!

Regards

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sho · Post by **sho** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:34 am

Straight from the horse's mouth:

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StooB · Post by **StooB** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:13 am

Terry has also confirmed Heroes of Karn on Twitter:

There are now just two Interceptor releases that still need cover artwork credits, Jewels of Babylon (which looks like Terry again) and After Shock.

sho wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:34 am

This will need a note to say he did the third cover version of 3D Maze of Gold , not MazeOfGold3D_2.jpg or MazeOfGold3D_3.jpg.

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sho · Post by **sho** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Anything signed TEL. (as Heroes of Karn is) is Terry's.

sho · Post by **sho** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:13 pm

StooB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:13 am There are now just two Interceptor releases that still need cover artwork credits, Jewels of Babylon (which looks like Terry again) and After Shock.

Terry confirms Jewels, but not After Shock.

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StooB · Post by **StooB** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 1:48 pm

Fun School

Cover artwork for all 9 titles is by Wendy Mellor, aka Wendy Barratt according to Chris Payne former MD of Europress.

Her website is https://www.wendybarratt.com/blog/wendy ... -wide-web/ - with a comment from Chris Payne that confirms they are the same person.

more sources:
Wendy Mellor in the Fun School 4 manual
Wendy Mellor on Fun School 3 and 4 at Mobygames

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Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:12 am

Dustman (Timescape, 1984).

The inlay artwork seems to be by David John Rowe because of the peculiar signature at down, right ("DJR"):

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Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:56 pm

@Juan F. Ramirez, you're repeating yourself...

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:57 pm Dustman by Timescape.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... um/Dustman

The author's signature is the same as the one David John Rowe used in his works. Don't you think?

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:12 am Dustman (Timescape, 1984).

The inlay artwork seems to be by David John Rowe because of the peculiar signature at down, right ("DJR"):

In any case, @StooB beat you to it!

StooB wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:10 am Dustman

David John Rowe - signature in bottom right corner

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:00 pm

Rorthron wrote: ↑Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:56 pm @Juan F. Ramirez, you're repeating yourself...

True! I didn't even remember this previous post!

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:56 am

Another Rowe's artwork spotted:

Mindstone, an unknown (at least for me) game published by The Edge that looks interesting:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... /Mindstone

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Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:16 pm

Return of the Things - Dave De Leuw
Per inlay

Also credited for loading screen

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Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:25 pm

The Island - Dave De Leuw
Partial DE LEUW 1983 signature in bottom right

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Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:34 pm

BTW is this thread still being used to update the database? I ask because nothing since p5 (August 2020) seems to have been reviewed.

(This isn't a criticism. It's just a genuine question.)

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:17 pm

Hi, it is! But I have some many fronts open, right now I'm trying to remove the~90 reports on the preservation tool, after that I'm going to jump back here, and after that I'm going to jump again to the "Little Bugs 4" thread

Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:07 am

druellan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:17 pm Hi, it is! But I have some many fronts open, right now I'm trying to remove the~90 reports on the preservation tool, after that I'm going to jump back here, and after that I'm going to jump again to the "Little Bugs 4" thread

OK, thanks. Good luck with it all!

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:57 pm

Ring Wars

A very small Steve Weston signature is hidden in a corner:

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Audionautas · Post by **Audionautas** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:34 pm

StooB wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:57 pm Ring Wars

A very small Steve Weston signature is hidden in a corner:

Great find @StooB I always liked that cover. Now I know why. Another Steve Weston masterpiece. Steve had a very busy 1987: Ranarama, Impossaball, Gunrunner, Zynaps, Exolon, Alleykat (C64), Nebulus, Eagles (C64), the original Magnetron and Morpheus (C64) covers. And probably a couple more. Wow, amazing!

Thank you!

Best regards

StooB · Post by **StooB** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:56 pm

Metrocross, Solomon's Key, Trantor The Last Stormtrooper

all signed by the same mystery artist. My suspicion is Thomas Canny - http://www.thomascannystudio.com/about .

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Rorthron · Post by **Rorthron** » Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:32 pm

StooB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:56 pm Metrocross, Solomon's Key, Trantor The Last Stormtrooper

all signed by the same mystery artist. My suspicion is Thomas Canny - http://www.thomascannystudio.com/about .

Great spots, but can you explain why you think it's that Thomas Canny? He's an American digital photography artist. He doesn't seem a likely candidate to me.

The signature also looks to me more like P Canny.