Introduction I’ve been an enthusiastic user of Derwent Drawing Pencils for many years. I like their soft, velvety quality and their larger barrels make them comfortable to hold for long drawing sessions. I have used them for many things including…
Holbein Colored Pencils Review (Professional Artist Test) final my edits Introduction I have worked as a colored pencil artist for over forty years, with experience ranging from children’s book illustration to formal portraiture. My work has appeared in art shows,…
How do you preserve pulp-era art techniques in contemporary pulp art? In my search for pulp art authenticity, I’ve spent years studying the original pulp masters. I’ve recreated dozens of pulp magazine covers—brushstroke for brushstroke. My goal was to learn…
This is the companion post to Rocketeer Podcast #65 posted on Substack on 5 Clay Ferguson Jr. This information comes directly from The Ultimate Cosmos (2025) by First Fandom Experience Project. Henry Clay Ferguson, Jr. (1914–1995) was a major contributor…
This is just a short update about some of the pulp copies I’ve been doing lately. These are all made with markers (either alcohol or paint markers) highlighted with colored pencils. All of them are Copyright, Sara Light-waller, 2024. All…
“PulpFest Profiles” features contemporary creators whose inspiration comes from Golden Age rough-paper fiction magazines.
by Sara Light-Waller The pulp art style remains popular after nearly 100 years. Why—? Is it the garish colors? The melodramatic (and sometimes soft-core) subjects? Memories of dynamic times, long past? Or does it have something to do with dreams…
Flying Pony Studios is the studio site of artist, Sara Light-Waller. It is the companion site to Lucina Press, which specializes in illustrated speculative & pulp fiction. Together, they create a whole pulp experience for pulp fans. Sara’s illustration career…
One of my specialties is creating book illustrations. My favorite type are for science fiction pulp stories. Copying masterful artists is an old tradition that helps support and develop an artist’s skills. I’ve been a pen and ink artist for…
I’m delighted to announce the release of my illustrated novelette, “Landscape of Darkness.” It’s light reading, a space opera to curl up with coverlet and a cup of tea on a cold Winter evening. The physical book launched as a…