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I don't have a freakin' clue but the artwork is incredible! Dude, you are revitalizing the good ol' days for all of us!
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Glad27 wrote: |
Here ya' go, rossik...guess away.
Thanks again for the kind words, fellas! |
i went to Dragonsfoot instead of here firts, so i got spoilers..
i would take 10xp from you, but your work is so great, that i should give you xp, anyway.
glad, any one of those characters are based on characters of yours?
(also...no cleric! did he already died? O_o
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rossik wrote: |
Glad27 wrote: |
Here ya' go, rossik...guess away.
Thanks again for the kind words, fellas! |
i went to Dragonsfoot instead of here firts, so i got spoilers..
i would take 10xp from you, but your work is so great, that i should give you xp, anyway.
glad, any one of those characters are based on characters of yours?
(also...no cleric! did he already died? O_o |
Yeah, I tried, rossik. (This was the only site that I posted the pic at where I didn't reveal the module this is from in the title of the pic.) Hopefully somebody else can guess where it's from.
And to answer your question, rossik...I've played D&D so many times through the years (although, sadly, not much anymore) that I'm sure I draw inspiration from a bunch of characters I've made up over the years. And that's a good point.....no cleric. At least not in the pic. Perhaps, since they're right at the entrance of the "tomb" , the cleric could still be just outside.
You never know when nature's gonna call.
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I was wondering why the Cleric had all of those corn cobs!
No clue as to the module, but love the work Glad. What's the latest on your up-coming coloring book!?
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I love the level of detail... things like the stitching in the clothing and the engraving on the bracers and ax. Beautiful!
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Truly a masterpiece, Glad!
That's Tomb of Horrors right?
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Ding, ding, ding, ding....Tomb of Horrors it is.
I tried to capture a party that's just broke through the vines, and overhanging vegetation to reveal the actual corridor that leads into the tomb. I remember looking at the original module with it's illustration booklet back in the day and remembered how that illustration with the painted hallway with the curious brass box sticking out from it always peaked my interest.
I tried to stay true to the original Sutherland illustration of the corridor.
*Thanks for the kind words....I'm glad you guys are diggin' it.
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Excellent work Brian---you should create a module homages section on your site :D _________________ Allan Grohe (grodog@gmail.com)
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grodog wrote: |
Excellent work Brian---you should create a module homages section on your site :D |
Wait. Wha? You have a site?! And I've spent all this time just cruisin' around various forums looking for your work? Where is it?
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Shouldn't those Egyptian gods be shooting hoops or something?
"Horus drives the lane...HE SHOOTS HE SCORES!!!"
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bubbagump wrote: |
grodog wrote: |
Excellent work Brian---you should create a module homages section on your site :D |
Wait. Wha? You have a site?! And I've spent all this time just cruisin' around various forums looking for your work? Where is it? |
I'm part of a trio of fantasy artists over at threeheadedtroll.com. My gallery is so outdated, and I'm pretty embarrassed by the art I have posted in it that I don't advertise about it much anymore. Unfortunately, I'm computer illiterate and I got tired of asking my buddy to post my new artwork up in my gallery, so now I just post my new stuff at the various sites. If somebody sees my art and I get work from it....cool. If not, then I still enjoy drawing and hope some people get a little enjoyment out of it, as well.
*Thanks again for the kind words, people....it's much appreciated!
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Who's face is that between the eye and the suns that repeats? It looks like the face from the 1E DMG.
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Raymond wrote: |
Who's face is that between the eye and the suns that repeats? It looks like the face from the 1E DMG. |
looks like the statue,right?
hey, ijust found gra'azt hidden next to a volcano! (ok, its not, but i could be)
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These are the original Trampier (not Sutherland as I originally stated...my bad) illustrations that came with the ToH's illustration booklet that I based my drawing on...
Another poster at another site stated it looked like the face from the demon statue on the PHB too. Trampier did paint the original PHB, so maybe he liked the image so much that he (in a round about way) included it on the wall mural of Acererak's tomb.
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I meant PH. I haven't read through the module because I'm thinking someone else might DM it for me one day. I may have to look and see if there is a clue in it for who that might be.
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Been a little while since I posted any art, but here's my latest commission for a module cover...
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Once again, great job!
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Glad, once again . . . you're just awesome! _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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what do you have against little fellas?
i would not play a halfling FOR SURE in your campaign
awesome work, Glad. love the elven archer angle and the light effect in the gems.
congrats once more!
