Pensacon THIS WEEKEND!

Pensacon, and the start of my conventions for the year, starts this coming Friday, February 20, in Pensacola, FL. We love Pensacon, and it is always a wonderful start to the year. We can't wait to reconnect with old friends and to meet new ones. You will find us once again in the artist alley ring above the vendor floor at Artist Table 10N (north side of the ring). I do not have enough good things to say about Pensacon, and I hope to see you there!

 

I will see you at Pensacon from February 20-22, 2026!

A look at the booth in 2024 at Pensacon!

I will be offering MORE discontinued prints in mystery bundles, allowing collectors to obtain prints that are no longer available or were never made available. Each mystery bundle contains three randomly selected prints. All of the prints come signed, and if you are lucky, you may find a print with an ORIGINAL DRAWING along the border, a SURPRISE FOURTH PRINT, or a CERTIFICATE FOR A FREE DRAWING. These were meant for Gen Con last year, and as we had to cancel at the last minute, nearly all those bundles are now coming to Pensacon!

The return of the Mystery Print Bundles!

Get yours at Pensacon, February 20-22, in Pensacola, FL. 

Each pack has a potential value of up to $200, and you can obtain one at the convention for only $50! I have a great selection of prints available, and they run the gamut of my work over the years. Included are many fan favorites, high-profile projects, and hidden gems. There will be some of the same prints previously offered at Pensacon, as well as many new print offerings!  Prints available in the bundles may include:

• STAR WARS (LOTS!!!)
• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (LOTS!!!)
• A GAME OF THRONES
• PATHFINDER
• LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS
• CALL OF CTHULHU 
• KAIJUDO
• Various MONSTERS
• The GRAND BAZAAR of ETHRA VANDALIA

A look at just some of the prints you can find in the Mystery Print Bundles!

Each bundle comes sealed, so there is no peeking. As before, I have drawn on the lower corners of many of the prints. To be honest, I did my math wrong and ended up drawing on WAY more prints than I should have, meaning that your chances of getting an original drawing on your print are very high. I think nearly half of the bundles have prints with drawings. 

In addition to the drawings on the prints, there is a bundle that contains a surprise fourth print. And there is a single bundle that includes a certificate for a free drawing. You MUST return the certificate to me at the convention to get the drawing. I will not be shipping the drawing to the winner. I will repeat that - if you find the winning certificate in your bundle, you must return it to me at the convention to receive it.  

Here is a look at just a few of the many drawings on prints that you might find in the bundles!

 

Are you feeling lucky?

If you are, you might find one of these original drawings in your mystery bundle!

While it is possible, I am confident that I will not sell out at Infinity Con. If we did, that would be amazing, but we planned to have plenty left for Gen Con. It is at Gen Con that I expect to sell out, so if you want to get your hands on these, I will see you at Infinity Con or Gen Con this summer.

My Mietze got involved this time, and you will notice his face stamped on this grouping to mark it as the second wave of print bundles.

And for the first time at Pensacon, I will have the Grand Bazaar stickers this year. They were a late addition last year and were not ready in time for Pensacon 2025. 

The Crest of Ethra stickers!

Get yours at Pensacon, February 20-22, in Pensacola, FL.

That's all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog. See you back here after Pensacon! Until then...  

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

BLOG-a-versary - Seventeen Years Later

On February 17th, 2009, seventeen years ago today, I started this blog. I do one of these posts each year, and I say some of the same things each time. Some years this post is short, and other times, like last year, the post will be long. Each year is different. To be frank, I am too tired and too busy to come up with something noteworthy this year. For mostly good reason, but the world, especially the human world, burns, and that does take its toll.

I am now at 2,328 posts over the past seventeen years. I had a conversation the day I am writing this about how your results may vary, but if you do something every day, for an extended period of time, you will get better at it - as long as you engage, are mindful, and are active in the doing and the learning. Not sure how these go together, but I think they do somehow. In their own way. Kind of like, 'DRAW MORE'. 

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2025 was a good year artistically for me. Other things, not so much. But I made a lot of art last year. Good art. Art that I am proud of and love. Enough art that I am back on schedule with my second book, and I am writing every day to see it to the finish line. And writing is going very well. January was a monumentally good month for writing. Still plenty to do, but it is only February, and I have a plan and a system. 

