Astrona is an online collection of artists resources and developers who specialize in space and astronomical art, science fiction art, visions of future worlds, design and visualization of technologies for living in space, space exploration, spaceships, starships, space colonies, etc. Take a journey through amazing images!
Monday, July 02, 2007

Angus McKie Space and Sci-Fi Art

Illustrations of space and sci-fi art, fantasy art, comics art, paperback cover art from the artist Angus McKie.

Angus McKie is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. He is best known as an English science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels in the mid 1970s and 1980s, as well as in Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. His illustrations often present highly detailed spacecraft against vividly colored backgrounds and high-tech constructions. Like Peter Elson, Tony Roberts, Chris Foss and some other artists of the period, he influenced an entire generation of science fiction illustrators and concept artists. This lasting influence is probably visible at its best, about twenty years later, in the visual look developed for the Homeworld videogame. For more information check out the McKie Illustrations.

Note: All artwork and images copyright © Angus McKie. Please do not use images without the permission.

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Steven said...

Great site !!!Very original!!
love the artwork!!


Steven

FFX Madman said...

nice u got here. Congrats for being in the blog of note!! One day, I'll be in it too!! hehe

Unknown said...

Great art! Would love some as a desktop bg

Citizen 99-7276 said...

Retro-style science fiction illustration. Neat!

As a mild to medium sci-fi fan I enjoyed the visual concepts of the space world. The colors appear dramatic and the realistic atmosphere is one that could easily be dreamed about.

MeanGreen said...

Thanks for the "Space and Sci-Fi Art", this is GREAT!!!

I was just checking out my Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority books just the other day - Thanks for sharing! So much to checkout! :)

Octavian said...

Very cool stuff. Love the site. Sci-fi art is my favorite because it is an art of possibility.

Neal Romanek said...

How over-the-moon am I to have found this site?!

Answer: Very much over-the-moon.

Please do come check out The Cyclopedia Of Worlds:

http://www.cyclopediaofworlds.com

Andy said...

Great site

Thomas said...

Nice works. I dare say they reminded me of Salvador Dali?

Anonymous said...

I like Agnus McKie's work a lot. It has this special 70s - 80s Sci-Fi feel and look which I so much enjoy. And yes there are similarities with Chris Foss and Peter Elson. I supposed these artists were fueling eachothers imaginations.