(whats the module name?)
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:Stand up applause:
Well done Glad!
Saludos!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
I'm still learning the ropes with all of this acrylic painting stuff, but it's a fun learning process. I'm getting ready to tackle my biggest artistic endeavor ever with a 15" x 20" painting dealing with a party going up against some gnolls and an ogre in a ruins setting. If it turns out halfway decent, I'll post it when it's done.
*rossik....the module is called "Red Tam's Bones" and will eventually be available over at DF.
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Early pencil roughs for a painting I'm going to tackle next week...
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Glad ... as always, it looks great!
I am always glad to see our local folks doing stuff that makes Canonfire look even better. This one looks a little bigger than some of your previous work. Is it on a different sized stock, or is it just that the number of subjects and the in-frame space comprises a larger area (i.e., a larger "room")?
Can't wait to see it when the paint starts hitting the canvas.
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Love the latest stuff, but you should shorten the length of your arrows by about 25%. When drawn to the cheek, the arrow head will only extend outwards an inch or two from the end of the bow. The archer in the painting is basically firing a javelin-sized arrow. Also, when arrows sink into targets they tend to really sink in quite deep, or even go through the target unless they hit something solid dead square. Watch a few deer hunting programs and you will see arrows fly completely through the deer's rib cage. Sounds crazy, but its true. Armor will slow penetration, and if the target has back armor it may even stop the arrow at that point, leaving the arrow embedded into the target as much as it can without exiting. I recommend shortening the shaft visible on the arrow stuck in the gnoll in the sketch by half.
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Glad, you just never disappoint my friend. Really looking forward to seeing the final product!
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Thanks, fellas...much appreciated.
Icarus: Yeah, this one is bigger than most of my others that I do and it's definitely the biggest painting I've tackled thus far. The bugbear painting I posted prior to this sketch was 10"x 13" and this one will be 15"x 20". I do all of my paintings on heavyweight vellum illustration board. I knew I wanted to do a big battle scene, so I went with the bigger board for this one. I just hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew!
Cebrion: I appreciate the suggestion on the arrow. The measurement from the elf's cheek to where the arrow tip would stick beyond the bow at full draw is right at 3" (on the drawing itself) compared to the measurement of the cock-end of the arrow to where it's touching the breast plate of the gnoll (about 2") is about an inch in length difference.
I figure an elf's longbow using a bone-tipped arrow doesn't have quite the penetrating power when going through a metal breast plate compared to those hunting shows where the hunters are using compound bows with razord-tipped arrows through non-armor wearing deer.
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All very, very true about the arrows and whatnot.
But ... Ceb, can you be certain that the arrow hitting the gnoll hasn't just barely hit and is only just penetrating? I know the gnolls already falling, but, it's the artist's rendition, and all.
Also, I am not certain that I see a javelin-sized arrow anywhere? Are you extrapolating from how deep you assume the arrow is in the gnolls chest, or are you accidentally seeing the thng in the man's hand as extending from the bow, and looking like an arrow?
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Like so many problems, this can be cleared up with a little inside knowledge. You see, the archer in question is using a bow he picked up among the Wolf Nomads. It is intended for mounted use, however, it was made for a nomad who is especially tall for his race. Thus, the bow is shorter than a longbow but still quite long for a shortbow. The arrows, on the other hand, were "acquired" from a gnoll archer who was killed three encounters prior to the one depicted. That archer was likewise taller than average for his race, and was using arrows specially tailored for his size and strength. Since the gnoll's bow was too large and heavy for our friend in the picture, he opted to keep his own bow. But since he was out of arrows he had no option but to take the oversized missiles he found in the gnoll's quiver. So the archer in the picture is using a bow only slightly too large for him with arrows that don't quite fit. He's suffering from a -2 penalty to his attack rolls and a -1 penalty to damage, since the combination is less than optimally effective. Fortunately, from that range he could hardly miss and scored a perfect heart shot. Well done, my archer friend!
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But ... Ceb, can you be certain that the arrow hitting the gnoll hasn't just barely hit and is only just penetrating? I know the gnolls already falling, but, it's the artist's rendition, and all. |
Yes, precisely because the gnoll is already falling down, and because there is no banana peel on the ground causing him to fall.
But, the arrows are made of bone, which fail to deeply penetrate most armor(and will shatter against plate armor), so the arrow is not in very deep apparently. If it were in deep, that much of the arrow would not be sticking out(i.e. it would need to be javelin length to do that).
Arrows being sunk into their targets just looks more vicious and nasty, which is why I think shortening the length of the exposed arrow would look better. As it is, this is what it looks like when you pick up a dice to see how much damage an arrow does and you roll a "1". Events in the game can't always be "perfect", but in art they can be.
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Hahaha....I haven't checked back on this thread in a good while and rechecking it, I never could have guessed a simple thing such as "arrow penetration" in one of my doodles would bring up so much discussion.
Hey, if my art invokes ANY kind of talk....I'm happy.
As far as the painting goes, I had full intentions of it being completed by this point. When I first posted the pencil sketch for the painting, it was right before me and the missus' were taking a vacation to Cancun for a week. When I got back I got started on the actual "painting" part and between having a couple big snow falls in our area, one of my major drains that runs under my house getting clogged and almost having my house catch on fire due to faulty wiring going to my hot water heater....it's been nothing short of a miracle getting any work done on the illustration up to this point.
It took two days to get the clog fixed, I just got the faulty wiring re-wired today and so starting tomorrow, I'll tackle the painting full force again. (keeps fingers crossed)
Here's the top of the painting that I've worked on so far to give you a glimpse of where I'm at with it to this point. (The flash of the camera made the biggest dwarf's cloak hood look like it had white fuzz all over it. That's just the paint reflecting off the light. And there's not a whole lot of detail on the smaller dwarf and elf due to them both being about the size of my thumb nail. Smaaaaall. ;)
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Always great to see the method of things.
So, get out your paints people, and remember- Bob Ross says "Happy little trees, and fluffy white clouds!"
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wow! nice work, especialy on the dwarf coat. very good texture!
the elf seems a little "stocky", but being the size of a thumbnail, its already a great work!
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First time I've been through here in a while, but have to say I'm Glad ( ) I did!
It's been years since I drew anything of note, and I have to say these are tremendous works, and - as others have already said - really capture D&D sessions in all their 'glory'!
Although Jeff Dee was always my favourite artist. [/b]
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I really like you work, please keep posting.
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Thanks for the kind words!
Here's a couple more photos of the painting where she's at to this point. You'll have to forgive the terrible photos. I'm using a dinosaur of a digital camera (1.5 mega pixels if that tells you anything ) as my good one is with my wife who is out of town. I've still got a ways to go but I hope to be done with it by next week.
I'll tweak the ruins and stonework once everything else is finished but this is the basic layout of them...
I took a close up of the dwarf without the flash turned on because it kept washing out everything, but now it just looks dull. I'll be sure to use my good camera for the final photo once the painting is all done.
Until next post....
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Here's the nearly complete Ogre. The final pic with the good camera should reveal a lot more of the details on him (I hope) and I just realized there's a place I forgot to paint on him. Doh! I'll fix it before I post my next pic. Until then...
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wow!
pure gold, man!
does it have some "protection", or i can use it as a wallpaper? (when finished, of course :D)
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Feel free to use it as a wallpaper when it's done, rossik....and thanks, buddy.
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Ogre head go "POP!"
Looking good so far, though the light blue bit between the leaping dwarf's hammer and his head and the wineskin and wall top looks like it should be painted in with background tree foliage. _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
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Glad ... I have to say ... I am really impressed by your use of colour. I've been illustrating for over 25 years,and I hadn't really ever bothered to do anything other than B&W until last year, and I must say ... you do it well. If there was a little green ::jealous:: smiley face that I could put here, I would! It's amazing to see your stuff transform from your sketches to the complete work. I love watching the process.
Keep it up, my man. When we get GLH to get that Gallery up and going, I can't wait to showcase your stuff in it's section and a thread of your very own. ... with your name on it, and everything:!: _________________ Owner and Lead Admin: https://greyhawkonline.com<div>Editor-in-Chief of the Oerth Journal: https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal</div><div>Visit my professional art gallery: https://wkristophnolen.daportfolio.com</div>
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Hey fellas...thanks for the kind words. It's been a while since I've been around (and I still haven't finished that stupid painting...but soon!) but I did just get a b&w piece done that I thought you guys might like.
Have a good one!
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Very nice! You even have a little bug-eyed guy in there crapping himself and the claw marks in the stone. Awesome! _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
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Thanks...glad you like it!
