Pathfinder Advanced Race Guide - The Return of the Gnome Blacksmith

I have for you today another piece of my Pathfinder art that made an encore appearance. I am not sure how I missed so much in 2012, but here is another publication from tweleve years ago that only recently showed up on my radar. This time around it is the Advanced Race Guide. It is always interesting to note which pieces show back up again and again and which do not. To start things off, here is the cover packaging for the Pathfinder Advanced Race Guide.

Pathfinder Advanced Race Guide

Cover by Wayne Reynolds

The piece that returned in this publication is the Gnome Blacksmith. This was originally designed and painted for the Gnomes of Golarion book back in 2010 (though I may have made the work in 2009). I did several pieces for the Gnomes book and I had a lot of fun working on it. Of all the Gnomes that I painted in the book, it has continued to surprise me that this is the one piece that shows up again and again. I assume it is becasue it depicts a specific task that aren't seen in many other pieces. Or, someone just likes it. We may never know. Here is a look at the final painting of the Gnome Blacksmith.

Gnome Blacksmith

4.7 x 7 - Digital
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

Lastly, here is now the piece looked in the Advanced Race Guide. It did always print well, which is a plus. OH, how I would do this piece so differently now. But, that said, there are still some things I like about this one.

Gnome Blacksmith in handy dandy book form!

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

Rule of Law - The Return of the Gnome Blacksmith... Wait, WUT?!?!

There are a handful of third-party modules and supplements that feature reprints of some of my work, the third of which I am sharing today. I have been aware of them for a while (as most seem to have been released in 2017), but I recently tracked them all down as best I could to see what was used and if I could obtain a copy. Unfortunately, these particular products do not have physical versions or are no longer available (more on this below). That said, I investigated to see if I could get details and screenshots of my work in the various products. Today I have the third and final of these 5E supplements, Rule of Law. To start things off, here is a look at the cover.  

Rule of Law. It would appear that this, like the supplement I shared last week, is not legit and was created in violation of ownership and copyright.

From what I have learned in the past week, there are individuals out there taking D&D content, grabbing art from wherever they can find it, slapping it all together, and putting the product out there as if it was theirs to do so. This is why, yet again, I have a piece I made for Paizo showing up in what looks to be a third-party D&D product. Which it is not. The Paizo piece in question was from 2010 and created for Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion. I made several Gnome-related pieces for this book, with one of them being a blacksmith. Here is that old, old, OLD piece I did for Paizo, Gnome Blacksmith (so many things wrong with it, so many things that could have been done better).

Gnome Blacksmith

4.7 x 7 - Digital
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

I have no idea how the licensing works with WotC, D&D, and third-party products, but this is NOT it. As mentioned above, this was done in violation of a few copyright holders and is just not cool. My art was likely stolen from DeviantArt before I deleted my account... due to the rampant theft of art on that site. Who knew it was a feature and not a bug. Here is a look at my art on the page of this product.

Gnome Blacksmith hanging out where he does not belong.

Unlike the previous suspect product I shared, this one got my name correct. Which is at least something, I guess. This is all sad to me. Yes, making a book is hard and takes a lot of work, but it is not impossible and has been done by countless people. Go make your own thing. Stop stealing other people's work and passing it off as yours. Here is a look at the credits page - which is a little funny to me as it is all stolen, and yet they took the time to credit those they stole from.

At least they got my name correct in this one.

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

The Badger Returns - Pathfinder NPC Codex

I was recently at the bookstore flipping through gaming books when I unexpectedly noticed my name in one of them. The Pathfinder NPC Codex came out in the last several months and I am pleased that I have a piece show up in the book. The fact that the piece included is three years old… well, at least I have a piece appear in the book. Back in 2010 I did a bunch of work for the Pathfinder Gnomes of Golarion book and one of the piece was a badger! As the name of this post suggests, the badger returns…

BADGER! Back by popular demand! Or not…
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

This was a fun one to work on back then, though I was asked to take out the mushrooms I originally had in the piece. It is always nice when a piece deems worthy enough and useful enough to make a return appearance. It also shows me just how much I have learned in the last three years, which is good, but it leaves me wishing I could have replaced the image with one that reflects my current skill level. But that is just me being a whiney pouty pants who wants perfection… I am thrilled that I have something in a book filled with great work from very talented artists. Thanks to those involved for including my piece!

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, I will see you back here on Monday for hopefully a week of fun stuff! Until then...

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

Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion (part #4)

Today I bring you the final installment of Gnomes (and Gnome related creatures) that I did for the recently released Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion. If you missed any of the previous installments, be sure to check them out here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. For the final batch I have for your viewing pleasure a BADGER badger badger badger badger and a portrait of an armored Gnome...

BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

Gnome Portrait (toot toot!)
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

For the record I removed the snake from the sketch of the Badger before I submitted it. I was asked to remove the mushrooms from the sketch before I proceeded to the final painting. I couldn't help myself... I am actually hard at work on a new project for Paizo as we speak. I look forward to being able to share what I am working on with you in the coming months.

See you back here on Friday with a 100% less Gnomes. Try to contain the sadness. Until then...

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

Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion (part #3)

Today I have for you the third installment of Gnomes that I did for the recently released Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion. If you missed them make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2 of my all Gnome review. I present to you for your viewing pleasure a Gnome fighter and a Gnome using the cunning TANTRUM attack...

Fighter Gnome
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

Tantrum Gnome
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

I was really happy with how these two turned out, they might be my favorite of the assignment. Had a lot of fun with the details and textures on the fighter gnome. His tunic was going to straight forward cloth and then it just sort of got out of hand as I was working on it. I can only imagine the horrid clamor that the tantrum gnome would make... all that wailing and clanging of metal and ringing of bells.

See you back here on Wednesday as long as my head does not explode. So much to do, but I only have myself to blame. Until then...

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

Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion (part #2)

Today I have for you the second installment of Gnomes that I did for the recently released Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion. If you missed Part 1 you can see it HERE. I present to you for your viewing pleasure a Gnome going through the Bleaching process and a Gnome blacksmith...

Bleach Gnome
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

Gnome Blacksmith

© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

I really enjoy working on these isolated figure pieces for Paizo. One of these days I will not make them so static... but I am trying to work on that. Beware the crazy eyebrows of the Gnome, they crawl away at night and do the bidding of evil wizards... or not...

That's all for today, my mind is in a dozen other places right not. See you back here on Friday for some more fun! Until then...

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

Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion (part #1)

Today I bring you the first of several posts of my work from the recently released Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes of Golarion book released by the good folks at Paizo. First up is a chapter header dealing with Gnome settlements and communities...

Gnome Settlements
© 2010 Paizo Publishing, LLC

Not only was I only one of two artist that worked on all the interior art for this companion book, but the other artist was none other then my friend and fellow artist Jeremy McHugh! I was thrilled to see how well the book turned out and especially happy to see how well our working styles meshed in this book. You can see some of Jeremy's Gnome work HERE. I hope that we have another chance to share the pages in this fashion again soon!

My head is still spinning after yesterday's Daily Deviation over at DeviantArt. At last count I have about 3300 messages and activity alerts to go through (with all that free time I have). Be careful what you wish for!

I have a lot of irons in the fire right now, so there may be a lot of jumping around with the content on the blog in the coming weeks as new projects are released. 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