Reddit mentions of Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss

He has a book which is pretty good value considering it's a big heavy full-colour hardcover.
https://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Definitive-Works-Chris-Foss/dp/1848566980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Ivtwpmn5g
Guardians of the Galaxy istself really is a celebration of concept art as a whole. There's also Oliver Pron who designed the environments which is why they're all so lush, intricate and vast. Same goes for Doctor Strange the weird fractal buildings and everything all have his signature.

Chris Foss is amazing... I can highly recommend this book here

Have you heard of Chris Foss? He is an illustrator who did paintings for innumerable pulp SF covers, mostly in the 70s and 80s. You should check out Hardware, a collection of his prints that was recently published. Fun fact: he was also the illustrator for The Joy Of Sex.

• There's the book Hardware, featuring Chris Foss artwork: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardware-Definitive-Works-Chris-Foss/dp/1848566980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426024433&sr=8-1&keywords=hardware+chris+foss
  
  
• Also, check out the documentary 'Jodorowsky's Dune', it features some interview segments with Chris Foss about his concepts.
  
  Also, they both have a site that features galleries.
  
  
• Chris Foss (still active and you can actually get prints): http://www.chrisfossart.com/
  
• Peter Elson (sadly he passed away years ago): http://www.peterelson.co.uk/

just ordered this, for further inspiration:

Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss

I'd like to more too.

Like this :

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--GXVXlNZP--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/zswgdysfpugdampmodv4.jpg

The Type-6 turbulence pack was a good start. Don't think it sold well though.


EDIT : Another one https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--AZmyFTlp--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/tvandzmo4wnhejndvmj7.jpg


EDIT 2 : Forgot the guys name, but stuff like the Chris Foss's designs https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1848566980/

New Foss book coming out next year...

Link

Just found this at Amazon if anyone is interested:



Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss Hardcover – September 6, 2011
by Chris Foss


http://www.amazon.com/Hardware-Definitive-Works-Chris-Foss/dp/1848566980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412170512&sr=8-1&keywords=chris+foss

Oh man. We have a small collection of these that I am always looking to expand (although my four large billy bookcases groan every time I think about it).


I think my current favourite is my Chris Foss art book. I'm a huge fan of retro sci-fi artwork, and would love to add some art books of Moëbius or Giger or Syd Mead to my stack.


Seconding what others have said - find a movie or videogame that you love the look of. Chances are they've put out an art book just for people like us who love this shit. Some of the books in my collection include books showcasing visuals from Destiny, Mass Effect, Diablo III, How To Train Your Dragon, Brutal Legend, Myst, Doctor Who... and some others I can't remember and am too lazy to get up and look at.

You want books by either Chris Foss or John Harris. Both are cover artists from the 80s and I think still do modern scifi covers as well. John Scalzi's books are all by John Harris.

I have The Definitive Works Of Chris Foss and thumbing through it makes me feel like I am twelve again.