Silver Warrior 

Frank Frazetta painted this fantasy scene, Silver Warrior, using oil on board. Looking closely, you can see the smooth, almost airbrushed quality of the paint application, a hallmark of Frazetta's technique. Oil paint allowed him to blend colours seamlessly, creating the ethereal, dreamlike atmosphere that's so characteristic of his work. The process of layering thin glazes of oil paint, building up the image gradually, is key to the painting's luminous quality. Frazetta's technique, while rooted in traditional oil painting, was also influenced by his background in comic book illustration, a medium that prized dynamic compositions and strong, graphic imagery. This resulted in an exciting style, blurring the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' art. It's important to remember the context in which Frazetta was working. His paintings, often used for book covers and movie posters, were a product of the burgeoning fantasy genre. The making and wide distribution of these images had a large impact on popular visual culture.