tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16003600539500377992024-03-15T20:09:42.136-05:00Curmudgeons & DragonsArt for Old School Gaming by Steve ZieserAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-35249699972801381182016-01-04T20:41:00.004-06:002016-01-04T20:41:54.972-06:00In Memory of Steve<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is Steve's wife Jenn. I am sorry to say that Steve passed away on December 21. My love for him will live on, as will his art. Steve's art can be seen at <a href="http://www.stevezieserart.com/" target="_blank">Steve Zieser Art</a> and in coming months I may be adding more as I come across unseen pieces on his devices. Thank you for visiting and please also visit <a href="http://www.teamzieser.com/" target="_blank">Team Zieser</a> to read our story.</div>
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A new year at the Curmudgeon, with new challenges and circumstances. Because of my chemotherapy schedule and how it effects my energy levels, I've resigned my full-time job and am concentrating on my health. <br />
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It also means more time for doing art, which I never imagined I'd be doing full time. It's a scary feeling being without a "job", but hopefully I will get more out of it, and hopefully, you will get more art to look at!<br />
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And so, here is my first piece of the new year! Let's see what goofiness I can get myself into!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-85963778005513964322014-11-10T09:57:00.002-06:002014-11-10T09:57:37.772-06:00Bye bye, Fall...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here in the Midwest, winter weather is here! Time to stay indoors and draw!</div>
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Well, not really. But I've been out for awhile. New medicines, new challenges, but things may be looking up!<br />
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Anyway, I've been reading "<a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/thomas-denmark-and-al-krombach/warriors-of-the-red-planet/paperback/product-21694686.html">Warriors of the Red Planet</a>", and my mind has been on Mars ever since. Maybe I might even get a game off the ground; who knows?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-54978635655577110652014-06-13T21:05:00.004-05:002014-06-13T21:05:43.537-05:00Errantry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-61206334904787422272014-06-06T10:26:00.002-05:002014-06-06T10:26:42.730-05:00Fafnir & Sigurd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thinking about dragons yesterday, and so we revisit Fafnir, one of the oldest dragon stories around.</div>
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First Adventures of Cafe Lad starting on <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/blog/cafelad">Tumblr</a> now! Check it out!</div>
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New Cafe Lad shirts and prints available now at <a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser/Cafe-Lad_T-shirt#11=49&4=75">Society 6</a>! Shirts ordered by this Monday are $5 off and get shipped anywhere on Earth for free! Keep an eye open for this little guy in the future! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-22176172531980813332014-05-19T16:35:00.001-05:002014-05-19T16:35:06.489-05:00Troll Season begins in July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It begins! In July, the first of the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition physical products (Or D&D Next) start releasing, starting with a <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/starterset">Starter Set</a>. </div>
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After the weekend's art show, which was very well put together, I got a hankering to do some more space paintings. This is in kind of a middle state, so we'll see where this goes.<br />
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I'm really happy with this one! Show your pedigree and get yours<a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser/Old-School-Gamer-pIA_T-shirt#11=49&4=75"> here</a>! </div>
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And I finally get mine done too! Check them out at <a href="http://godwiththebowl.tumblr.com/">http://godwiththebowl.tumblr.com/</a>! Want to contribute still? I'm still taking submissions to add to what we have at <a href="mailto:trampiertribute@gmail.com">trampiertribute</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><a href="mailto:trampiertribute@gmail.com">@gmail.com</a>. No free pdfs for those submissions, however. Go over and it out!</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-37442089677567042252014-04-26T10:00:00.001-05:002014-04-26T10:00:01.395-05:00Robots, Monsters & Heroes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I very rarely get to show anything locally, since there usually aren't a lot of "sci fi fantasy monster" type of art shows in my area. Cedar Rapids Groundswell is doing one, though, called <a href="http://www.nexusentertainmentarts.com/crmonsters/">"Robots, Monsters & Heroes!" </a>and it opens next weekend! I haven't gone to a gallery opening for something I was in since college, so I'm happy. I'll be showing "Tales of Science"here, which you can get for free shipping this weekend <a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser/Tales-of-Science_Print#1=45">here</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-57432519845962133362014-04-21T09:35:00.000-05:002014-04-21T09:36:45.717-05:00Michael and the Dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another product of our Mexico trip. We saw a lot of folk art, and I kept seeing paintings of the Archangel Michael. It really rang in my head, so I let it bounce around and this is what came out. A little blunt, yes, but some things need to be. Available at my <a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser/Defeat-Cancer-Michael-and-the-Dragon_Print#1=45">Society 6</a> shop!</div>
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Got back from our Mexico trip last night! A very nice time filled with food and cool images to swipe, I mean, incorporate into my visual vocabulary.<br />