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Hmmm. I wonder what happened to the post I just...posted. Anyway...
it said something to the effect of, "Nice job, Gladiator!"
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Astounding pic! The lighting, the characiture, the details...I love it.
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Another great one!
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Fantastic stuff, Glad! The mummy rising from that coffin almost made me spot my shorts! Love it!
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Thanks, fellas...I appreciate the kind words!
This is interior artwork for a module to be released in the fall by LL. It was written by Tim Lowell and will be titled, "Voyage To Plague Island."
I've got a step-by-step process that I did for the cover that'll get posted a little later.
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I took photos at various stages of the acrylic cover I did for the module, as well. I'm still working on the whole "painting thing," but it's still fun to tackle the ol' acrylics.
The first photo here is of the first rough thumbnail I doodled to get an idea of the layout for the cover. As you'll see, it changes quite a bit and I eventually go for a much closer image instead of this pulled back, wide shot that shows too much of the jungle and detracts from the action going on with the characters...
This is the actual initial pencils that I lay down on the illustration board I painted on...
In this one, I cover the figures with art masking fluid so that I can lay on the background layer in broad strokes without worrying about "dirtying" my characters...
The rest is just my quirky steps to get to the final image...
And the final cover art...
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Glad! You ole' scoundrel!
Missed you, buddy!
Totally AWESOME work -- as usual.
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Thanks, buddy...I appreciate it!
I posted a few b&w pieces at the bottom of page 5, as well, but the painted cover carried over and started page 6 in case you missed them.
I'll post some new stuff as soon as they're done.
Later!
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This last piece is amazing work Glad27. Not to be critical, but I kind of preferred the color palette of the second to last picture over the one used in the final version...
Wish I had your talent! :)
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Love the b&w's Glad. Are they being published anyplace other than here? And do you plan on coloring any of them? _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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Thanks, Havard!
As far as the color pallette in the final piece, it was tweaked with PS to make the colors brighter so that they would pop off the cover like the old classic D&D modules did. The original holds a slightly more subdued look but is still quite colorful.
And MS, all of the pieces here will be in one module that is supposed to be released in the fall as part of LL's gaming system. The b&w pieces will be staying b&w, but I would like to eventually get around to doing a painting of a troll or two going up against a party.
Right now, I'm staring at two large sheets of Bristol board (14"x 17" apiece) with the beginnings of a massive battle between a good party going up against Orcus and some of his undead minions. When all is said and done, it'll be 28"x 17".
Mercy.
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Excellent!
Looking forward to seeing it, Glad. _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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Here's a piece I just did for Rod Waibel at Sacrosanct Games. This will be for an upcoming product labeled: Lost Treasure of Actzimotal.
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Another excellent piece! Ya just gotta love that dwarf with the shield.
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And the claw about to rip open the dwarf's belly!
Nice, Glad, very nice! Someday I'll have to produce something serious and get you to do some artwork for it . . . if you have any spare time at all by then! _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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I'm also fond of the smiley-face knee patches. Keep it up, Gladiator!
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Dang! Missed the smiley faces!
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That's the elf telling the giant gila monster to "Have A Nice Day!"....as he lights him up with arrows.
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Wonderful piece Glad. I like art that you can look around at for a long time.
That halfling must be buff to single handedly drag the boat on shore.
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Wonderful piece Glad. I like art that you can look around at for a long time.
That halfling must be buff to single handedly drag the boat on shore. |
Of course he's buff; he's a halfling!
(*Bubbagump turns back to his work, "Grumble, grumble, mumble, racists!, mumble, grumble, grumble"*)
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Of course he's buff; he's a halfling! |
Don't take it personally, Bubbagump. Mort and I mistook him for a Bracegirdle.
We didn't realize he was a Hairfoot. _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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Well, yes, but I'm not very PC. It's part of being eeeeeevil.
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Isn't the halfling a "she"? ;) |
Yeah, it's a female halfing, thief. The first one I've ever drawn, now that I think about it. The client that hired me to do this illustration wanted a female character to be in the drawing and since he specifically had the roles of the male characters already decided on, the she-halfing got the boat pullin' duties.
I've got a "dwarven clan vs a band of goblinoids" b&w piece in the works as I type this. I'm off to Con On The Cob this coming up weekend to show off some of my artwork (I've gone to the con the last two years, so this'll be my third) and plan on working on it while I'm there. It's always nice to be around fellow fantasy artists to draw inspiration from.
