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movie art: morgan weistling
Today, Morgan Weistling is nationally recognized as one of America’s top contemporary painters. But for almost 15 years (from the mid 80’s to the late 90’s) he was one of the most prolific and well-known artists in the entertainment industry. He was 19 when Jeff Bacon hired him and his movie illustration career begun (Bacon was the art director behind dozens of iconic posters, from “Temple of Doom” to “Back to the Future”) and Weistling immediately proved that he had an extraordinary talent for composition.
Weistling painted the final posters for films such as “Last Action Hero” or “Innerspace”, but his role on film advertising is actually way more important than that. Below the “final art surface” that everyone sees, Weistling’s work as a comp artist (designing the concepts and compositions of movie posters) was massive, and built the ideas and designs behind many iconic posters. Just an example: we’re all familiar with Drew Struzan’s poster for “The Goonies”… Well, Weistling did the first composition work for that one. Before the final artwork was produced (no matter if it was painted or photo work) Weistling was one of the best artists you could hire to sketch concepts and explore creative options.
Most of the times the poster design and concept work of these artists goes unnoticed, while everyone looks at the signature on the final artwork. Guys like Weistling, Mike Hobson or Dave Christensen, who did only a few final artworks… but really shined on those early stages of the process nobody sees. Well, at least you can see some of these wonderful artworks here, and catch a glimpse of the poster-making creative process we rarely get to know of. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
There are 96 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
last action hero poster comp (9)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 425 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 4/16/2021 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
last action hero poster comp (9)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
425 Views
last action hero poster comp (8)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 660 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 4/16/2021 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
last action hero poster comp (8)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
660 Views
last action hero poster comp (7)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 856 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 4/16/2021 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
last action hero poster comp (7)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
856 Views
last action hero poster comp (6)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | sold |
| Views | 1386 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 3/8/2021 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
last action hero poster comp (6)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
1386 Views
last action hero poster comp (5)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1445 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 1/12/2021 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
last action hero poster comp (5)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
1445 Views
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (7)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1935 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/30/2020 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (7)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
1935 Views
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (6)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1131 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/30/2020 |
About the Owner
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (6)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
1131 Views
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (5)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1056 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/30/2020 |
About the Owner
| marc sans
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (5)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
1056 Views
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (4)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 475 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/30/2020 |
About the Owner
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (4)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
475 Views
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (3)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 716 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/30/2020 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
lethal weapon (1987) poster comp (3)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
716 Views
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (5)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 528 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/26/2020 |
About the Owner
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (5)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
528 Views
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (4)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 717 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/26/2020 |
About the Owner
| marc sans
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (4)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
717 Views
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (3)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 800 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/26/2020 |
About the Owner
| marc sans
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (3)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
800 Views
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (2)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 421 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/26/2020 |
About the Owner
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
the muppet christmas carol poster comp (2)
Artist: morgan weistling (Penciller)
421 Views
maverick poster comp (3)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 231 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/15/2020 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
maverick poster comp (3)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
231 Views
maverick poster comp (2)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 207 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/15/2020 |
About the Owner
| marc sans
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
maverick poster comp (2)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
207 Views
maverick poster comp (1)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 249 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/15/2020 |
About the Owner
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
maverick poster comp (1)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
249 Views
bram stoker's dracula poster sketch (3)
Art Details
| Artist: | morgan weistling (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Prelim |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 705 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/12/2020 |
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| Member Since: | August 2013 |
bram stoker's dracula poster sketch (3)
Artist: morgan weistling (All)
705 Views
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1 through 18 shown.
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