Friday, December 12, 2025

A Second Look at Older Work - The Dreamblade Damsel in Distress

I have been sharing these posts, looking back at older work, for a while now, and they will become a more common occurrence on the blog in the new year as I transition away from art creation to writing on my next book.

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 "Damsel in Distress" design for an unproduced set of the game.

Unreleased Damsel in Distress - © 2006 Wizards of the Coast
 
Damsel in Distress turnaround - © 2006 Wizards of the Coast 

This was one that was outside my wheelhouse, but I ended up still liking it in the long run. It did go through some revisions early on, but in the end, it came together quickly. I always enjoyed the details and design of the garment. Not a fan of the trope of the distressed damsel, but the game mechanics would have likely flipped those expectations on their ear.

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

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