Hot Modrons 2: Polyhedral Boogaloo! [TG Art Thread]

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Humboldt Squid: Jan 21, 2006

Len posted:

This probably doesn't exist but I'm looking for a flaming carriage being drawn by a skeleton horse with a dapper skeleton at the reins.

My players are being taken home in style.

I decided that this needed to exist

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 23:39

Tollymain: Jul 9, 2010; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

That owns.

I was gonna make a huge effortpost but imgur is making GBS threads its pants on me right now so I guess not :v:

# ? Mar 18, 2014 09:33

Len: Jan 21, 2008; Pouches, bandages, shoulderpad, cyber-eye...

Bitchin'!

Humboldt Squid posted:

I decided that this needed to exist

Thank you. It's everything I wanted it to be.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 12:10

Mazed: Oct 23, 2010

No Pun Intended posted:

Eowyn is meant to be disguised as regular rider, this is what makes that whole bit.

This picture raises many questions..

I can only conclude:

(a) All the riders are really, really oblivious
or
(b) She had a quick costume change before fighting the witch king
or
(c) That is the standard uniform for all riders of Rohan

The full picture:

Loving her :what:

expression.

And another, :nws:

because it looks like she ain't even wearing bottoms at all.

In one of the books collecting his art, Frazetta commented that for some reason his Lord of the Rings stuff seriously pissed off Tolkein fans. :v:

Altogether his work hasn't aged well so far as gender depictions goes (sadly still a problem in fantasy art nowadays), but it's still a lot of fun to look at. He had a great way of mixing classical painting with comic book movement and action, and a way of depicting high-impact violence without going overboard. Some good, fairly well-known character pieces (Conan in particular):

(god this is the least subtle imagery ever)

Not Conan:

And sadly like the only one I could find of a woman not an accessory/in distress but not also naked:

Tons of his more actiony stuff have lots of both male and female nudity so aren't good to post here, but I get the feeling he went that route not necessarily to be titillating (though there's still plenty of that) but because you can get a good visceral feel when it's all bare skin and muscles. Plus it's very intuitive to draw if you learned anatomy the traditional way (like any artist ought).

# ? Mar 18, 2014 14:38

DrSunshine: Mar 23, 2009; Did I just say that out loud~~?!!!

Wasn't Frazetta self-taught? I think I read somewhere that he never had formal art training and just learned all that badass anatomy himself. What I love best is his inkwork. There's just something amazingly cool, dynamic, and vivid about that sort of classic style of inking.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 15:48

WuChou: Aug 28, 2002; Cosmic.

Partly. He attended art school as a kid but I seem to recall him saying somewhere he frequently got left to his own devices there with the teacher largely giving pointers and then in his late teens started getting comics work and continued learning on the job from artists there. My favorite story as told by the man himself:

Frank Frazetta posted:

When Ralph (Mayo) took over he pulled me aside and said, �Frank, your stuff is great, but you need to learn some anatomy.� When I was in school with Falanga the emphasis was on feeling, not on the nuts and bolts, so I really didn�t understand what he meant by �anatomy.� So Ralph handed me an anatomy book and when I went home that night I had decided to learn anatomy. I started with page one and copied the entire book � everything in one night, from the skeleton up. I came back the next day like a dumb kid and said, �Thank you very much, I just learned my anatomy.� Of course Ralph fell over and roared with laughter. �Frankie, you silly bastard! I�ve been studying for ten years and I still don�t know anatomy, and you went home and learned it last night?!� But the thing was I had learned an awful lot. I had the ability to absorb things and he saw an improvement in my work right away. It amazed him and that meant a lot to me. From that point on I developed pretty rapidly: I started to do things with figures that made sense. I worked for Mayo and Standard for a few years, doing things like �Looie Laziebones� and all the funny animal stuff.

# ? Mar 18, 2014 16:09

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Some Frazetta galleries: colour | black & white

# ? Mar 18, 2014 23:36

The Lore Bear: Jan 21, 2014; I don't know what to put here. Guys? GUYS?!

So, I'm looking for a picture for a Dragon Emissary who goes by the Lady in Red. Basically, I'm looking for something like this, only less vampire-y and more fire magic-y:

Help?

# ? Mar 19, 2014 00:07

Huszsersvn: Nov 11, 2009; Nice world you've got here. Shame if anything were to happen to it.

Might be a bit too actiony, a bit too on-the-nose, though it was the first one that sprung to mind.

edit: Maybe also this?

Huszsersvn fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Mar 19, 2014

# ? Mar 19, 2014 01:28

HitTheTargets: Mar 3, 2006; I came here to laugh at you.

Fanart of Jaya Ballard. The official could work too, I just thought it looked a little too Emma Peel for a game of Dragonage.

Not the best picture of Chandra Nalaar, but she looks more like an emissary and less like a murder wizard.

