Lady Ruin and The Avenger

Here is anew cover I did for WotC for a novel titled "Lady Ruin" by Tim Waggoner

and another cover for Moonstone Books for a forth coming Avenger anthology

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New WoW work and an invitation

Here a couple new WoW card illustrations I painted about 6 months ago, but they just got released. In addition I would like to invite all you artist's out there to hop over to The Illustration Board and participate in the Newest Piece Challenge.

70's Flashback

I have recently been hired to do some illustrations related to properties from the 70's. The first being Planet of the Apes (okay technically the first movie was 1968). Blam! Ventures is launching a series novels set in the 1970's PotA universe.



the second is a comic adaptation of Kolchak: The Night Stalker from Moonstone Books

Phantom Art

I just realized, that besides not having done many posts lately, it has been a really long time since I posted any art work on this here art blog. So here is the Phantom for Moonstone Books.

Vampires this time

Here's a new piece for the Vampire: the eternal struggle TCG from Whitewolf.


oil on hardboard

Zombies!!! I know, shocking right?

Here is a new piece I just finished for Palladium Books. I will also be exhibiting this piece next week at World Fantasy Con.

LoN Scout

Hey all,
Sorry for the lapse in posts lately, I have been very busy. I should have a bunch of new stuff to share with you very soon. In the mean time here is a piece I just finished for Legends of Norrath.

3 Companies, 3 Jobs, 3 Zombies

Palladium Books: Dead Reign Sourcebook



Wizards of the Coast: Magic the Gathering



Blizzard/Upperdeck entertainment: WoW TCG

Wilds Step x Step

This is a cover recently finished for WotC

Thumbnails


Rough Sketch


Finish

Sketch Redux (November)

This time around, in honor of a surprise for me in Spectrum 15 (Dawn Murin, WotC AD, submitted this piece on my behalf without me knowing), we have the development process for "The Howling Delve"
Sketch 1

To this Dawn asked that I zoom in to focus more on the character, and flop it to help the flow of the cover graphically
in addition the editor had these comments
Got feedback from the editor, and she loves it! The only thing she commented on was the condition of his robes. I agree with her that they should look much more gnarly. His gray-blue robes were stained--Mystra's mercy, in some places charred--soiled by old urine and waste.
Yuck! Another good reason for a tighter crop on Varan. I want people to look at your painting and imagine what he smells like.
Sketch 2

To which Dawn had this to say
This is lookin' good! The magical orb he's holding is very cool and I like where you're going with the lighting! What do you think about him looking a little more directly at us? Almost like we've snuck up behind him and caught him off guard. I'd really like to get a good look at his face and that empty eye socket, and a crazy man always makes for a good portrait. It would better engage the viewer and create more of a sense of unease if he's making eye contact with us. Not that you *want* to make eye contact with him!
Sketch 3

Dawn liked this so we moved on to
The Final

All Hallows Eve.....uh Eve

Here is an older piece that I have always liked, and I don't have anything else to post

Zombies v.2.2

I seem to have problem leaving paintings alone.
A cookie for the first person who(or whom, I never know) can even see what I changed.
Also a shout out to all my models
My Zombies
Kathy
Tamara
Mike
Dug
Jorge
Tracey
Forest
and of course the victim my lovely wife

My Three Dwarves

Over the last few years I have been asked to paint an assortment of dwarves, it brings me great pleasure to rate myself based on how well I paint a dwarf.

sometimes they give them names

"Chipper Ironbane"


"Ol' Stonewall"


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