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series. Some of the art he did produce was specific to the stories and some examples of this are the covers he did for the Grafton publications of the Demon Princes novels by
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Not being a fan of science fiction, Foss typically did not read the books he illustrated, preferring to paint scenes entirely from his imagination.
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are done in a soft, natural style. The illustrations were based on photographs taken by Chris in his studio in Fulham, London.
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controversially appropriated individual space scene paintings by Foss and in the one case copying and altering it (
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under James Gunn, who brought him on board to design the film's various spacecraft.
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Chris Foss created much of the colour concept art for Sweetpea Entertainment's
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book covers and the black and white illustrations for the original editions of
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During this period Chris Foss illustrated the sleeve of the album
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Books featuring Foss illustrations include the 1970s British
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by Richard Donner. Planet Krypton and set design (not used)
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for an intended film version of the science-fiction novel
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under Stanley Kubrick, until Kubrick's death in 1999
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Index

Christopher F. Foss

Utopiales
Nantes
illustrator
science fiction
The Joy of Sex
The cover of issue 2 of Science Fiction Monthly
Science Fiction Monthly

Ian Gillan Band
Guernsey
Dorset
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Penthouse
paperback
Isaac Asimov
Foundation Trilogy
Edmund Cooper
E. E. "Doc" Smith
Lensman
Skylark
Jack Vance
Star King
The Killing Machine
The Palace of Love
The Face
The Book of Dreams
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Dune

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