In
2009, I was hired to design a series of miniatures for Fantasy Flight
Games. They were gearing up to make plastic minis of all of their Arkham
Horror/Call of Cthulhu monsters, and I was at the right place at the
right time to get the bulk of them. It was a fun project with a lot of
freedom for a grotesquely small amount of pay. And then nothing. It
wouldn't be until 2011/12 for the monsters to finally be released as
unpainted figures in board game sets and as fully painted premium minis.
By and large, they all turned out great, and I still look back at them
favorably. As it has been 17 years since I made the art and 15 years
since they were eventually released, I thought it would be nice to
revisit some of them. Next up in alphabetical order, we have the Star Spawn. Here is my design and the final miniature.
Star Spawn
12 x 9 - Pencil on paper - 3 separate drawings
Arkham Horror Monsters / Mansions of Madness
© 2009 Fantasy Flight Games
The Star Spawn miniature
And,
as an added bonus, something I have never shared before, here are the
thumbnails that I created for this piece. Over the past 17 years, I had
forgotten how loose and sketchy these were.
Star Spawn - Thumbnails
Arkham Horror Monsters / Mansions of Madness
© 2009 Fantasy Flight Games
That's all for another exciting week on the blog. See you back here on Monday! Until then...
