What is your favorite single piece of RIFTs art?

dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:10 pm

The Original Rifts Main Book cover is my all time favorite, with that picture of the druid with a tiger behind her a close second.

dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:10 pm

Yes, and for the druid/tiger one, I am not that worried as you said you wanted links to our favorites.

Bood Samel · Unread post by **Bood Samel** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:08 pm

The RMB cover does it for me. There are tons of great rifts B/W drawings over the years and while I have two tattoos of such the two are not what I'd pick as the best. I'd go for Perez's two D-Bee & Monster montage drawings.

Cyrano de Maniac · Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:12 pm

That's an easy one for me: The cover from WB12, Psyscape. I adore this cover for the coloring, the simplicity of the scene, and the graceful motion and almost ebullient mood conveyed in the victor. If I could be assured of getting artwork related to this cover, I would buy another Rifts & The Megaverse Collector's Masterwork Edition in heartbeat.

Runners-up include the druid and tiger from the original Rifts Main Book (IIRC it's not in RUE) as well as the full-conversion borg hunting through ruins from the same. Right in there with them also are the covers of Coalition War Campaign (WB11) and Japan (WB8).

I guess this means that John Zeleznik is my favorite overall artist, and while not reflected in the lists above Ramon Perez and Mike Mumah are standouts as well. I'd even go so far as to say that to me the three of them along with Wayne Breaux define "the" Rifts artwork style.

Brent

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:33 pm

I love love love love love the cover of Warlords of Russia. I also love a lot of the stuff from New West (like the Wired Slinger). Um...hell, I dunno which captures it best for me. There are a lot. Cyber Eyes by Freddie Williams captured the feel of cybernetic eyes for me. The Black Tom pic by Ramon is inspired. The Banditos are also frickin' awesome. Scott Johnson did a beautiful job with the RUE cover. The Mark V APC is to die for, as is the triptych of the vampires in VK.

I love 'em all.

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Ale Golem · Unread post by **Ale Golem** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:36 pm

Page 31 of Chaos Earth is my all time favorite picture. Nothing else, color or otherwise, even comes close for me.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:51 pm

Atomic Ray wrote:The new Scott Johnson RUE is quite good http://images.epilogue.net/users/scottj ... eRifts.jpg especially the central character, the detail is amazing. Most of the favorites are familiar, but I am digging through my books and links to find the ones not remembered.

Great stuff!

I own the original.

Technically, there is no 'original' as the color was done digitally, but I own the pencils.

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Saitou Hajime · Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:52 pm

Dog Boy playing poker!

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:06 pm

LOL - you should see my collection.

I own the originals for:

...the RUE cover
...the Monkey Boy apology strip
...the Wired Slinger
...the Mark V APC
...the three vamps in a row
...the Black Tom image (where he points at his own wanted poster)
...the concept art for the RUE interior back cover

...and about 200 other pieces besides.

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dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:59 pm

Good Grief! You truly are a PB Super Fan!

The druid/tiger picture is also the cover of the Magic/Psionics GM Screen, but I have been told that not a whole lot of people have the GM screens anymore, but it is in the second color picture section, right after the picture of the Cyber-Knight and D-Bee companion riding through a snow covered forest. I have scoured the internet and closest that I could find to a picture of it was the upper 1/8 in a lot sale of Rifts books on E-Bay.

My favorite black and white picture is from page 15 of the first printing of Sourcebook 1 (I don't think that there are any pictures of it online).

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:22 pm

LOL not only that, but I have the distinction of having had to put a Heroes Unlimited (and Rifts) game on pause for a sec while I took a call from Kev.

That was kinda funny. The players were griping until I told 'em who it was. ApocalypseZero was there for it.

Oh yeah, I also own the originals for the only image of Victor Lazlo ever created and the original for Splynncryth out of Atlantis.

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The Galactus Kid · Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:50 pm

Subjugator wrote:I love love love love love the cover of Warlords of Russia.

I agree. I think this is awesome. I own a good number of oiginal Palladium pieces but I have to say my favorite (and I own this one) is the Ramon Perez piece of the old witch woman from Rifts Canada.

RoadWarriorFWaNK · Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:14 pm

Shinitenshi wrote: I also love the picture of the excavator in Madhaven. I missed out on the original, but did get a sweet custom picture of the excavator with brownies and cookies at his feet X)

ha, i still have that picture.

my favorite piece of rifts art is the monkey boy tech on page 85 of Lone Star. I like how its a drawing of a photo-realistic monkey. i love it.

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:56 am

We have to pick just one?

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:13 am

Shinitenshi wrote:I love the picture of the D-bee prisoner being brought before the Proseks

I have the concept art for that piece and it's even more beautiful when you can see all the scary hard work that John Zeleznik put into it.

That man puts his whole self into a piece he makes for us.

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The Dark Elf · Unread post by **The Dark Elf** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:10 am

My favourite is also the original rifts slaver barge by Keih Parkinson. The original is hanging up in Waynes office IIRC.

My all time favourite PB art is "Arcane summons" also by Keith and the original for that is hanging up in Kevins office!

Lucky buggers.

The Galactus Kid · Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:12 am

The Dark Elf wrote:My favourite is also the original rifts slaver barge by Keih Parkinson. The original is hanging up in Waynes office IIRC.

My all time favourite PB art is "Arcane summons" also by Keith and the original for that is hanging up in Kevins office!

