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Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:01 pm

Thanks, fellas!

Here's another interior piece that I did for a client's megadungeon module....

Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:37 pm

Very nice, Glad. But you already knew that, didn't you? Wink

So, does your hand ever cramp up? Laughing

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Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:50 pm

Excellent work, Glad! Happy

Can you tell us what product this piece is in?

SirXaris

Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:42 am

Thanks, guys...and to answer your questions...yes, my hand cramps and my back aches all the time from drawing. Par for the course, I guess. Wink

And the product is a megadungeon module that I believe is being published for Gen Con this year, created by Pat Wetmore...not sure what the title of it is just yet. When I do, I'll let you know!

Couple more "monster" illustrations for it...

Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:38 pm

Nice, Glad. Looking forward to more! Happy

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Sat May 28, 2011 10:00 am

Green Dragon Encounter...

Sat May 28, 2011 10:54 am

Oh, unlucky dwarf! Hope the reinforcements get there quickly. Shocked

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Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:42 am

Very nice! Cool

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Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:25 am

Well, look at what I found! Cool

http://grognardia.blogspot.com/

Well done, Glad! Happy

SirXaris

P.S. Scroll near the bottom of the page for another example of Glad's work that you'll recognize from this thread. SX

Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:51 pm

Glad, you never fail to impress. Keep 'em coming my talented friend. Wink

As you may be aware, Sir Xaris, Mort links many such sites on his own blog:

http://greyhawkery.blogspot.com/

Give it a look, if you haven't already. Though I realize you were probably highlighting Glad's work showing up on Grognardia. Evil Grin

And, yes, Glad's work is starting to show up all over. People recognize the talent. Wink

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Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:27 pm

Glad,

Very talented I like the nostalgic fell of your artwork. A bit of cartoonist with some really deep facial expressions. Glad no pun intended that you shared it with us here.

Best of luck and continued success.

Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:30 am

Been a while since I've posted anything but this was an interior piece I did for a client's module. I've got a ton of commission work as of right now, so I'll have some more stuff to post in the near future.

*And thanks for the kind words from my previous post!

Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:12 am !

Sweet!

Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:44 am

Your awesomeness knows no bounds, Glad! Evil Grin

Glad you made it "back" for a visit. Hope to "see" you again soon. Wink

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Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:50 pm

Glad27,

Great piece of work I always enjoy seeing what you bring to the table. Keep the inspiring art work coming.

Later

Argon

Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:29 pm

I mistakenly clicked on the thread title to check on the thread, and went to page 1. Rather than move straight to the last page, I went through each page one at a time, as this thread really is sort of a retrospective of your work. I invite everyone else to look back at the whole thread too, paying attention to which are the oldest works and which are the newer. In what is really short amount of time, you have vastly improved your line work, shading, rendering of scenery, and your composition- a total improvement.

While your artistic influences are obvious(Holloway), you do have your own style, and I've seen another artist(sculptor Juan Diaz) developmentally go from being somewhat of a mimic of another artist(sculptor Chris Fitzpatrick) to becoming one of the top artists in his field; with an exceptional style all of his own(Juan really is a badarse sculptor now). I think you are well on your way to doing the very same thing. This is just great stuff, and at this rate you could end up becoming one of the iconic illustrators of the RPG industry. Seriously. I look forward to whatever comes next. Cool

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Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:12 pm

Well, now. We have some interesting stuff going on here. I initially assumed that the treants and the trolls were all offended at the fire and about to attack the PCs (those trolls don't appear to be frightened by such a small fire). Then, I caught the upper troll's arm wrapped up in one of the treant's branches as if the treant were protecting the adventurers from the troll's attack.

I like the different beards possessed by each treant and the cloudy eye of the one on the right.

SirXaris

Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:56 am

Thanks everyone for the kind words...it's what keeps me trying to get better at this whole art thang. And thanks for the words of confidence on my art, Cebrion. I'm always trying to improve, so your words of encouragement might mean I'm on the right track.

Thanks again everyone! Happy

Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:27 pm

Glad, it's awesome to see you getting so much work. When I see your art attached to a product now it's cool to know I saw your stuff here first. Good luck in the coming year!

Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:12 pm

Thanks, Mortellan!

Blue Dragon Attack...

Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:22 am

Caption contest GO!!!

"I told you we should have brought Burglar Baggins!" Laughing

(Hiding the ol' signature in the carved stonework. Nice!) Wink

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:01 pm

Never mess with an evil necromancer when he has an undead stone giant at his disposal.

Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:25 pm

Damn, I thought we called no giants on this one!

The guy with the mace looks like he knows it's the end, or that the mace will not be enough. Great stuff as always I look forward to seeing your next work. Feel free to share more at anytime.

Later

Argon

Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:28 pm

Latest module cover for Pat Wetmore's ASE 2 module....

Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:31 am

Beautiful! Reminds me of the Jingling Mordo Circus! Happy

SirXaris

Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:42 pm

Thats guys really ripping some threads on that axe! Laughing

Later

Argon

Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:22 am

Latest cover for a Joseph Bloch project...

Also an interior piece for the same book...

