@thomasdenmark

“All Art is abandoned” and “Finished is better than perfect” are complementary truths.

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Joined April 2009
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Oni in the snow. Painted for Legend of the Five Rings.
Painting of a huge armored, horned oni crouched over a snowy bridge as three samurai in red armor face it with swords drawn, a misty castle town behind.

ALT Painting of a huge armored, horned oni crouched over a snowy bridge as three samurai in red armor face it with swords drawn, a misty castle town behind.

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Blue and white vase, green apple. Oil study.
Oil still life of a tall blue and white porcelain vase, a clear glass, and a green apple on a table against a warm brown backdrop.

ALT Oil still life of a tall blue and white porcelain vase, a clear glass, and a green apple on a table against a warm brown backdrop.

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On second thought, this might be acrylics. I painted it quite awhile ago. There are a lot of "how to make acrylics look like oils" videos out there, and they never do look like oils. I'm one of the few artists who can actually do it.
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Three more from the Viking sketchbook.
Pencil sketch of a stern old Viking with a long braided beard, windswept hair, and a shoulder pauldron.

ALT Pencil sketch of a stern old Viking with a long braided beard, windswept hair, and a shoulder pauldron.

Pencil sketch of a Viking shieldmaiden standing with a sword lowered and a round shield.

ALT Pencil sketch of a Viking shieldmaiden standing with a sword lowered and a round shield.

Loose pencil sketch of a caped Viking warrior on a rock, swinging an axe behind a round shield.

ALT Loose pencil sketch of a caped Viking warrior on a rock, swinging an axe behind a round shield.

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This is rage bait, right?
Frenchie
@Frenchie_Oct 24
Replying to @Frenchie_
Bon, je sais que certains ne seront pas très contents. Et je les comprends. La disruption est totale Mais je pense aussi que ça fera beaucoup d'enfants heureux Et pour les familles qui n'ont pas forcément les moyens d'acheter ces magnifiques livres illustrés, ça peut être une très belle idée de cadeau de Noël. Il suffit d'imprimer quelques planches et de les relier pour créer une petite encyclopédie personnalisée
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Lorvald explores old ruins.
Digital painting of a robed wizard with a glowing staff standing on a cliff edge beside a waterfall, looking across mist and a dark whirlpool at crumbling stone towers lit by shafts of light.

ALT Digital painting of a robed wizard with a glowing staff standing on a cliff edge beside a waterfall, looking across mist and a dark whirlpool at crumbling stone towers lit by shafts of light.

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Catacomb studies for Dracula, 2009.
Concept sheet of Dracula catacomb studies: a moody blue painted view of stone stairs, arches and coffins, with pencil line drawings of the same scene, a winged statue, a pillar and a torch sconce.

ALT Concept sheet of Dracula catacomb studies: a moody blue painted view of stone stairs, arches and coffins, with pencil line drawings of the same scene, a winged statue, a pillar and a torch sconce.

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The road to Aganon Castle. Acrylic.
Acrylic landscape painting of a white castle with many spires on a rocky hill, seen down a winding dirt road past a large willow tree and golden fields under a blue sky with big white clouds.

ALT Acrylic landscape painting of a white castle with many spires on a rocky hill, seen down a winding dirt road past a large willow tree and golden fields under a blue sky with big white clouds.

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Whatever you say about San Francisco, you can’t say it isn’t beautiful.
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Tower Above. Painted for Magic years back.
Painting of a huge muscular creature tangled in thorny branches against a purple sky, card art for Magic: The Gathering.

ALT Painting of a huge muscular creature tangled in thorny branches against a purple sky, card art for Magic: The Gathering.

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More Vikings. Axe, sword, or spear?
Pencil sketch of a bearded Viking in a fur cloak holding a large axe.

ALT Pencil sketch of a bearded Viking in a fur cloak holding a large axe.

Pencil sketch of a long-bearded Viking warrior in furs holding a sword.

ALT Pencil sketch of a long-bearded Viking warrior in furs holding a sword.

Pencil sketch of an old Viking with a spear standing on a rock, plus a close-up study of his bearded face.

ALT Pencil sketch of an old Viking with a spear standing on a rock, plus a close-up study of his bearded face.

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Watercolor in the sketchbook. Eyes closed.
Loose watercolor portrait of a woman with curly brown hair and closed eyes, painted on a spiral sketchbook page.

ALT Loose watercolor portrait of a woman with curly brown hair and closed eyes, painted on a spiral sketchbook page.

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Paladins already fill this niche, and are much more interesting. Clerics are unnecessary.
Space Johnston
@spacejohnston76Oct 23
Replying to @KevinLamb74
Clerics should be an NPC only class.
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Pumpkin and a blue mug, in oil.
Oil still life of a small orange pumpkin and a blue mug on a white cloth against a dark brown background.

ALT Oil still life of a small orange pumpkin and a blue mug on a white cloth against a dark brown background.

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Two odd beastie sketches from the archive.
Pen and ink drawing of two strange creatures: a spiny fish-like beast with a long clawed tongue, and a long-tailed lizard creature with curved fangs.

ALT Pen and ink drawing of two strange creatures: a spiny fish-like beast with a long clawed tongue, and a long-tailed lizard creature with curved fangs.

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Falcon on a bare branch. In the early days of learning to paint with acrylic.
Acrylic painting of a white-headed bird of prey with gray wings perched on twisted bare branches against a purple stormy sky, with autumn trees below.

ALT Acrylic painting of a white-headed bird of prey with gray wings perched on twisted bare branches against a purple stormy sky, with autumn trees below.

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Copper kettle and a green apple. Ever tried painting copper?
Oil still life of a shiny copper kettle, a small copper cup and a green apple on white drapery, with blue and maroon cloth behind.

ALT Oil still life of a shiny copper kettle, a small copper cup and a green apple on white drapery, with blue and maroon cloth behind.

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Graveyard studies from 2010. Seemed right for October.
Concept art of a moonlit graveyard with iron fences, tombstones and a crypt, above six grayscale thumbnail studies and two pencil sketches of gravestones.

ALT Concept art of a moonlit graveyard with iron fences, tombstones and a crypt, above six grayscale thumbnail studies and two pencil sketches of gravestones.

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Sometimes I scan in pages from my sketchbook and digitally color them. These are characters from Tarniss, the fantasy world I used for the Dungeoneer card game.
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