What’s the strangest source of inspiration you’ve ever used for a character? What about one of the elements? Kaycie D is an illustrator who has taken this to a whole new level. For her senior thesis project she’s taken the entire periodic table and transformed them into characters. For the project, Elements: Experiments in Character […]
Midna the Twilight Princess
Midna is a descendant of the Twili people and the Twilight Princess in the Zelda game “Twilight Princess”. In the game she spends much of the time looking like an imp. This stunning fan art is the work of Gilmec who kindly shared it on his CGHub profile. The work is just called “Midna Zelda”.
The Vanderstelt Balrog
We’ve featured Jerry Vanderstelt’s Sauron already. The good news is that there’s a Balrog too. Now that’s a phrase you don’t hear very often. Fans can visit the online store to pick up this piece and other geeky masterpieces. A must browse for any Star Wars or Lord of the Rings fan.
Dungeons and Cartoons cartoon illustration
This illustration of the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon was put together by deviant artist Juggertha in response to a monthly “fight” over at PencilJack. It shows the Dungeons & Dragons ride that started the adventure into the unknown, the brave adventuerers, Dungeon Master, Venger and Tiamat.
Aaron Horkey’s The Two Towers posters
Aaron Horkey’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster run at Mondotees have already sold out. They went up for sale on the 19th and didn’t last long. The white edition cost $100, was a print run of 505 and came in at 19.25″ by 39″. The variant cost $200 and was part […]
Fantastic character concept art from an abandoned game
Taipei based artist and illustrator Yu Cheng Hong shares a slew of character art for a game that that never saw the light of day. Yu Cheng notes that the work was done early in 2012 but due to funding and technical issues the project was cancelled.
Sauron: Yours for $25,000
This painting of Sauron is stunning. If you want the original 30 x 40 inch, hand-painted acrylic from Jerry Vanderstelt then you can pop over to the store and check out shopping options. It is fully licensed from Warner Bros and is painted on Strathmore 500 Illustration board but it will set you back a […]
Team Fire Ferrets: Avatar Disney mashup
This fantastic piece from Robby Cook stars Kida (from Atlantis: The Lost Empire) as Avatar Korra, Shang (from Mulan) as firebender Mako and Flynn Ryder (from Rapunzel) as earthbender Bolin. An extra shout out to Flynn Rider for being one of the few Disney characters to ask why everyone keeps on singing.
Middle-Earth movie posters
These posters are the work of graphic designer and illustrator Nicolas Alejandro Barbera from Buenos Aires. His Behance page is worth watching and geeky updates are always possible.
The die portraits of Lee Bretschneider
Dice with their own personality, RPG style and thanks to Lee Bretschneider they also have their own portraits. The illustrations come out of his Role Play series and are available on Redbubble as t-shirts.