JCC [Image heavy]A thread for art: See note on page 776

For some reason that one made my brain shout "Evil-lyn!"

Went looking for some cleric pictures...



Ryan Pancoast; the picture's called "Ghoulwood Escort". Love the lighting in particular; this one just screams Ravenloft to me.



Glenn Rane, "Lord of the Realms III". The use of perspective actually made me a little dizzy. "Wait! Wait! Don't crack my head open until I've got your nostrils just right!"



Larry Elmore, a selection of his clerics. Aside from the fact he does figures beautifully, I adore how he does women's faces. Every single one is cute.



Guy named YamaO from deviantart. Celtic themed cleric? Yes please!



This one just came up during the search - it's from D&D Next I believe. I personally found trying to contemplate the scale involved dizzying. I think this is a pretty strong argument they're paying their graphic artists better than their game designers

 

This is called Unconscious Rivals by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, one of my fav artists. Victorian era combined with ancient Rome and that's what you get. Suggested by the title, Eros on the left, and a reclining gladiator on the right suggests two ladies who love(or lust) the same man, but do not know it.

 

I am jumping into Dragonlance books for the first time. Like any D&D fan there are bits of artwork one recalls even if they have not followed a specific world. Classic Dragonlance:





That is essentially the group. the author, Weis, has a poster of this in her office. I can name Raistlin, Tanis Half-elven, Goldmoon, Luana, Sturm Brightblade, off the top of my head.



Lord Soth. Deathknight.



This is by Clyde caldwell featuring Luana captured with Takhisis(Tiamat everywhere else) in the background.

 

L-R: Raistlin Majere; Caramon Majere, his twin brother; Tanis Half-elven; Tasselhoff Burfoot; Flint Fireforge (above him, the face in the back); Goldmoon (with the lute); Riverwind; Sturm Brightblade; ... to tell you who the brunette is would spoil the story depending on how far you're through the series ... and Laurana. Note some of the stuff that's going on in the picture: Raistlin is staring out into the darkness; Caramon is trying to call him back into the warmth of the company; Riverwind is standing protectively over Goldmoon; Sturm is looking meditatively into the flames, Laurana has her eyes fixed on Tanis ... and Tanis has an apprehensive look about the byplay going on with the brothers. All of these are story points within the series, just keep an eye out for them.

From memory that's Larry Elmore's work, though it could also be Jeff Easley. I've always loved that picture. It was part of what got me into roleplaying in a serious way.

 

Came across this one browsing io9, of all places...

 

This is spray paint art. I mean damn.

 

Saintheart, yeah I have seen many good pics at io9. I'd love if they had some kind of collected gallery.

 

Arrrr all week and stuff.



By Howard Pyle.

 

Sorry, image dump. A few by Johannes Holm:



^Dragon flight concept


^Medieval rodents illustration



^Vampire in the snow



Don't know the title.

 

From a wonderful book called The Flights Of Icarus, The Horseman of Death by Bruce Pennington.

 

Some pen and ink.









Yeah, awesome Warduke.

 

For folks who liked D&D Plansescape one of the creators, Monte Cook has created a new pen and paper rpg called Numenera. It will have a pc game to go with it, single player. I dipped in a little and it is a far future setting but it is a civilization on its 9th go through as each civilization is ruined at some point. So the adventurers explore a world filled with ancient leftovers from adavanced societies. At a very basic level it is like Thundarr the Barbarian. But if you have read Ramayan 3392 A.D. then I would say it is more like that. So here are some sample art bits.











This last one is not for Numenera but came up in searching and I like it enough to add.



"Name of the Wind".

 

This is The Vigil by John Pettie. I first saw this wonderful picture in a 1960's set of encyclopedia on of course the Knighthood entry. Once a squire becomes a knight on the day before his knighting ceremony he is expected to make confession, fast, and bath and stay up to pray all night in a church.

 

Pablo Palomeque

 

Some from my deviantart favorites.
A Man called Sting (corvus1970)

Fugazi (cujo86)


Sunset Riders (LucianoAbras)



Sparkster (GaryStorkamp)


Darkhawk (SeanRM)

 

"Chivalry" by Sir Frank Dicksee. Essentially a damsel in distress as she is bound.



The Temptation Of Percival by Arthur Hacker, I know nothing about the specific story depicted. Percival is pious and some stories say he died a virgin after the Grail quest.



Lady Of Shalott by William Egeley. This is a kept woman waiting for the return of her lover.

 

This is the most well known pic of Nicol Boals:



And some variations:

 

You really like dragons/demons, don't you?

 

The Hobbit trailer made me do it