Dragon+ 24 - The Return of Oso

It recently came to my attention that I was credit in Dragon+ 24. I was a little confused since I did not remember working on an assignment for Dragon+, so it had to be a reuse of my work. I went to investigate and ended up going down a rabbit hole that led to ten years ago.

Well, my name is in the credits of Dragon+, so my work has to be in here.

I have searched the issue three times, and nothing is jumping out at me. This section on familiars seems like a good fit for my art, but I am just not seeing it.

Oh, look, it is Oso, the bear. Oh, wait... oh no! Not that... anything but that...

Yup, a ten-year-old color pencil doodle of Oso that I did for ArtOrder has turned up on an official Dungeons & Dragons product. Great... At least I have a long list of D&D credits to my name and a stack of art to show that this is not my typical work, even with it being ten years old. Goes to show you that you never know where and when something you worked on will show up in print.

You can read more about Oso the bear and what this was initially created for over on a ten-year-old blog post. This was the last thing I ever expected to see pop up on a D&D product, and I am a little embarrassed, but what can you do about it now. I guess it is legit and official now. 

That is all for another exciting Thursday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

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VOTING NOW LIVE! Oso de la Fez

Remember Oso de la Fez? You can find my first post and art for that familiar bear here. Voting is now live over on the Wizards of the Coast website to pick the real Oso. Head on over and cast a vote for your favorite (MINE, PLEASE!) by selecting the artist name (Mine is the first one!) at the bottom of the page. It is just that simple! Thanks in advance to taking the time to vote!

Who is the Real Oso de la Fez?

RAWR!

Remember, vote early, vote often. A vote for me is a vote for the future!

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Endings and Beginnings

Last week's posting schedule was off so if you missed anything make sure you check out the ceiling tile, Ankheg wallpaper, and Oso de la Fez.

Last week marked some endings and beginnings. Some of you may know I finished a project I have been working on for the last 6 months. I have been talking about this project off and on for a while now, I call it "my other work" and have featured some of the graphics I have created for it. Well, 1145 graphics and copious revisions later, the project is done and will be going live for use today (just between you and me I would not be surprised if I get some more revisions any moment now).

As this project ends other begin. I have some card art and black and white book illustrations gearing up in the sketch phase. There is also a dragon I am planning on having finished for Friday that some of you might be working on as well *cough* ArtOrder *cough*. Lastly... there is Comic Con. I will be attending the San Diego Comic Con July 22 - 26 and I am way behind in getting ready. If you will be attending SDCC try to find me and say 'hi', I will be free roaming so it might be hard. There will be more details on that as we get closer.

Here are some graphics from the project I just finished, they dealt with exterior threats to child care homes and facilities:

Forest or wild fires can be a threat to you and the children in your care.

Bomb treats are never a joke. That clown still gives me nightmares.

I was just thrilled I finally had a use for that guy.

It is on screen for just seconds but I am strangely really proud of this one.

Thanks to H1 N1 this project got expanded and the size increased and I almost got pinched by the deadline that did not get extended.

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ArtOrder - Oso de la Fez

A quick update, if you were wondering why there was no post on Monday, I was on a much needed mini vacation and was completely away from my computer for four whole days. Now I have a stack of emails to deal with and work to catch up on. I plan to add a post tomorrow to make up for missing Monday.

Now down to business... Oso de la Fez! There was a special challenge announced last Friday over at ArtOrder and I had a little down time over the last four days to whip something up:


You can read the specifics of the challenge here, but the overview was to design the bear familiar, Oso de la Fez, created by Shelly Mazzanoble for her D&D game which she has been writing about for Dragon magazine. Yes, he is a circus bear. I had thought this piece was due today but while I was away from the Internet the due date moved to Sunday... better to be done early rather then late. You maybe wondering if I was away from my computer, how ever did I make this?!? I used analog techniques! Copic marker, colored pencil and gouache helped me through this. Let me know if you would like to see more analog work!

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com