Infinity Con 2026 This Weekend - Drink & Draw TONIGHT!

This is Infinity Con weekend! I hope to see you out there tonight, July 10th, at the pre-party Drink & Draw fundraiser at Amicus Brewing from 7-10 PM, and ALL weekend at Infinity Con this July 11th and 12th! Tonight, grab some food from the onsite food truck, your choice of alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage, hang out with guest artists, and bid on a piece of original art! And tomorrow and Sunday, there will be tons of fun for the entire family and loads to do on a hot Tallahassee weekend.

Come see me and many others at Infinity Con this July 11th and 12th!

I hope to see you out at Amicus this Friday night!

I will be there with other amazing artists drawing on site!

All the details and more are on Facebook.

It is even easier to find me this year as I am the first booth when you walk into the show! You will find me at booth C1, which will be the first booth to your left when you arrive. It has never been easier to stock up on all your monster needs!

Walk in. Turn left. Say Hi.

 

And do not forget the panel Mark Maddox and I will be a part of tomorrow at 3!

That's all for an 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

Infinity Con 2026 Drink & Draw this Friday Night!

While the main event of Infinity Con is this Saturday and Sunday, for the first time, there will be a pre-party Drink & Draw fundraiser taking place this Friday night! Be sure to come out to Amicus Brewing Friday, July 10th, from 7-10 PM to grab some food from the onsight foodtruck, your choice of alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage, hang out with guest artists, and bid on a piece of original art!

I hope to see you out at Amicus this Friday night!

I will be there with other amazing artists drawing on site!

All the details and more are on Facebook. 

And after the Drink & Draw, get lots of rest and then come out to Infinity Con this Saturday and Sunday to explore all that the event has in store. There will be plenty for the entire family, and I hope to see you there!

Come see me and many others at Infinity Con this July 11th and 12th!

The floor plan for Infinity Con is now available, and it will be even easier to find me this year as I am the first booth when you walk into the show! You will find me at booth C1, which will be the first booth to your left when you arrive. It has never been easier to stock up on all your monster needs!

Walk in. Turn left. Say Hi.

 

I am aware of one panel I will be a part of currently, and I am likely to be included in at least one of the draw-offs, I am sure. But for now, mark your calendar to come see Mark Maddox and me talk about making monsters for print, games, TV, and movies!

 

On the main stage from 3-3:45, Mark Maddox and I will talk monsters!

That's all for an 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

The Blasphemous Fish-Frogs Returns Home

Sixteen years ago, in 2010, I was creating many images for the weekly ArtOrder challenges hosted by Jon Schindehette. Some of the work was okay, some was great, and some of the pieces have stood the test of time (Mutation Nation!). One of the pieces that really stood out for me was my contribution to the Lovecraft challenge. The Deep One is one of those monsters that always stood out to me and has been interrupted in many ways. So I took a swing at the blasphemous fish-frogs, and this was what I came up with.

A Deep One, they were the blasphemous fish-frogs of the nameless design - living and horrible.

ArtOrder: Lovecraft Creature Lab Challenge
© 2010 Christopher Burdett

This piece was either given or traded with a mentor and friend of mine many moons ago. While at IX this past October, the drawing for the Deep One came back to me. It was a matter of space, and he owns other pieces of my work, and this one wasn't out on display. There was some hesitation about returning it to me, but I was thrilled to have it back. I haven't kept a lot of my work, until recently, and there are so many pieces that mean a great deal to me that are off somewhere in the world, and I will never see them again. So, when one of those pieces returns to me, I welcome it with open arms. It has been out in my studio since October so that I may look at it every day. Now that I am posting about it, it has gone into the flat file with other parts of my work. It will come out and play in time, but for now, it is great to have it back.

The Deep One at home in my studio

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

Revisiting - Runebound: Mists of Zanaga Expansion (Part 3)

I am still looking back while I make new things now. At the start of my career, I did a LOT of work from FFG. I think at one time, they were the on-ramp for many a gaming career. Back then, they had a lot of work to go around. Talisman was the first project I worked on for them, but one of the next was on Runebound. I cannot tell you anything about the game, except that I painted three elder gods for it in 2009, and they came out in 2010. I have a copy of the expansion my three cards are in, but I haven't looked in the box since 2010. This is one of those three elder gods, and it is a spider.

Arachne the Weaver

Runebound: Mists of Zanaga

4 x 6 - Digital

© 2010 Fantasy Flight Games

I have something extra for you. Here is the original drawing for this piece that I have never shared before. The drawing and the painting are both very small, especially compared to the size I work today. I am not sure if I have this drawing still or not, but I didn't sell many of these early pieces. I was learning a lot about making art and painting sixteen years ago, and in this piece, I can see clearly what I was already getting right, what I was getting very wrong, and some things that I have never been able to escape. 

Arachne the Weaver drawing

 Runebound: Mists of Zanaga

Pencil on paper (paper size likely 9x12)

© 2010 Fantasy Flight Games

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

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

Revisiting the Monsters - Hobgoblin

In 2010, sixteen years ago now, I began a personal project to redesign most, if not all, of the monsters in the original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. That original MM had a profound effect on me and led me to eventually work on the game. While I was already working on the game when I began this project, it did prove useful as I have redesigned many D&D monsters in my career on the game. In the end, I completed over 100 drawings for the project and even had a gallery show featuring the work.

I thought it would be nice to look back at some of my favorites. Today brings us back to my second pass through the book with the Hobgoblin. Enjoy!

Hobgoblin redesign (2011)
© 2011/2026 Christopher Burdett 

That's 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

Recent Magic the Gathering Artist Proof Art

Today, I have a recent Magic the Gathering artist proof that I added art to its back. All available artist proofs and art options can be found on my store. This one is from May, and it had a long journey to the UK. If you are in the UK or EU and would like an artist proof, please reach out to me, and I will be more than happy to work out the shipping for you.

The ever-popular Stinging Lionfish!

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

Revisiting - Runebound: Mists of Zanaga Expansion (Part 2)

I am still looking back while I make new things now. At the start of my career, I did a LOT of work from FFG. I think at one time, they were the on-ramp for many a gaming career. Back then, they had a lot of work to go around. Talisman was the first project I worked on for them, but one of the next was on Runebound. I cannot tell you anything about the game, except that I painted three elder gods for it in 2009, and they came out in 2010. I have a copy of the expansion my three cards are in, but I haven't looked in the box since 2010. This is one of those three elder gods, and it is a crocodile.

Ravin the Ravenous 

Runebound: Mists of Zanaga

4 x 6 - Digital

© 2010 Fantasy Flight Games

I have something extra for you. Here is the original drawing for this piece that I have never shared before. The drawing and the painting are both very small, especially compared to the size I work today. I am not sure if I have this drawing still or not, but I didn't sell many of these early pieces. I was learning a lot about making art and painting sixteen years ago, and in this piece, I can see clearly what I was already getting right, what I was getting very wrong, and some things that I have never been able to escape.

Ravin the Ravenous  drawing

 Runebound: Mists of Zanaga

Pencil on paper (paper size likely 9x12)

© 2010 Fantasy Flight Games

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

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