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Proletariats

Dougfraser-1Paul Rogers and my friend Doug Fraser are masters of the proletariat style of illustration (sometimes referred to as “Soviet propaganda poster art”), plus they both paint and work digitally. There’s an interview with Paul at DT&G online, and an interview with Doug on his stunning Mort Grim comic book, where each artist discusses his process.

  • http://steve-simpson.blogspot.com/ Steve Simpson

    Love Paul Rodger’s stuff!!

    doug’s is cool too

  • http://steve-simpson.blogspot.com/ Steve Simpson

    Love Paul Rodger’s stuff!!

    doug’s is cool too

  • http://www.100portraits.co.uk/ Stuart

    Agreed, it’s soviet-tastic :)

  • http://www.100portraits.co.uk Stuart

    Agreed, it’s soviet-tastic :)

  • http://elnegromagnifico.blogspot.com/ Al aka El Negro Magnifico

    I’ve been a fan of Fraser’s for a while. My illustration instructor at Red River College was his college roommate when they went to ACAD. His work is both conceptually and technically tight and tightly woven.

  • http://elnegromagnifico.blogspot.com Al aka El Negro Magnifico

    I’ve been a fan of Fraser’s for a while. My illustration instructor at Red River College was his college roommate when they went to ACAD. His work is both conceptually and technically tight and tightly woven.

  • http://www.studioespinosa.com/ Leo

    That’s a great interview Luc, thanks for sharing. Doug’s da man!

  • http://www.studioespinosa.com Leo

    That’s a great interview Luc, thanks for sharing. Doug’s da man!

  • http://www.jedalexander.com/ Jed Alexander

    Some of those posters by Rogers in particular, if I didn’t know better, (and didn’t read the text) look as though they were taken directly from that era. And Fraser isn’t so bad himself. I think part of the reason people have had less to say about Fraser isn’t necessarily reflective of his talent, but his less maneuverable website. Its not as easy to just browse through the images as it could be–at first I didn’t even realize I was getting thumbnails instead of complete paintings.

  • http://www.jedalexander.com Jed Alexander

    Some of those posters by Rogers in particular, if I didn’t know better, (and didn’t read the text) look as though they were taken directly from that era. And Fraser isn’t so bad himself. I think part of the reason people have had less to say about Fraser isn’t necessarily reflective of his talent, but his less maneuverable website. Its not as easy to just browse through the images as it could be–at first I didn’t even realize I was getting thumbnails instead of complete paintings.

  • http://www.jedalexander.com/ Jed Alexander

    Oops, I had that completely backwards. It’s Rogers website I found less easy to manage, not Fraser’s, and clearly this seems to be a personal complaint.

  • http://www.jedalexander.com Jed Alexander

    Oops, I had that completely backwards. It’s Rogers website I found less easy to manage, not Fraser’s, and clearly this seems to be a personal complaint.

  • http://www.joshcochran.net/ Josh

    Paul Rogers is king

  • http://www.joshcochran.net Josh

    Paul Rogers is king

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