Lucky buggers.

Yeah you are right. The original rifts cover is HUGE.

dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:50 am

YES Atomic Ray, that is it! How did you find it?

drewkitty ~..~ · Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:36 pm

The 1st pict I thought of was the "Red Borg" from the RMB, but then thought closer and the Druid with Tiger companion (<---see my avatar for pict of the tiger) is my favorite rifts picture.

sHaka · Unread post by **sHaka** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:14 pm

Not the best copy of the image, but I've always loved the Kevin Long painting from RMB of the two racing SAMAS

TechnoGothic · Unread post by **TechnoGothic** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:44 pm

Grafsburg · Unread post by **Grafsburg** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:25 pm

Really, I'd have to say anything from the New West book. In my opinion, it had the best representation of Deadboy armor, along with all sorts of cool OCC drawings.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:41 am

Oh yeah, I also love this one...

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2 ... oprint.jpg

...for many reasons.

...and this one as well...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N0QdLkmtvlE/R ... oy_Ink.jpg

I don't know that anyone here has seen the second one. I'm in the first one, but I'm a lot bigger and have hair on the sides of my head in it.

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Ale Golem · Unread post by **Ale Golem** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:50 am

Atomic Ray wrote:
Ale Golem wrote:Page 31 of Chaos Earth is my all time favorite picture. Nothing else, color or otherwise, even comes close for me.
I don't have chaos Earth, is this pic on the net somewhere?

One of the posters here has it in their sig, not sure whom though. It's the picture of the Silver Eagle fighting a giant set of tentacles coming out of a rift right in front of it. It was drawn by Perez, as is all great PB art.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:07 am

Hm. I'd say all Perez Art is great but that not all PB art is Perez art.

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The Galactus Kid · Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:13 am

Subjugator wrote:Hm. I'd say all Perez Art is great but that not all PB art is Perez art.

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Agreed.

The Dark Elf · Unread post by **The Dark Elf** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:40 pm

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:The 1st pict I thought of was the "Red Borg" from the RMB, but then thought closer and the Druid with Tiger companion (<---see my avatar for pict of the tiger) is my favorite rifts picture.

I believe the picture is entitled "Shandara" and IIRC it is the name of the tiger and not the girl.

Bob_12 · Unread post by **Bob_12** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:47 pm

My favorite is by far the cover of Chaos Earth. Its what got me to role-play for the first time, and that gives it a special place in my heart.

rat_bastard · Unread post by **rat_bastard** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:22 pm

The Perez Art in Lone Star of the hovercycle riders.

Mechanurgist · Unread post by **Mechanurgist** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:05 pm

The original Rifts main book cover is outstanding. It perfectly captures the blend of high technology, weird magic, alien monsters, tentacles, guns and cheesecake babes that is Rifts.

The ley line walker surrounded by a corruscating blue light is a close second. It's so weird and awe-inspiring it still gives me shivers.

Those are probably the art pieces that attracted so many people to Rifts in the first place.

jaymz · Unread post by **jaymz** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:47 pm

Druid with the Tiger.

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:54 pm

Atomic Ray wrote:"Page 31 of Chaos Earth is my all time favorite picture. Nothing else, color or otherwise, even comes close for me"

I don't have chaos Earth, is this pic on the net somewhere?

See my signature line.....

jaymz · Unread post by **jaymz** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:22 pm

MegaverseTraveller wrote:The Chaos Earths cover is my favorite, by Scott Johnson.

http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/ar ... l?id=82597

This link goes to it, but the site features most of his work (a ton of PB art).

IIRC technically that is a reprint

It was on a Rifter first.......

Mechanurgist · Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:47 am

Perez certainly contributed a lot to the feel of Rifts. His weird and mystical interpretation of many of the magical classes gave the whole world a unique feel. Love all his stuff.

Mechanurgist · Unread post by **Mechanurgist** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:40 pm

I thought it was Kevin himself who designed the original logo.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:34 pm

What logos are you referring to? The word art with the Robot/Demon hybrid, the original cover (that was a Parkinson), or something else entirely?

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Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:57 pm

My favorite of that word art/demon: It's a cut out sticker on the back of my car!

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cornholioprime · Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:22 pm

In order:

Zeleznik's "Cyber-Thor" on the cover of "Pantheons of the Megaverse."
Angel Herrensel (cyborg), holding the preserved brain of some unfortunate, on the cover of "Mindwerks."**
Keith Parkinson's iconic cover on the cover of the "Rifts" Main Book.
The 'sea of vampires' (also a Parkinson? Or was it a Long?) on the cover of "Vampire Kingdoms."
After that, pretty much every Zeleznik cover ever.

**The pic that first got me interested in the game; I was in my local comic book store, many years ago, when that Book first came out, and for a microsecond -looking at the cover from a distance -I thought that I was looking at another of Sorayama's famous "Sexy Robot" books.

The Galactus Kid · Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:25 pm

Subjugator wrote:What logos are you referring to? The word art with the Robot/Demon hybrid, the original cover (that was a Parkinson), or something else entirely?

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Yeah, I thought this was Long.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:43 pm

I believe the word art/demon was a Long piece, but the cover piece was Parkinson.

I *SO* wish I'd been able to buy the Parkinson cover.

Still, my collection isn't too bad.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb60 ... pencil.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb60 ... rawing.jpg

There's a couple of samples.

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