I'll post it as soon as it's done, fellas! Until then....
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Isn't the halfling a "she"? ;) |
Ooops! my bad! Didn't examine the anatomy that closely!
*But the Scholar thinks to himself that Carlanco did! Hmmmm.*
Just kidding, of course, Carlanco. Nice catch!
(That's also why I missed the hairfeet on the first look!)
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(That's also why I missed the hairfeet on the first look!) |
How about a pair of Goggles of Minute Seeing (+5 competence bonus on Search checks) for just 1250gp?
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carlanco wrote: |
Isn't the halfling a "she"? ;) |
Say Glad, where happens Con On The Cob? Got a website? |
It's in Hudson, Ohio this Thursday thru Sunday. I'll be getting there around noon on Friday and stay until it ends on Sunday.
The website is: www.cononthecob.com
It's a great con that's growing every year but is still relatively small, especially compared to the likes of, say, Gencon. They have an adults only party on Saturday that separates the men from the boys. It's the one con I don't miss each year.
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Thanks for that website, Glad. Going to look into that one for sure.
And thanks for that "gift," Carlanco! I can only image how many gold pieces you spent on those goggles . . . and just for me! Aww, shucks!
I can "see" a lot better now. _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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Can't believe it took me this long to view your artwork. Yes it feels like 1st edition artwork. Some of it reminds me of the Dungeon and Dragons cartoon artwork. If you and Mort merged we would have the worlds greatest collaboration. I'm Glad to have you on the boards. Pun intended!
I like how clean the lines are in your work as if its on the page just waiting for you to reveal it. If you get a chance you should definitely join the chats on Thursday nights fresh ideas and topics are always appreciated, especially those of us who have not fallen prey to the undead.
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I love your artwork, Glad! Really does remind me of some of the old stuff, like the cover of The Lost City.
I am shaking my head at the situations the halfling always finds himself in in your art.
Lastly, I read throught the entire thread up until this point and don't think anyone ever identified the Chasme picture on page one. That's from The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, right?
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I love your artwork, Glad! Really does remind me of some of the old stuff, like the cover of The Lost City.
I am shaking my head at the situations the halfling always finds himself in in your art.
Lastly, I read throught the entire thread up until this point and don't think anyone ever identified the Chasme picture on page one. That's from The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, right?
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That's correct, SirXaris!
Thanks for the kind words, as well....much appreciated.
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Glad - totally digging your artwork as well, being a huge fan of anyone with some artistic ability and using it for illustrative purposes.
pdx - I would report that to Amazon if you could. There are times like that I just walk away from a shady deal and get on ebay and do price comparisons and see which is best for my best options are. Good luck!
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One of my latest for a client, Pat Wetmore and his megadungeon over at...
http://henchmanabuse.blogspot.com/
A group of Morlocks and their pet albino ape going up against a party...
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Very nice, Glad27!
I'm especially impressede with the detail on the elf. He looks great. I'm also pleased to see the the halfling avoid a humiliating pose in this picture, though the dwarf doesn't seem to be happy about taking his place.
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Glad! Where the HELL have you been!?
Good to "see" you "back" where you belong. Great work, as always. We're thinking of any "Interesting Ladies of Greyhawk" type calender. Up for the job?
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Thanks, fellas!
@Mystic Scholar....I've been super busy with commissions! (which is a good thing!) but I'm so slammed right now with work that I don't even know how I'm going to get all of it done, so I'm unfortunately gonna have to pass on the calendar but I definitely look forward to seeing it!
I'll keep posting my art as I'm allowed to by my clients...until then...PEACE!!
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Mystic Scholar . . . I'm unfortunately gonna have to pass on the calendar but I definitely look forward to seeing it! |
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An interior piece I did for Sacrosanct Games...
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Nice, very nice!
Now, if only I could get you to do the cover for my book!
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I like the style you have. It is very reminiscent of early D&D art. I also like that it has a bit of a cartoony flair to it.
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Unless there is a specific instruction from the client demanding their inclusion that I am aware of, I must express my disapproval of the goblin mother and child in the picture.
It makes the whole scene appear reversed - that the adventuring party is the evil raiders slaughtering a family, even a village, of peaceful goblins, the father valiantly giving his life to protect his wife and children. The Dwarf even looks like he's planning to chase down the fleeing mother and child!
