Tomás Jr. is one of the most immediately recognizable Spanish illustrators. His very personal line multiplies its spectacularity thanks to the engraving technique, and also thanks to the works he chooses to illuminate with his vision: we spoke with him in ‘Laberinto de papel’, the fantastic literature podcast that we do in WorldOfSoftware in collaboration with Minotauro .
We have connected directly with Hjo, because there is no one better than the artist himself to reveal the secrets of his technique. The engraving involves a meticulous process that the artist explains to us so that we can get an idea of all the hours that go into creating creations like the ones we are dealing with today: the tarot is, as he explains, from engravings, and the adaptation by Lovecraft are illustrations in which he scrupulously imitates the work done with engraving.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth, as he tells us, is a quite complicated project with Minotaur, since Lovecraft’s creatures are always especially difficult to visualize. Tomás Jr., however, not only succeeds in the assignment, but is deeply involved in the design of the book itself, carefully planning even the layout of the volume, so that it can highlight the qualities of his writing.
The tarot of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a project that the artist has tackled in a very personal way, since he is enthusiastic about it and knows Tolkien’s universe in depth. In this case it is a work in which he has tried to create a certain coherence between the suits of the Spanish deck that are part of some versions of the tarot deck, the typical arcana and the characters of Middle Earth.
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