Hey guys,
The following illustrations ran as a feature in an issue of Runner’s World from a couple of months ago.
This was an interesting assignment, in that the story was completely changed early on in the sketching process. The feature was about a very steep race on Mount Washington. Mostly, the story focused on the psychological aspects of the race. I tried to get this to come through in the illustrations.
I always have fun drawing people running, for some reason, and this series was no different. I really enjoyed playing with the distortion in the opening image, and making the figures look hot and tired for the third piece. They’re a little bit corny, but I think it’s appropriate for the type of article it was.
Thanks for reading,
Frank
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Awesome! I love the hands on hips in the top illustration. I can feel the pain.
Love the body language.
I agree–I don't think this is at all kitschy. The figures are really expressive and have a lot of character. These days I'm often reticent to try this kind of caricature in my figures, but you pulled it off nicely.
catching up on my past issues, i saw this a bit late. i've seen illustrations lately and thought they were your work and was wrong. this one however, i knew was yours. awesome work as always frank!
So cool. You are absolutely right about runners. A lot of mental is involved. I love how exhausted he feels, but yet he keeps on going. Spot on!