Robert Rodriguez
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Or is it the one where he's- There's a bunch of the- He named them different than the books because of the copyright issue.
Or is it the one where he's- There's a bunch of the- He named them different than the books because of the copyright issue.
Or is it the one where he's- There's a bunch of the- He named them different than the books because of the copyright issue.
So whatever's on the cover, you'll find the cover of it, but the painting itself might have a different name.
So whatever's on the cover, you'll find the cover of it, but the painting itself might have a different name.
So whatever's on the cover, you'll find the cover of it, but the painting itself might have a different name.
And it's still imitated today. He has this very triangular way of composing that tells a story. The posters still look like this. Look at the one with the snake. Again, if you see the triangular design, your eyes go immediately to the snake and then down to him. It tells a whole story. I have a theory of why his art is the way it is. Now, you know, I knew him. Did I tell you? Really? Okay.
And it's still imitated today. He has this very triangular way of composing that tells a story. The posters still look like this. Look at the one with the snake. Again, if you see the triangular design, your eyes go immediately to the snake and then down to him. It tells a whole story. I have a theory of why his art is the way it is. Now, you know, I knew him. Did I tell you? Really? Okay.
And it's still imitated today. He has this very triangular way of composing that tells a story. The posters still look like this. Look at the one with the snake. Again, if you see the triangular design, your eyes go immediately to the snake and then down to him. It tells a whole story. I have a theory of why his art is the way it is. Now, you know, I knew him. Did I tell you? Really? Okay.
So first you get to Hollywood, right? So I'm just this kid who's an artist. You get to Hollywood, first thing you want to do is work with all your heroes. So Dust Till Dawn, I said, I want to work with Frazetta. Because he used to do some movie posters, like The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood. That gauntlet, when he did, was really nice. Look up The Gauntlet, Clint Eastwood, Frazetta. Yeah.
So first you get to Hollywood, right? So I'm just this kid who's an artist. You get to Hollywood, first thing you want to do is work with all your heroes. So Dust Till Dawn, I said, I want to work with Frazetta. Because he used to do some movie posters, like The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood. That gauntlet, when he did, was really nice. Look up The Gauntlet, Clint Eastwood, Frazetta. Yeah.
So first you get to Hollywood, right? So I'm just this kid who's an artist. You get to Hollywood, first thing you want to do is work with all your heroes. So Dust Till Dawn, I said, I want to work with Frazetta. Because he used to do some movie posters, like The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood. That gauntlet, when he did, was really nice. Look up The Gauntlet, Clint Eastwood, Frazetta. Yeah.
And so I called him and he said, yeah, I'll do it. In fact, when I showed him the movie, he goes, where'd you find this gal? And I said, yeah.
And so I called him and he said, yeah, I'll do it. In fact, when I showed him the movie, he goes, where'd you find this gal? And I said, yeah.
And so I called him and he said, yeah, I'll do it. In fact, when I showed him the movie, he goes, where'd you find this gal? And I said, yeah.
So I wanted to get that for Dust Till Dawn, right? So he said, where'd you find this gal? I wish I had a gal like that to paint. She's based on all your paintings. The girl that's always in your paintings, I made Salma dressed like that because it's a Frazetta come to life. He goes, oh, that's all you need on the poster. I go, well, you had to draw the other actors.
So I wanted to get that for Dust Till Dawn, right? So he said, where'd you find this gal? I wish I had a gal like that to paint. She's based on all your paintings. The girl that's always in your paintings, I made Salma dressed like that because it's a Frazetta come to life. He goes, oh, that's all you need on the poster. I go, well, you had to draw the other actors.
So I wanted to get that for Dust Till Dawn, right? So he said, where'd you find this gal? I wish I had a gal like that to paint. She's based on all your paintings. The girl that's always in your paintings, I made Salma dressed like that because it's a Frazetta come to life. He goes, oh, that's all you need on the poster. I go, well, you had to draw the other actors.
So when you come to the house, you'll see the painting he did. It was the year he got his first stroke. So it took him, by the time I got the painting, we'd already made posters. We thought, okay, it's not going to come. And then it showed up at the last minute. But we gave it away at comic book stores. But it's really cool. But at the bottom of the painting, there's some of the actors.
So when you come to the house, you'll see the painting he did. It was the year he got his first stroke. So it took him, by the time I got the painting, we'd already made posters. We thought, okay, it's not going to come. And then it showed up at the last minute. But we gave it away at comic book stores. But it's really cool. But at the bottom of the painting, there's some of the actors.