![James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead, the gouache painter and "visual futurist" who inspired Blade Runner has died at age 86. #sydmead #bladerunner https://t.co/SCa1KZX9js https://t.co/c9J3TRS94b" / X James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead, the gouache painter and "visual futurist" who inspired Blade Runner has died at age 86. #sydmead #bladerunner https://t.co/SCa1KZX9js https://t.co/c9J3TRS94b" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENEaDm3WwAUY6yR.jpg)
James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead, the gouache painter and "visual futurist" who inspired Blade Runner has died at age 86. #sydmead #bladerunner https://t.co/SCa1KZX9js https://t.co/c9J3TRS94b" / X
![Syd Mead (2003) - Artist-in-Residence at Pasadena City College - Research Guides at Pasadena City College Syd Mead (2003) - Artist-in-Residence at Pasadena City College - Research Guides at Pasadena City College](https://s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/519/images/mead-art.jpg)
Syd Mead (2003) - Artist-in-Residence at Pasadena City College - Research Guides at Pasadena City College
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David Schmelling - Comics, Design and Illustration — shear-in-spuh-rey-shuhn: SYD MEAD Blade Runner -...
![James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead's picturemaking process involved pen, tracing paper, gouache, big flat brushes, airbrush, a bridge, French curves, and other methods. The gouache appears to be squeezed on a James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead's picturemaking process involved pen, tracing paper, gouache, big flat brushes, airbrush, a bridge, French curves, and other methods. The gouache appears to be squeezed on a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENIMpkNXsAYbHfv.jpg)
James Gurney on X: "Syd Mead's picturemaking process involved pen, tracing paper, gouache, big flat brushes, airbrush, a bridge, French curves, and other methods. The gouache appears to be squeezed on a
![Syd Mead original artwork The Party for US Steel Portfolio, in Tyson S's Movie Concept Art Comic Art Gallery Room Syd Mead original artwork The Party for US Steel Portfolio, in Tyson S's Movie Concept Art Comic Art Gallery Room](https://cafans.b-cdn.net/images/Category_123819/subcat_199240/ne8vVQIK_1707192040341gpadd.jpg)