Elves and Dwarves and Hobbits (oh my!)

Tolkien started it, and ever since Elves and Dwarves have never gotten along. Or at least, that was the deal in AD&D as well. Leave it to the poor Hobbit to have to fix things. (Of the three, he's the one that will need the counseling..)

More Encounter Critical

The Radioactor, in a pool of it's own toxic goo. Enjoy!

Turn turn turn...

One of the things that I enjoy about doing fantasy illustration is the costuming. As I've said before, I love to draw drapery. I remember thinking back in college that if I could do nothing but paint drapery, I'd be happy. Well, that doesn't exactly pay the bills, but it is a fine thing to do.

This is a cleric turning the undead, which is one of my favorite D&D bits. Doing it with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would have been ideal, but I wanted to make sure there were more women in my drawings and I'm usually not one for portraiture anyway. Plus the costuming was fun. Again with the drapery.

A Happy Encounter for your New Year

Jeff Rients has proclaimed 2010 "The International Encounter Critical Year"! In honor of him and it, I post my version of the Cave Robodroid. This is one bot that means business!

Don't know Encounter Critical? Oh my....you'd better go here and get wise!

Merry Christmas!

Well, another year is nearly gone here at Curmudgeons & Dragons. I want to thank everyone who visits here all those who have enjoyed my posts. I certainly have enjoyed posting my drawings for everyone and look forward to another big year.

I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!

Steve

Sneaking one in there...

Some images are spawned by things you read, or something someone says or just the way someone holds their lunch in their hands. This one was inspired by needing an image of a thief that could only be an inch or so high on the page. I didn't want to make him tiny, and I didn't want to just do a head and shoulders type portrait. Thus, we get the thief crouched in front of a lock. I think it made him more "thiefy", especially having him hidden in heavy robes. Plus, I love to draw drapery.

Chemicals are our friends

Spent yesterday drawing, which was a treat since I felt good enough to do it. Some of you might be aware, I am undergoing chemotherapy for metastatic colon cancer. Treatments are going really well, though, so I get to take a week or two off for the holidays. Usually during treatments, I don't feel good enough to do anything but sleep. This week, I was awake and active and could actually get some things done. Don't know if it's the medicine or God's healing, but I'll take it!

Another excerpt from Labyrinth Lord Revised.