This staff pick over at Vimeo is a graduation movie from Anton Brand, Guillaume Klein, Charlotte Quillet and Raphaël Théolade. It’s a story about responsibility. The King dozes off when he should be watching and that costs him control of the sun. Can he win it back? Fans can follow Facebook for more news and […]
Bear Claw Tavern: You’re in a tavern when…
Bear Claw Tavern is a track from Canadian Scythia. The metal/rock band has a tavern with adventurers, drinking dwarves, wenches and wizards. The video was filmed at the Storm Crow Tavern in Vancouver BC (note; must visit) and is part of the … Of Conquest album.
David Seguin’s Dragon’s Den
David Seguin is an artist who draws stunning fantasy art scenes, the female form and sometimes both together. Dragon’s Den is an example of his beautiful use of soft colours and the juxtaposition of beauty and beast. Seguin has an impressive gallery of art up on CG Hub. One worth following. Via Joey Paur on […]
The impressive art of Cristi Balanescu
Cristi Balanescu is an illustrator working from Bucharest. He specialises in game art and has worked on projects like Call of Cthulhu, Lord of the Rings, A Game of Thrones, Elder Sign, Rune Age and Star Wars. His blog can be found at StrugglingPixels.
Loius Porter Jr. Designs Image Portfolio 27
I have been a longtime fan of Louis Port Jr. Designs’ Image Portfolio series. I can remember the first time I discovered the wonders of royalty free stock art back in 2008 and have been hooked ever since. The series has certainly come a long way. Early editions were (mostly) black and white collections that […]
I, Frankenstein trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxOSPfUw3qw Based on an unpublished graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux this is a fantasy-meets-horror with action movie about Frankenstein’s creation some 200 years later on. The action centres around two immortal clans fighting for control of a city. The movie will star Aaron Eckhart as Adam Frankenstein, Yvonne Strahovski as Terra, Jai Courtney as the […]
The Tomb of Swords in LEGO
This impressive landscape shows a tomb shaped like a giant sword set between two cliffs. A field of broken swords stretches out in front. It is the creation of skilful lego builder Lisqr who clearly as an eye for photography as well. It looks very much as if this LEGO landscape would work well as […]
A review of The First Kingdom: Birth of Tundran
This is a classic. The First Kingdom was first published back in 1974, ran for over a thousand pages and finished three years later. The series is written and illustrated by Jack Katz and it’s a compelling style. Katz draws in tightly knit back and white, it’s a dense style that must have taken ages […]
Tall Tales of the Wee Folk
I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for almost 25 years. In that time I have seen many supplements and adventures. If I had to choose my favorite then without a doubt it would be Tall Tales of the Wee Folk. This supplement was the first of four designed to allow players to select monsters […]
Fantasy dark knight concept art
This illustration is by the deviant artist Sakimichan. It’s a blend of fantasy and sci-fi in feel and shows a dark knight in action. The swords look long enough to be rapiers but too wide and the helm almost seems biological in places.