You can check out his blog at: http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/

Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:25 pm

A color piece! Very nice, Glad27. Smile

Give that fighter bonus experience points for having the intelligence to slam the door shut on the tentacles to prevent his compatriots from being dragged through it. Smile

I am at GaryCon in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin right now. I saw the adventure that features the artwork you posted in this thread (the 1st level adventure with the albino apes) for sale by one of the exhibitors. It looked very nice. Wink

SirXaris

Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:45 pm

I missed this somehow, Glad! Thanks for posting.

For those who might not know, that color piece is going to be the cover for "A Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore", which will have a lot of the "new" stuff contained in my Adventures Dark and Deep project (http://www.adventuresdarkanddeep.com). It's intended to be a rules supplement, suitable for use with all your 1E, LL, S&W, OSRIC, etc. games with little or no adaptation needed. New classes like the mountebank, savant, mystic, etc., tons of new spells, an alternate combat system, and a bunch of other stuff as well.

At the risk of publishing a Shameless Plug (apologies if this is a no-no), there's a kickstarter campaign currently under way for the book. We've hit the initial goal (which will pay, in part, for Glad's awesome artwork), and just announced a bonus reward if we hit $3,500. The kickstarter can be found here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/623939691/adventures-dark-and-deeptm-a-curious-volume-of-for

Joe / Greyhawk Grognard

Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:17 am Pun Intended

I'm Glad you guys are working together on a project!

Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:36 pm

I thought he was Glad...

Wink

Joe / GG

Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:57 pm

Hey fellas,

One I did for the WotC A-series modules art contest they have going on currently.

Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:33 pm

Excellent, as always Glad! Cool

One thing though . . . I take this to mean that the dwarf chicks in your game -- shave? Evil Grin

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Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:53 pm

She's got a little bit of braided chin hair...it's just hard to make out. I just didn't give her the full bore Grizzly Adams beard that Jeff Dee did back in the original A1 cover. Wink

And thanks!

Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:15 pm

Doh!

I see the little goatee now! Laughing

Still, she looks strong enough to want to "take the lead!" Evil Grin

ROFL
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Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:04 pm

Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:30 pm

Guessing those yeti-looking beasties are actually taers (from Monster Manual 2), b/c they give off a foul reek (you have one of your warriors falling prey to it, holding his nose). Yes?

-Lanthorn

Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:37 pm

That's exactly the sort of creature it is, Lanthorn! I tried to give a few clues without giving up the creature type outright by having it take place in the snow, the Taer having a crude spear (something indicated in the MM II) and what you alluded to...the fighter gagging on the Taer's smell.

Good job!

Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:40 pm

The dwarf swinging the axe need a trail of footprints in the snow. Wink

Otherwise, it looks good! Cool

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:25 am

They're behind him...out of view, Cebrion. Wink

(I knew somebody would mention that. LOL) Maybe there's a wizard just out of sight who levitated the dwarf to his current spot to expedite his short legs having to waist time running up to the Taer?

Ah, gotta love fantasy and the leeway it provides. Happy

Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:42 am

Poor guy's going to be throwing up for hours! Embarassed

Well, that'll teach him to fail his Saving Throw! Evil Grin

Great work Glad! Always a pleasure to view what you produce. Thanks for sharing your work with us! Cool

And if I seem a bit "green" around the edges, well, you know what that is, right? Laughing

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Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:45 am

Yeah, this is great stuff, Glad.

I've been playing a lot of Dungeon Crawl Classics on Roll20 recently and this art is that game. Or, that game is this art. Or, something.

Wicked stuff anyway.

Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:09 am

Thanks, fellas...much appreciated!

Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:56 am

Looks like the Lich is about to lose a hand! Shocked

Excellent work! Cool

Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:00 am

Thanks, buddy...glad you like it. Smile

Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:25 am

Now if only you had the time to do me an "original" Avatar! Shocked

Hey! I can dream, can't I? Evil Grin

In point of fact, if I could "cut and paste" like you guys, you already did a Wizard I'd "steal." Evil Grin

Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:42 pm

That one is an excellent action pic, Glad! Happy

SirXaris

Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:08 am

Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:31 pm

I suppose it could be taken either way. Confused

Only Glad knows! Laughing

Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:44 am

No confusion for me.

PC rolls 1, stumbles over outstretched arm and mace, blade turns horizontal, goodnight Vienna.

Evil

Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:30 pm

Its all fun and games until someone adorns the Hand of Vecna. Wink

Later

Argon

Wed May 15, 2013 1:57 am

Don't mess with Lich-Pope. Evil Grin

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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:26 pm

It's been a while...

A few new interior pieces I've done for a megadungeon module for Sacrosanct Games coming out later in the year.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:25 pm

More very cool work, Glad27!

There's lots of interesting stuff going on in that top piece. Smile

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Wed May 14, 2014 12:57 pm

Thanks, SirXaris!

Thu May 15, 2014 8:09 am

I love your work for multiple reasons, but man, your use of lighting really blows me away!

Thu May 15, 2014 8:58 am

That's the best umber hulk illo I've ever seen. :D

Thu May 15, 2014 12:02 pm

Thanks, fellas...I appreciate the kind words!

Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:44 pm

Glad, you never cease to amaze. Your skill is obviously unlimited, knowing no bounds.

You produce great pieces and I really look forward to seeing more of them.
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Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:13 am

Thanks, Mystic-Scholar!

Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:04 pm

Absolutely awesome.

Though I am at a loss to know what that last picture depicts, the guy in chains.

Looks "horrible" enough . . . if that's a "fate," that is. Laughing

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Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:58 am Medium

Are you drawing on a computer with a special stylus? I'm wondering how you got the black so solid if you are using ink. If you're using ink, are you doing a pencil drawing first and tracing like the comic guys do or separately?

Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:29 pm

Thanks again, Mystic-Scholar!

And to answer your question, Raymond, I do everything traditionally with pen and ink. I wouldn't begin to know how to draw digitally. That being said, I do scan my finished pieces in and use Gimp to strengthen the contrast and make the darks darker so as to help eliminate any pen strokes that may show.

Here's a 14"x 17" commissioned piece I just got done with for a client...

Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:57 am

Awesome, Glad27! Happy

Reminds me of the purple worm in Descent Into the Depths of the Earth.

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Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:17 pm

Incredible! Happy

Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:15 pm

Thanks, guys!

Ogre Mage...

Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:14 pm

Looks like somebody underestimated the opposition. Smile

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Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:16 pm

Fun stuff! The old school looking kobolds in a shield wall formation ranks pretty high up there on my all-time list of GLAD favorites. Cool

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Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:24 pm Artwork

Those are great, Glad! Want to do some art for an old homebrewed module? My brother and a friend and I wrote it back in the '80s; now I'm going back and reworking it and (substantially) improving it, and plan to submit it to Dragonsfoot (plus give away copies to anyone interested).

Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:20 pm

Great art! One of the things I love is the facial expressions, everything from surprise, to defiance, to fear (none of the bland "anger" artwork that is so common). I'd make only one suggestion: More! Cool

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Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:11 am

Thanks for kind words, everyone!

A few more smaller interior pieces I've done in the recent past for various clients' modules/gaming supplements...

Perplexed dwarf...

Naga...

Bugbear attack...

Death Knight and Spectre...

Roper encounter...

Cambion and Dretch...

Evil Myconid...

A1 redo (after Jeff Dee)...

Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:21 am

Wow! These are all awesome, Glad, but I like the Cambion and Dretch best. Smile

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Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:56 pm

Glad, I envy your artistic ability. My sketches are crude and rudimentary compared to your drawings. I am far more skilled with the written word instead.

A bard to each his own, I guess.

-Lanthorn

Wed Nov 25, 2015 7:22 pm

I've seen the OP's art on Dragonsfoot.

It's really nice stuff. I like the action and humor I see in these pieces.

Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:56 pm

If kobolds were as adorable as those in the shield wall picture, I'm not sure how anyone could fight them!

In all seriousness though, tremendous work all around.

Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:45 pm

Glad, you really captured the spirit of "those great illustrations of auld" !!

Tue Mar 22, 2016 2:07 pm

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Much appreciated!

A couple more doodles...

Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:55 pm

Awesome, Glad27!

I hope that dwarf has some magical swimming aid. Otherwise, he's fish bait! Razz

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Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:57 am

Thanks, SirXaris...much appreciated...

Here's a compilation of some adventurers going up against various undead...

Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:37 am

Great artwork Glad27, very cool!

Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:57 am Merline with a Mustache?

The guy in the top right might be wearing Merlin's chrome dome from the movie "Excalibur." Some times in black and white, it's hard to tell if there's a homage going on or not. Cool stuff.

Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:48 am

Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:45 am

http://www.toyarchive.com/Dungeons&Dragons/Figures/Kelek.html Cool

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Fri May 19, 2017 9:42 am

Yes, as awesome as always. I've come to expect nothing less from you, Glad27.

Nice catch, Cebrion!
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:21 am

Hey your art looks great! I love different kinds of games especially World of Greyhawk. I definitely try to create something like that. Not sure if I'll be able to [url]:)[/url]

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:55 pm

Hello everyone! I'm glad to be here. I love all your art works. I think I'll try to create something so I need your feedback guys. As for me, I'm interested in online games. Besides Dungeons and Dragons, I also like online bingo. That's fun Happy

Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:46 pm

Hi evelyn. Welcome aboard. I used to go to actual, real-world bingo with an ex. It wasn't really my cup of tea but she liked the bingo & I liked the cheap meals. So it worked for both of us! For a while anyway. ;)

Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:24 am

Been a while since I last posted...over 4 years! Time flies!

Still doing the RPG art thang...here's a couple of my more recent ones...hope you dig em'!

Crypt War by Brian Thomas

Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:26 am

A commission piece I did a few years ago...

Chimera by Brian Thomas, on Flickr

Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:57 am

Explictica Defilus by Brian Thomas, on Flickr

Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:33 am

Blood War Victor...ORCUS! by Brian Thomas, on Flickr

Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:03 pm

Awesome!

Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:52 am

Thanks, Raymond!