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I have received some VERY cool things for the<a href="http://curmudgeonsdragons.blogspot.mx/2014/03/the-god-with-bowl-april-art-challenge.html"> God in the Bowl</a> tribute, but I haven't gotten mine done yet, and it's always cooler to have more stuff, so the deadline for the tribute is extended to April 30th!<br />
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So get me that art! Follow the link for details, and if you know me via other social media, do NOT send your entries via them but to <a href="mailto:trampiertribute@gmail.com">trampiertribute</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><a href="mailto:trampiertribute@gmail.com">@gmail.com</a>, otherwise they may get mislaid!</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-1005473228352118022014-04-08T12:24:00.003-05:002014-04-08T12:24:30.890-05:00Cracklin Rosie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By request, my Kirby style thing now has the famed Kirby Krackle added, though there is evidence that inker Joe Sinnot was the actual creator of it. <a href="http://www.ambarb.com/?p=560">Tom Sciloli</a> certainly seems to have it well in hand.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-18687032204933698392014-04-07T20:24:00.001-05:002014-04-07T20:24:41.534-05:00Are we working?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A week in to April, and I have 2 entries the <a href="http://curmudgeonsdragons.blogspot.mx/2014/03/the-god-with-bowl-april-art-challenge.html">God with the Bowl Tribute</a>. Hopefully, everyone is busy getting theirs ready! Above is what I've got so far, but who knows what it will turn into! Big thanks to Veronica Blessing from<a href="http://www.tgtt.us/2014/04/02/thousands-of-words/"> The Games the Thing</a> podcast for mentioning this tribute on their blog! Deadline is April 15th, so get scribblin!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-62138072721739615332014-04-06T11:58:00.001-05:002014-04-06T11:58:09.812-05:00Alien on Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you live on the Planet Earth, you can get free shipping & $5 off your purchase from my Society 6 store! Woot! Follow the promo link to get a sweet deal! <a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser?promo=327df2">http://society6.com/SteveZieser?promo=327df2</a><br />
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New design available at my <a href="http://society6.com/SteveZieser">Society 6</a> store!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-63833711013521473232014-03-30T12:38:00.001-05:002014-03-30T12:38:16.692-05:00God with the Bowl Update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exciting Update for the <a href="http://curmudgeonsdragons.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-god-with-bowl-april-art-challenge.html">God with the Bowl</a> tribute! Dan Proctor from <a href="http://goblinoidgames.com/">Goblinoid Games</a> has generously offered a free Goblinoid Games pdf of your choice from their vast library of awesome if you contribute a piece to this project! How cool is that? Spread the word, folks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-56763810426121353462014-03-28T21:34:00.003-05:002014-04-17T12:30:24.101-05:00The God with the Bowl : An April Art Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I read the news that David Trampier, famed for his work with Dungeons & Dragons and his much loved comic strip, Wormy, had passed away after a long illness. I make no secret that I worshiped at the altar of Trampier in my younger days, relentlessly studying and copying his work. His colors, his ink work; he was a masterful artist that affected so many of us around the world. And his most famous and referenced piece has to be above: The "Idol" cover of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook.<br />
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So, I want to propose that May 3rd be "The God with the Bowl" Memoriam for Dave. To celebrate it, I reach out to you, fellow gamers and artists. I propose we create a tribute by each of us creating our own take on that classic cover. You are welcome to use whatever medium you like, as long as you are not merely modifying a photograph of the actual original cover image. Also, try to keep things tasteful and all ages appropriate. Then, come the 3rd, we post the images.<br />
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This is not a contest, so there are no prizes or judging of the entries. Also, the artist submitting retains all rights to the image they submit. This celebration is all these images will be used for, and there will be no money earned by this project.<br />
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Dan Proctor from <a href="http://goblinoidgames.com/"><span style="color: #99aadd;">Goblinoid Games</span></a> has generously offered a free Goblinoid Games pdf of your choice from their vast library of awesome if you contribute a piece to this project! How cool is that?<br />
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So, who's with me? Images need to be in .jpeg format and at a resolution of 72 dpi. Submit your work to <a href="mailto:trampiertribute@gmail.com">trampiertribute</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">@gmail.com</a> by April 30th. Include the image, how you want us to present your name, the title of the image and any other information you want included in the caption under the work (your website, blog, or just something you want to say about the image) After we receive your entry, you will be emailed with instructions on how to get your free Goblinoid Games pdf.<br />
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Alright, get scribblin!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600360053950037799.post-16466559478544698152014-03-20T16:03:00.002-05:002014-03-20T16:03:40.362-05:00Denizens of the Deep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Space Sunday this week gives us a journey to the ninth moon of Kirby, to an interesting piece of xeno-archaeology known as "the King's Altar". This strange edifice might be a throne, a religious site, an ancient piece of technology: who knows?<br />
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Also, it lets me draw Jack Kirby style thingamabobs, which is always lots of fun!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.com4