Derek Hiemforth Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Cur' date=' that font is really tough to read in my opinion.[/quote']Agreed. I can't even tell for sure what it's supposed to say. I'm guessing "Medieval Manor," but that guess is mostly from context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Try it in title-case rather than just upper-case; I think that will make a big difference, and you'll still get to use ye olde tyme scrypte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Odd, I had no problems reading it and I usually have issues with fancy fonts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penemue Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Some other sites for Fantasy Reference: http://www.aragwen.net/portfolio/ http://www.arteria-gaming.com/ http://www.2dartistmag.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Agreed. I can't even tell for sure what it's supposed to say. I'm guessing "Medieval Manor' date='" but that guess is mostly from context.[/quote'] I wanted to use scanned letters from books rather than a text font file - gives it a more authentic look. Cover art, I go with "make it memorable and easily distinguished against other games on the shelf" rather than readability. The cards and other game components on the other hand are all geared towards readability- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grail Quest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wednesday Art Showcase Presents: The Fantasy Art of Titan Quest Click image for full-size image at Flickr. Link to Flickr is mandatory per Flickr terms of use. All images are copyrighted by their respective owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grail Quest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Heroes of Might and Magic IV gallery is up! They looked like this in Heroes 3: They were mildly changed into this in Heroes 4: These are screenshots from a game taken to introduce you to its art. All images are copyrighted by their respective owners. Link to Flickr is mandatory per Flickr terms of use. Hi Everyone! A gallery of Heroes of Might and Magic IV portraits has been added to Fantasy Art and Portraits. Heroes IV portraits include heroes from Heroes III as well as many new characters. The art is redone and sharpened, and if you had a favourite hero from Heroes III, you will probably find them in Heroes IV as well. Lizardmen are no more. Of some curiosity are orcs that look like warthogs or water buffalo. Also, the use of caps are extensive and (maybe due to portrait size constraints) there's nary a pointy wizard cap to be found. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maur Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Re: Heroes of Might and Magic IV gallery is up! All images are copyrighted by their respective owners. Interesting that you acknowledge this, and yet, did you get their permission for this use of their work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread I found some nifty works of art to look at. They are copyrighted. http://www.sandara.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Reminds me, my work has some resources of use- Digital Map Collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grail Quest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread I found some nifty works of art to look at. They are copyrighted. http://www.sandara.net Looks like an older link. According to the page, they've moved to Deviant Art, although there are thumbnails on the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Looks like an older link. According to the page' date=' they've moved to Deviant Art, although there are thumbnails on the page.[/quote'] Click on some of the links on the top of that page. Specifically, the one called "CG Works." I just tried them, they all work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Some nice polearms- http://www.jansfotos.de/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=60370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Hi folks, I do the occasional map as well. This is for Paka's Burning Wheel game. Hope y'all like seeing something a bit different from me. These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Generic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Very nice. I love maps and I've always found the ones without border lines are my absolute fav's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Very nice. I love maps and I've always found the ones without border lines are my absolute fav's I agree. Border lines are out-of-genre for fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Re: Fantasy Art Thread I agree. Border lines are out-of-genre for fantasy. I don't agree for ALL fantasy. I asked the client if he wanted borders on this map and he said no...which I think was a good decision... as he wanted a loose territory for the three major duchies/baronies/territories... but I've run games where I wanted very tight borders as the geo-political situation was more analagous to cold war europe... we needed to know where the borders where, where it was arbitrary and where it followed logical geographical features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandem Esk Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Ooooo! So many pretty pictures! Thanks to everyone that posted pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Can I make a request? I thought of this based on another thread about suggestions for the art in 6e. Could someone draw and post a picture of Kal-Turak's Wall? The Collosus of Aarn? Any other specific places described (but not pictured) in Turakian Age? Or Valdorian Age? A picture (not just a map) of the various neighborhoods in Elweir? Basically, I'd like to see all the pictures that should have been in these books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Can I make a request? I thought of this based on another thread about suggestions for the art in 6e. Could someone draw and post a picture of Kal-Turak's Wall? The Collosus of Aarn? Any other specific places described (but not pictured) in Turakian Age? Or Valdorian Age? A picture (not just a map) of the various neighborhoods in Elweir? Basically, I'd like to see all the pictures that should have been in these books. This would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandem Esk Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Can I make a request? I thought of this based on another thread about suggestions for the art in 6e. Could someone draw and post a picture of Kal-Turak's Wall? The Collosus of Aarn? Any other specific places described (but not pictured) in Turakian Age? Or Valdorian Age? A picture (not just a map) of the various neighborhoods in Elweir? Basically, I'd like to see all the pictures that should have been in these books. Oooo! Terrific idea! Don't ask me to help tho'. I can't draw even stick men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread That is a lot of work. I couldn't do that unless paid for it. Just too time consuming, especially a neighborhood environmental scene. Lot of perspective work... I like doing it, like doing cityscapes... but sheesh.... it is a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread I can certainly appreciate that it would be a lot of work, even to do only one such picture. I'm not much of an artist myself, but I've tried my hand at making some architectural drawings, and I know it ain't easy. It just seems a shame that in all of the FRPG world, the HERO setting books are the only ones that don't have pictures of the setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread Here is a superhero commission based off of Odin's ravens and valkyrie concepts. The next three sketches were a visual pitch for a comic series of interdimensional evil empries and a young teen sorceress. Unfortunately, the financing wasn't there and I had to pull out. But I thought I would share. These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Generic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteradam Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Re: Fantasy Art Thread storn- i would love to steal your sketchbook and see whats in it! since jason already posted this in another topic, i suppose it's ok to add it to the art thread. the cover for the upcoming fantasy setting book by D3 Games http://www.d-3games.com i had the opportunity to design the typesetting as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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