Keeping updates going with writing is much harder than with the art. I can show you the art all day long, but you can't actually know the story I am telling you until you see the words. But if I show you the words, it would be constant spoilers. So I will do the best I can do.  

This is not the post I had thought or planned, but here we are, all the same. So, thank you one and all for coming to the blog and looking at my words and images. Thank you for the shares and comments. Thank you!

That is all for another exciting Tuesday on the blog. See you backhere on Wednesday! Until then...

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

Infected By Art Volume 14 Selected Works

I am happy to announce that I have been selected for inclusion in Infected By Art Volume 14. I love IBA, and it is a true joy to be included in a publication that features so much amazing real art. You can see a complete list of the art included in IBA 14 on their website. This year, the Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia was again selected, and I could not be happier!

 

Encounter at the Poisoned Dagger
The Grand Bazaar of Ethra Dalia - The Completed Circle
11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper

Original - Contact me if interested
© 2025 Christopher Burdett 

The Warren

 The Grand Bazaar of Ethra Dalia - The Completed Circle

11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper

Original - SOLD
© 2025 Christopher Burdett

I submitted works created for the Grand Bazaar this time around. If you are curious, here is everything I submitted for consideration in IBA 14.

Congrats to everyone who made it in, and a huge thanks to the jury and Bill Cox for all his work in making IBA a reality. I can't wait to see the completed book firsthand!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog. See you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

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

Campaign Roundup - Sideriadis and Bielaczyc

Today on the blog, I wanted to point out several artist campaigns that I think you all might be interested in. It features fantastic art and more by incredible artists, and if you have not already checked them out, you should do so NOW!

Astromythos

First, we have Jon Sideriadis's Astromythos. Jon shares:

Astromythos blends powerful storytelling, original worldbuilding, and stunning artwork to create a universe where stars, planets, and cosmic forces become legendary characters like warriors, queens, wizards, and kings.   It is the story of how stars were created, and how they fight to save their kind from destructive forces looking to devour all light in the cosmos. In this originaool astral fanto, the stars are portrayed with humanoid qualities. It is filled with allegorical characters like Brown Dwarfs, Red Giants, Magnetars, Pulsars, Comets, and Shepherd Moons, among many other living stars and heavenly bodies. They live on nebula landscapes, where they've built castles, towers, and great medieval dwellings. Astromythos shines with its stunning visuals, original mythology, and story. Books One and Two each contain 200 pages and over 100 illustrations.

In Book Two, men wage war with the stars, with those who give them warmth and light. The cosmos fears and hates mankind, but men were corrupted against their will. Men do the bidding of black holes, of evil spider-stars called Photovores. The Photovores and their allies continue to slay good stars, like our sun, to extinguish all light in the cosmos. And so the living stars fight back, but only the mightiest heroes can help them. Throughout the cosmos, Stars are still vanishing from the sky. The King of black holes, Photovóros, is consuming them, as are his evil offspring, the "Photovores." They strive to persuade other beings, like humans, to steal and enslave Stars. Persuaded so, the king of humankind and his Spider Lords corrupted the world of Zós, the Earth-like world of this series. Their armies murdered Stars and enslaved other Planets to expand their territory in the system, the galaxy, and eventually the universe. But all the while, their own Star is dying, the Star of their solar system, the ancient warrior Thárocles from Astromythos Book One. Thárocles’s only hope is to wait eagerly for a band of heroes to save him and his planet Zós.

I have known Jon and loved his work for a while now, and I can not wait to see this new installment in the series! So let's pitch in and make this a reality! 

SagaBorn D100 Starter Kit Print Book

Next, we have Michael Bielaczyc's SagaBorn D100 Starter Kit Print Book. Michael shares:

The SagaBorn D100 Starter Kit is a guide to help begin telling adventures in the world of the Dark Return using the streamlined SagaBorn D100 system.  This kit gives the StoryGuide (gamemaster) and players everything they need to start their first adventure. 

