Si-Fi

Before the computing era, ILM was the master of oil matte painting, making audiences believe that some of the sets in the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogy were real when they weren’t. They were the work of geniuses like Chris Evans, Michael Pangrazio, Frank Ordaz, Harrison Ellenshaw and Ralph McQuarrie ! Forever thank you, to their handmade art and the work of their colleagues, that made us dream of impossible worlds and fantastic places across Earth and the Universe.

There are more background paintings on this article, featuring comments by the masters/artists themselves ! 

Some of the following pieces were made by other artists 2:

Guys, this is my friend, George Bailey. George is in debt $8,000 and is thinking seriously of jumping off a bridge and committing suicide. I’ve tried telling him he has a wonderful life, but he won’t listen.

I’m hoping if this post gets enough notes, George will see that people love him and need him. The world wouldn’t be the same without him. Please, reblog this, or like it, or just spread the word.

Please save my friend George.

Guys, this is my friend, George Bailey. George is in debt $8,000 and is thinking seriously of jumping off a bridge and committing suicide. I’ve tried telling him he has a wonderful life, but he won’t listen.

I’m hoping if this post gets enough notes, George will see that people love him and need him. The world wouldn’t be the same without him. Please, reblog this, or like it, or just spread the word.

Please save my friend George.

2) Batman by Simone Bianchi

3) Wonder Woman by Dennis Budd

4) John Constantine by Tim Bradstreet

5) Daredevil by Marko Djurdjevic

6) Wolverine by Mike Mitchell on Tumblr

7) Iron Man by Adi Granov on Tumblr

8) Captain America by Lee Bermejo

9) Winter Soldier by Gabriele Dell'Otto