That's not the image I have of D&D.
Sorry if I'm reading it all wrong, but that's what's bothering me about the picture. Nothing wrong with the style or quality, though.
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@SirXaris....that's exactly what the client wanted.
The module that this particular illustration was done for is a change from the normal sorts where it's a "good party" going after the "bad humanoids." Instead, the gaming group's players ARE the goblinoids and they're going up against an evil group of adventurers.
This particular scene is not meant to represent the actual gamers' characters but an innocent group of goblins/orcs getting attacked by the nemesis of the module.
So, your reaction is actually spot on with what my client wanted the illustration to convey.
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@SirXaris....that's exactly what the client wanted.
The module that this particular illustration was done for is a change from the normal sorts where it's a "good party" going after the "bad humanoids." Instead, the gaming group's players ARE the goblinoids and they're going up against an evil group of adventurers.
This particular scene is not meant to represent the actual gamers' characters but an innocent group of goblins/orcs getting attacked by the nemesis of the module.
So, your reaction is actually spot on with what my client wanted the illustration to convey. |
Ha! I feel much better now, knowing that my criticism was exactly the confirmation you were looking for.
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Another interior piece I did for Sacrosanct Games...
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Excellent work, Glad! I love the attention to detail - especially the Bugbear's draconic shoulderpads.
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Awesone piece!
My guesses are, from left to right (sitting): Worg, Bugbear, Goblin (?), Orc King, Hobgoblin, Orc and Drow (?); (standing) Ogre (?) and I don't know what this guy is but he's missing his left ear. :D
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Glad, you never cease to impress my friend.
Thanks for sharing! _________________ Mystic's web page: http://melkot.com/mysticscholar/index.html
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Awesone piece!
My guesses are, from left to right (sitting): Worg, Bugbear, Goblin (?), Orc King, Hobgoblin, Orc and Drow (?); (standing) Ogre (?) and I don't know what this guy is but he's missing his left ear. :D
Saludos!
Gabriel |
Good job, Carlanco! (And thanks, Mystic-Scholar and SirXaris!)
Both of the standing guards behind the orc king are ogres...I've always envisioned ogres to vary amongst themselves much the same way humans have different looks when it comes to facial features. The hooded guy is a mystery. The client that hired me to do the illustration said to just draw a "mysterious goblinoid creature with a hood on that hides his features." I can certainly undertand seeing it as a drow though.
Couple of creature illustrations (of a recent client's creation) that I did for his megadungeon module in the same vein as Monster Manual illustrations...
A Grunkie...
A Dober Man...
A Corpse Jelly...
A Jawhead...
And a Blade Zombie...
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Nice drawings, Glad, though I can't help noticing that the Corpse Jelly looks just like a Newhon Ghoul.
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Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:44 pm
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SirXaris wrote: |
Nice drawings, Glad, though I can't help noticing that the Corpse Jelly looks just like a Newhon Ghoul.
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Thanks, SirXaris...
Not sure what a Newhon Ghoul is, but the client's description for the Corpse Jelly was that it's a jelly that devours the flesh of humanoids, yet the bones, clothing and armor stay intact. So the jelly actually takes the place of the flesh of humanoids and forms around the skeleton of the victim, making a sort of see-through exterior where the skin and muscle would normally be. The jelly moves the skeleton and clothing/armor around in a shuffling manner.
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Black Hand of Oblivion
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Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:15 pm
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Newhon Ghouls are not really undead, but a humanoid race that is mostly transparent. You can see their bones. Otherwise their skin, vascular, and other organ systems are almost completely transparent and barely noticeable, such that at not too great a distance they appear to be animated skeletons.
This art is very nice. War council or something similar. Nice subject matter to be sure, and not often seen. _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
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GreySage
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:17 pm
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Glad27 wrote: |
Not sure what a Newhon Ghoul is, ... |
Cebrion got it right. They're from the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser books.
SirXaris
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Grandmaster Greytalker
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:16 pm
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Love your style it's no wonder your clients are keeping you busy.
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Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:46 pm
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Man between Icarus and Glad I am in Fantasy Art heaven. Like everyone before me that old school feel you get from your illustrations is amazing. It really feels like 'another day at the office' for an adventuring party. _________________ Dymond
-My kingdom for a Shield Lands map!
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