Glen Orbik
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Glen Orbik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | May 11, 2015 |
| Alma mater | California Art Institute |
| Style | Noir |
| Website | orbikart |
Glen Orbik (1963 – May 11, 2015) was an American illustrator known for his fully painted paperback and comic covers, often executed in a noir style.[1][2]
In the 1970s, Orbik and his mother moved to Douglas County, Nevada. He is a 1981 graduate of Douglas High School in Minden, Nevada.[1] He studied art at the California Art Institute then located in Encino, later Calabasas, California, and now located in Westlake Village.[citation needed] He studied under the school's founder, retired movie and advertisement illustrator Fred Fixler.[3]
Career
Orbik eventually took over the classes when Fixler retired from teaching and taught figure drawing after returning from an extended hiatus.[citation needed] His work has been compared to Alex Ross and Robert McGinnis,[citation needed] and he was a popular teacher among fine art, comic, and video game artists.[citation needed] He most recently worked on a series of paperback covers for the Hard Case Crime series of novels.[4]
