Genasi Armor Designs #3

I made it through the holiday more or less intact and due to a clerical error I was excused from Jury Duty the minute I showed up this morning. With all of that behind me and nothing but deadlines ahead of me, lets get to some blogging.

Today I am back on track with the first half of Male Genasi Armor I designed for the Dungeons and Dragons Character Visualizer. Included today are the chain, cloth (with and with out cloak) and hide (with and with out cloak) sets. The biggest issue with the Male Genasi sets was to make sure they maintained a masculine feel. Due to the openings and diagonal lines it was really easy to make them feel somewhat feminine, especially the pants. Went through a few pants variations before landing on some that worked. I think all of these are successful but none really jump out at me. I would have liked to have them a lot more detailed and fantastical. But the job called for something more simple so that is what I made.

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

© 2008 Wizards of the Coast LLC

I hope to have some new work for you on Wednesday. I had a book released recently I worked on but have yet to see it in the flesh. I am always reluctant to post work that I have not verified in person, but I am willing to take a chance ;) Until then...

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Happy Giant Mutant Turkey Day

RAWR!

This is why I have ham for Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a good one in the places of the world that celebrate the holiday.

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WiP Podcast #9

Episode #9 of WiP Podcast is now live! This episode features a first hand account of Illuxcon 2009 and a round table dissuasion of a question I submitted to them. And what question is that? This one:

“When dealing with an open ended art order how much weight do you give to time / money when it comes to limiting the scope of the art. Doing something simple and “good enough” that take less time and energy versus doing something super awesome and amazing over the top that involves more time and energy. Were do you find a balance point.

Example, say the assignment is “Evil Tornado, Wind monster causing much havoc” that’s all. You could go with a tornado knocking some trees around and a person running from it… all the way to leveling most of a castle and keep with dozens of people fleeing in terror. As an artist, how do you go about making these choices and how does $$$ and final product ( trading card vs half page book art) affect these choices?”

You should really take the time and get caught up with all the episodes of WiP. The Gen Con episode is a must listen. I only wish I had discovered them much sooner.

Due to family arriving for the Thanksgiving holiday and the fact I have Jury duty a week from today I most likely will not have any new post until the middle of next week. If something major happens I will try to post, but count on my return the beginning of December. Until then...

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Ninja Mountain Podcast #41

Over on the Ninja Mountain Podcast they have part 1 of their wrap up of Illuxcon hosted by the world famous Jeremy McHugh. Nearly 2 full hours of exciting and interesting interviews with the artist and collectors that attended Illuxcon 2009. Oh yeah, I am on there too! Go have a listen. If you are unfamiliar with Ninja Mountain you are missing out, so get on that.

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The Far Wilds - Borderlands ( part 2 )

Today I have for you the last four pieces from The Far Wilds: Borderlands and a funny little story about the great circle of life and art. If you missed it, on Wednesday I posted the first half of the pieces I produced for the online game, The Far Wilds. Not much more to add about these that I have not already said (save for the last piece) so without any further delay...

Galog Bullfrog
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The Cortex
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Twisted Nomad
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Vessel of Cathil
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Until next time...

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The Far Wilds - Borderlands ( part 1 )

Way back in March I began working on The Far Wilds, an online turn based strategy game. I worked on a couple of cards every few months and by the time the newest expansion, Borderlands, was released last week I produced 10 cards for the set. The final pieces ended up being around 250 x 250 pixels in game so they needed to read well small. Hopefully I achieved that! You can play online or download a version of the game that includes 3D models of all the cards. It was a fun project to work on and allowed me several opportunities to experiment and try something new. Here are 5 of the cards...

Blizzard
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Brawn Ox
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Cyclodo
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Demented Gangi
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Dirty Bully

© 2009 Code Collective, LLC

I will have the remaining 5 up on Friday. Still trying to get all my ducks in a row after Illuxcon. Had to get a ton of sketches out the door yesterday and some more today. No rest for the wicked. Until then...

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Illuxcon 2009 - Wrap Up

Illuxcon 2009 has come and gone and I am now recovering from the fun. Still very much sleep deprived and desperately trying to catch up on things. I hope it will only be another day or so before all is back in order... cross those fingers. I can't say enough of how amazing the Illuxcon experience was. Truly a unique experience! I extend heartfelt thanks to Patrick and Jeannie Wilshire for all their blood, sweat and tear to create this venue for artist, students and collectors.

I have gone back and corrected some spelling and grammar issues on my posts about Illuxcon (hopefully I caught them all) as well as linked all the artists to their appropriate web sites. Due to time issues I only linked folks on their first mention. Take a moment and check out all the amazing artists that were at Illuxcon that were nice enough to let me talk to them ;) I hopefully will be answering all the questions and comments left on Illuxcon posts very soon.

Illuxcon coverage Day 1

Illuxcon coverage Day 2

Illuxcon coverage Day 3

Illuxcon coverage Day 4

Be sure to check out even more coverage of Illuxcon 2009 over at Kristina Carroll's blog, Jeremy McHugh's blog as well as several post on Art Order: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The fun never ends at Illuxcon and dancing should never be photographed with a flash. Until next time...

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