The Discovery of Contrasts - a robot discovering a butterfly

As a science fiction fan from way back, I’ve always loved robots. And I’ve been drawing them from about the time I could hold a pencil.

The nice thing about robots (from an artistic standpoint) is that they can have an almost infinite variety from one to the next (think R2D2 to a CP3O). They can look like human androids. Or totally mechanical “things.” Or part-human cyborgs.

And robots can be drawn to appear friendly — or nightmarishly menacing.

Lately I’ve been playing around with painting several designs for various stories (as well as for the sheer fun of creating these guys).

So if you have a science fiction book cover or short story that needs a robot illustration, please consider my services.

Shockers - Science fiction robot illustration for Novel Lesser Gods

The Thing About Robotics science fiction illustration by Duncan Long

One Last Run - Painting by science fiction artist Duncan Long

Cyborg Recharging - science fiction painting by Duncan Long

++++++++++++++++++++++

You can see more of my book illustrations and other artwork at Duncan Long’s Online Gallery.