What’s inside?
- Getting started – a quick overview of Sagaborn D100
- The World – explore the major themes of the Dark Return setting.
- System Overview – a condensed look at the rules for making and playing a character.
- Characters – 7 pregen characters for players to choose from.
- Adventure – the heroes find themselves prisoners of the Uthgard Empire, but an escape is planned.
- StoryGuide’s Codex – rules and advice on running a SagaBorn D100 game.

What is SagaBorn D100?
SagaBorn D100 is a tabletop roleplaying game of dark fantasy, adventure, and discovery. Built on Chaosium’s BRP system, it uses a streamlined percentile skill mechanic – roll under your skill to succeed. Every sword swing, whispered spell, or desperate gamble is decided by the dice.

The system is built in the world of the Dark Return, created by artist Michael Bielaczyc and author Dane Clark Collins. A long-time passion project, the game has begun to thrive under the D100 banner.

What is the Dark Return?
The Dark Return is an Against the Dark fantasy RPG setting set in the lands of Uteria. It is a world that is crumbling because of the old power systems and new supernatural threats. It is a place where those who rise up to fight for a better world are heroes, facing the darkness with hope.

What is “Against the Dark?”
I was trying to come up with a quick description for the style of world that Uteria is. It is not grimdark, it is not gothic. It also doesn’t fit well with some new themes like hopepunk. So I came up with Against the Dark. The world has troubles. The people in power are greedy and have no empathy. There are factions of people who do evil things. And the characters are heroes who are fighting back against this darkness. Grimdark has no hope. Against the Dark is when the world may be dark, but the heroes are going to change it. It is a game setting of heroic resistance against dark supernatural forces and oppressive mundane systems.

Why Kickstart this if there is already a finished PDF?
Putting out a print book always entails more cost, and this is a way to see if there is demand for the product before those costs incur. 

SagaBorn D100 is Powered by the Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine

Michael has been doing cool work with a lot of heart for years, and he is a really good guy. I am looking forward to this one! I hope you take the time to check out the campaign! 

That's all for another exciting week on the blog. See you back here next week! Until then...

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

Recent Magic the Gathering Artist Proof Art

Today, I have two recent Magic the Gathering artist proofs that I added art to their backs. All available artist proofs and art options can be found on my store. These are from January and feature one of my favorite topics, if not THE favorite topic, of my artist proofs, and that being Pokémon! Several of my cards can have Pokémon swapped out and still continue the vibe of the card art. Feel free to reach out for all your Pokémon needs!

A Quagsire and Wopper!

A grumpy Qwilfish!

 That's all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog. See you back here on Friday! Until then...

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

Pensacon 2026 Guest Announcement!

I am THRILLED to announce that I will return as a guest to Pensacon in a week and a half! Starting next week, Pensacon runs from Friday afternoon, February 20th, through Sunday ,the 22nd! I will be bringing the Grand Bazaar back in all its glory, as well as some exciting surprises. We LOVE Pensacon, and we always have a fantastic time there. I do not have enough good things to say about Pensacon, and I hope to see you there!

I will see you at Pensacon from February 20-22, 2026!

In addition to myself, there will be a TON of amazing artists, guests, and vendors at Pensacon 2026. It will be SO much fun, and there will be many amazing things to see and do. This is the year not to miss. I will update next week with more details on what I have in store for Pensacon 2026!

That's all for another exciting Tuesday on the blog. See you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

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

A Second Look at Older Work - Zungar Priest

If you ever asked what I was drawing twenty years ago, this post is for you!

Today, I am sharing a miniature design that I did for the now long-dead miniatures game, Dreamblade. Dreamblade will always be near and dear to me, as it was the first game I ever worked on and one of the times I felt most free as an artist working in the gaming industry. This is the "Zungar Priest" design for an unproduced set of the game.

Unreleased Zungar Priest - © 2006 Wizards of the Coast

Zungar Priest turnaround - © 2006 Wizards of the Coast 

The Zungar are specifically important to me in the game. I was tasked to design the Zungar for the very first set of the game. They had a description, but I was the one who brought them to life, and then I created a ton of head canon for them that I put into each piece. While I didn't design them all, in some later sets, others were brought into design some minis, but they were all based on my work. I did a lot of personal world-building for these weirdos, and loved every minute of it. I was practicing even then on building worlds and monsters.

That's all for another exciting Monday on the blog. See you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

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