Diablo III: Book of Cain – the drawings

by Petar MeseldzijaA few months ago Iwrote about my participation within the book project named Diablo III: Book of Cain. Because the book was not released at that moment, I was not allowed toshow the three drawings I was commissioned to do. I promised to post thedrawings as soon as the book is released.Well, the book is nowavailable for purchase, and these are the drawings…Tyrael battlingagainst Tal RashaTal RashaKing Leoric andArchbishop Lazarus...

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The Forest Troll Part II: Dwarf Studies

By Justin GerardNext: Troll Stud...

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Jack the Giant Killer and a watercolor

-Justin SweetHere's a piece of concept art I did for the film "Jack the Giant Killer". Much of the work I've done over the last couple years can't be shown. I saw that this one was released on line a while back.   Spent a couple hours yesterday with a friend at a near by zoo. Did a little watercolor of a bird with turquoise splotch on his head. Had to paint him (or her)....

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Santaman Arrives

Gregory ManchessJust in time for the Holidays.The painting was used to draw attention to the latest Ken Scholes story, If Dragon's Mass Eve Be Cold And Clear, for Tor.com. The third in a series of his Christmas-time short stories, I had several ideas to illustrate this one. I could feel the emotional tug from Ken’s words, so I started with a softer approach to the problem.Then a vision of Santaman came to mind that I just had to sketch out to show...

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The Forest Troll Part I: Thumbnails

By Justin GerardOne of the great things about the worlds that Tolkien creates are the half-mentioned places and events that are going on in the background of Middle Earth. By hinting at them and leaving them a bit mysterious, Tolkien gives the reader a chance to use their imagination and place themselves inside the world and explore it for themselves. Many of us, when we read stories like these, like to imagine ourselves there in the background...

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The Best Scrooge... EVER!

In keeping with the Christmas holiday... my favorite cinematic portrayal of Scrooge from the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” was performed by Alastair Sim (1900 -1976). His performance as Ebenezer Scrooge is a benchmark for this character and in my opinion the best Scrooge ever! Mr. Sim’s pliable facial expressions are the stuff of legend in the actors craft. The film’s use of light and shadow are outstanding. The set design and costume...

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Happy Holidays!

'Old Kris', by N.C. Wyeth, 19...

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The Traveling Artist

by Eric FortuneOne great thing about being an artist is that one can work while on the move. We can enjoy a bit of sight seeing, be inspired by fresh scenery, and not feel too lazy or neglectful with our art. Win.When I'm traveling about I try to consolidate as much as possible. Depending on where/who I'm visiting I may or may not have to bring certain things. For example, if I'm visiting another illustrator, there's probably a lot of things...

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Henryk Semiradsky

1843-1902 Polish-by Donato On a visit to Russia in the fall of 2005, I entered the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow expecting to find a few treasures. What I discovered there blew my mind. Turning the corner into a nondescript gallery was a stunning work by an artist I had never heard of. Henryk Semiradsky. I studied that painting intently, not knowing if I would ever return to Russia, nor if I would ever find out any more about this artist who was...

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Warlocks

-By Jesper EjsingA year ago I made these six covers for Wotc. This is the cover showing 2 Warlocks. My process is as usual to do a bunch of thumbs. Getting the figure in a position that play well together is a matter of rhythm. I sent 2 off to the art director. I liked the first one, but felt it was wromg to have the crouching and hunched figure standing behind. It made the female look too much like a main figure and these had to be equals. Mari...

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The giants are coming

by Petar Meseldzija“ From the deep, murky abyss of the forgotten past, moving slowly and inevitably like the future, the Giants were coming. A huge mountain of gigantic figures moved steadily like an immense wave, shattering the landscape upon which they walked. Everything they set their feet on was reduced to rubble and dust.  Hills were flattened, mountains crashed, forests swept away, villages and towns erased from the face of the Earth....

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Thoughts On Collecting

by Arnie FennerI was flipping through Jerry Weist's phonebook-sized third edition of The Comic Art Price Guide the other day—the title isn't entirely accurate since the book also includes a section devoted to f&sf book and magazine art. Jerry, who passed away earlier this year, was a long-time fan and dealer in comics, pulps, and science fiction; he was directly responsible for the first major auctions of genre art that were held at Sotheby's...

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Making Mal

-By Dan dos SantosHere is a step-by-step feature I recently did for Dark Horse Comics. It's a very general overview of my process, nothing that I haven't shown here before, but I thought you'd enjoy it anyways. The final image will be used as the cover for 'Serentity', to be given away on Free Comic Book Day 2012.A few months back, Dark Horse Comics Editor Scott Allie and I were having a discussion over dinner, and it came up that I am a -huge- Firefly...

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