Books like The Fantastic Art Of Boris Vallejo

Fantasy & SF book covers originally drew me into reading through their fantastic art work. It was Frank Frazetta Jr.'s covers for the Lancer editions of the Conan books & while he is still my favorite, Vallejo comes in a close second. It's great to compare the two. While their subject matter is similar, their styles are completely different. Frazetta's oils are raw. A muscle is drawn with one stroke of the brush, the thickness of the paint causes the definition in some cases. Vallejo's style with oils is completely different. He builds up layers using tissue paper for an almost lacquered look - very smooth & fine. Later, he got more into acrylics & now does really awesome comic book characters with Julie Bell such as Superheroes: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, another fantastic book.