HitTheTargets fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Mar 19, 2014

# ? Mar 19, 2014 05:20

-Fish-: Oct 10, 2005; Glub glub.
Glub glub.

I need a four armed bug man with a sword. Bonus points if he has robes, a katana, or is doing any kind of shadowy magic.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 10:03

Gravitas Shortfall: Jul 17, 2007; Utility is seven-eighths Proximity.

thelazyblank posted:

So, I'm looking for a picture for a Dragon Emissary who goes by the Lady in Red. Basically, I'm looking for something like this, only less vampire-y and more fire magic-y:

Help?

I wish I could find some good pictures of Liz Sherman from Hellboy. These might be close to what you want.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 10:19

SpiritOfLenin: Apr 29, 2013; be happy :3

I need a picture of a high class/wealthy young woman accompanied by a decently sized robot dog.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 15:44

Cryophage: Jan 14, 2012; what the hell is that creepy cartoon thing in your avatar?

Cryophage fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Mar 19, 2014

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Forums Terrorist: Dec 8, 2011

Cryophage posted:

Next Angel found.

# ? Mar 19, 2014 22:39

Dagon: Apr 16, 2003

Stolen from YOSPOS (stolen from rpgnet (stolen from deviantart))

Dagon fucked around with this message at 02:01 on Mar 20, 2014

# ? Mar 20, 2014 01:58

Smoking Crow: Feb 14, 2012; *laughs at u*

Mazed posted:

And another, because it looks like she ain't even wearing bottoms at all.

To be fair, it was made in the 70s, before pants were invented

# ? Mar 20, 2014 02:50

Coward: Sep 10, 2009; _{I say we take off and surrender unconditionally from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure}

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Dagon posted:

Stolen from YOSPOS (stolen from rpgnet (stolen from deviantart))

No, I think you'll find this is the only World Map you'll ever need:

# ? Mar 20, 2014 02:57

The Lore Bear: Jan 21, 2014; I don't know what to put here. Guys? GUYS?!

Gravitas Shortfall posted:

I wish I could find some good pictures of Liz Sherman from Hellboy.

If only I could merge all the pictures with Sherman. Thanks, guys!

SpiritOfLenin posted:

I need a picture of a high class/wealthy young woman accompanied by a decently sized robot dog.

Something like this? Bigger dog?

# ? Mar 20, 2014 03:13

Wizchine: Sep 17, 2007; Television is the retina
of the mind's eye.

Dagon posted:

Stolen from YOSPOS (stolen from rpgnet (stolen from deviantart))

I'm especially fond of "Lion Tribes (For the Proud Warrior Race Guy)," "Tiny Bickering Kingdoms," and "Poncy Knights."

# ? Mar 20, 2014 05:42

SpiritOfLenin: Apr 29, 2013; be happy :3

thelazyblank posted:

Something like this? Bigger dog?

Yeah, would need a bigger dog.

# ? Mar 20, 2014 06:56

Bucnasti: Aug 14, 2012; I'll Fetch My Sarcasm Robes

Wizchine posted:

I'm especially fond of "Lion Tribes (For the Proud Warrior Race Guy)," "Tiny Bickering Kingdoms," and "Poncy Knights."

After seeing this map my friend pitched to me a game called "Incest & Intrigue".

# ? Mar 20, 2014 07:05

No Pun Intended: Jul 23, 2007; DWARVEN SEX OFFENDER

ASK ME ABOUT TONING MY FINE ASS DWARVEN BOOTY BY RUNNING FROM THE COPS OUTSIDE THAT ELF KINDERGARTEN

BEHOLD THE DONG OF THE DWARVES! THE DWARVEN DONG IS COMING!

A handy guide for designing (terrible) female "armour" in your fantasy games.

all pretty :nws:

http://imgur.com/Ff2Ccrz
http://imgur.com/cJA09eD
http://imgur.com/kW55W48
http://imgur.com/rXIRlwN

No Pun Intended fucked around with this message at 08:15 on Mar 20, 2014

# ? Mar 20, 2014 08:06

Inverse Icarus: Dec 4, 2003; I run SyncRPG, and produce original, digital content for the Pathfinder RPG, designed from the ground up to be played online.

Bucnasti posted:

After seeing this map my friend pitched to me a game called "Incest & Intrigue".

"Tiger-Headed Opium Nightmare" and "Volcano Gods Are Dicks" top the list for me.

# ? Mar 20, 2014 19:52

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011; More Zen than Zenyatta

Bucnasti posted:

After seeing this map my friend pitched to me a game called "Incest & Intrigue".

Most people just call it Crusader Kings.

# ? Mar 20, 2014 19:59

Bongo Bill: Jan 17, 2012

I realized what's missing from that map: something Indian.

# ? Mar 20, 2014 20:01

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry