Saturday, 5 February 2011

New Web Shop



One of the pleasures, and benefits, of working traditionally is that I transform a blank piece of board into a finished painting; a physical artefact that inhabits it's own space and can be experienced in it's own unique way.

I like the fact that these pieces have a life of their own, that they can be taken into someone else's ownership, and consequently create new emotional connections in their new home.

It is incredibly satisfying when you are at a show and someone makes a connection with one of my works, whilst appreciating that they can take it home with them. I was very pleased at the end of last year to be contacted by an avid Dungeons & Dragons player who wanted to buy my painting for the Red Box. I drove over to his house to deliver the piece, to find that he already had a spot, along with picture hook, ready on his wall within his studya An office space that was full to the gunwhales with bookcases replete with gaming supplements. For him my painting crowned his collection and hobby, and I knew it was going to be much loved.
The spare room holds a multitude of treasures:
A small selection of my original art collection.

However I have realised that aside from promotions at shows I do little to make people aware of the collection of artwork I have available for sale. I have been working professionally for over twenty years, and consequently have a large body of work squirreled away. Even at shows I am limited to what I can physically take and display, and will favour more recent, larger pieces when doing so.

In order to broaden this promotion, and to help make people aware of the breadth of material available I have opened a web shop.

The initial selection is modest but aims to demonstrate the range of my paintings, both in cost (starting at a mere $30), size, materials, subject matter, and publication background. I hope you will go and take a look - if nothing else you can see what my black and white line work looked like ten years ago!


I have also been trying to maintain an accurate list of all the artwork I have created (at least over recent years). This is in part for my own records, but has also been sent out to potential art buyers enquiring about availability. I am including it below for your interest - note that when printing this out it runs to 17 sheets of paper.


Ralph Horsley: Catalogue Resume - January 2010


The illustrations are organised via publisher, product title, illustration title*, dimension and price.

Dimension: this is presented in a simplified coded format based upon UK paper sizes, A2, A3, A4, etc and either P (portrait) or L (landscape). The choice based on the paper size I chose for the painting, and the image will fit up to those dimensions.

A4= 210 x 297 mm, or 8.27” x 11.69”

A3= 297 x 420 mm, or 11.69” x 16.54”

A2= 420 x 594 mm, or 23.39” x 33.11”

A1= 594 x 841 mm, or 23.39” x 33.112

Price: Is in UK £ Pounds Sterling: GBP
A currency converter can be found here.
*Whilst I have tried to update the latter into the published title where applicable some will have slipped through with their working title intact.



Wizards of the Coast



Magic the Gathering



Anthem of Rakdos SOLD

Boseiju, who shelters all SOLD

Fishliver oil – A4L - £150

Gate hound – SOLD

Nine-ringed bo – A4L - £150

Ocular halo A4L - £150

Rag dealer A4L - £150

Reminisce A4L - £100

Seal of doom– SOLD

Seal of fire– SOLD

Seeds of strength - A4L - £150

Stormscale anarch - A4L - £150

Twisted justice - A4L - £200

Veteran armorer A4L - £125

Krovikan scoundrel - A4L - £125

Martyr of ashes - A4L - £150

Frozen solid - A4L - £150

Hurkyl’s Recall – SOLD

Howling Mine - A4L - £175

Shields of veils Vel - A4L - £150

Boggart Birth Rite – NFS

Fistful of Force - A4L - £100

Hillcomber Giant – SOLD

Elvish Branchbender - A4L - £175

Bosk Banneret – SOLD

Frogtosser Banneret - A4L - £175

Ballyrush Banneret - A4L - £200

Stonybrook Banneret - A4L - £200

Brighthearth Banneret - A4L - £200

Negate (promo) – A3P - £200

Honor of the Pure (promo) - A4L - £150

Initimidator Initiate - – SOLD

Fire-lit thicket – SOLD

Furystoke Giant - – SOLD

Strip Bare - A4L - £150

Balefire Liege - A4L - £175

Glamerdye - A4L - £175

Endure - A4L - £100

Thopter foundry - A4L – SOLD

Veinfire Borderpost - A4L - £175

Viscera Dragger - – SOLD

Arsenal Thresher - A4L - £200

Cruel Ultimatum - A4L - £200

Bewilder - A4L - £150

Controlled instincts - A4L - £175

Fathom Seer– SOLD

Thick-skinned Goblin - A4L - £125

Ignite The Clonotron – A3P –

The Pieces Are Coming Together – A3P -



4e Dungeons & Dragons


4e Covers



Divine Power – A2P - £1000

HS1 – The Slaying Stone – A2P - £1700

Marauders of the Dune Sea – A2P - £1700

Player Essentials – Heroes of the Fallen Lands – A2P - £1700

Player Essentials – Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms – A2P - £1700

Tomb of Horrors – A2P - £1700

Martial Power 2 – A2P - £2000

Nerverwinter Nights Campaign Setting – A2P - £1800

Gardmore Abbey – A2P - £1500

Red Box: Enter The Lair – A2P – SOLD







4e Advertising



Troll Evolution. – A3P- £500



Rules Compendium



Taunting Memory – A2P- £1700

Healing Hand – A3L - £300


Heroes of Fallen Lands



Falon Iconic Warpriest – A3P - £250

Duel – A2P - £1700



Arcane Power



Chapter 5 start – In the mist –A2L- £800



Dungeon Master’s Guide



Random Encounter – A4L- £150

The Descent: Chapter Start-A2L - £1600



Dungeon Master’s guide 2



Fire Giants: Chapter Start –A2L - £1500



Draconomicon 2



Mercury dragon - Aerial Combat – Chapter start –A2L- £1500

Orium Dragon - Jungle Encounter – chapter start –A2L- £1500



Manual of the Planes



Portal Traveller –A4P- £150

Azzagrat –A4P- £75

Tytherion –A3P - £150

Graz’zt – A3P - £150



Monster Manual



Orcs –A4L - £200

Shifters – A4L - £150

Skeletons – A4L - £200



Monster Manual 2



Frost Giants – A4L - – SOLD

Primodridal Collossus – A4P - £75

Ghost Legion Squad –A4L - – SOLD

Demon 2 – Anibyss – A4L - £ 75

Remorhaz – Chapter start – A2L –



Monster Manual 3



Spirit Summoner – A2L - £1500



Player’s Handbook



Fellcrest – Chapter Start A2L - NFS

The Discovery – Chapter start – A2L- £1600

Circle Portal Ritual – A4L - £150



Player’s Handbook 3



Monk in the Underdark – Chapter Start – A2L- £1500



Dragon Magazine



Cover #375 – The Monk – A2P- - £1000

Cover #392 – Fightback! – A2P - £ 1700



Issue # 361

Dark Churches – 113886 – Orc Vs Dwarf – A4L - £100

Dark churches – 113887 – Female Human & Elf discussion – A4P - £75

Dark churches – 113888 – A4P - – SOLD

Celebrity Villagers – A4L - £ 100



Dungeon Magazine



Cover #177 – The Master - A2P- SOLD



Eberron: Campaign Guide



Warforged Titan – A2L - £1500




3/3.5 Dungeons & Dragons



Forgotten Realms; Lost Empires of Faerun



Ahjuutal rising- SOLD

Ioulaum destroys orc horde - SOLD

Ruins of Shoonach- SOLD

Ruins - SOLD

Sunmaster - A4P - £45



Forgotten Realms; Champions of Ruin



Diluvial torrent – A4L- £60

Eldreth Veluuthra – A4L - £125

Jonara & A’hatzl – A4P - £90

Kennedril inspects (commissioned, and accepted, but unused) – A3P- £75



Forgotten Realms; Champions of Valor



Rewarding valorous behaviour –A4L- £125

Imperfect champions – A4L - £150

Dornavver – A4P - £30

Staff of celestial might – A4P - – SOLD

Druids of the tall trees – A4P - – SOLD

Ramas Teth – A4P - £50

Tall trees – A4L - – SOLD



Forgotten Realms; Serpent Kingdoms



Ebarnaje & Terpenzai – A4L - £90

Ssharstrune ghost naga –A4L - £90

Khaasta raiders – A4L - £100

Lizard Queen – A4P - – SOLD

Sarrukh – A4P - £80

Shiertalar – A4P- – SOLD



Forgotten Realms; Shining South



Great rift deep defender - SOLD

Sticks & stones – A4P - £90

Mantimera – A4P - £50

Marketplace in Cayondat – SOLD

Death battle – A4L - – SOLD

Mhair jungles – A4L - £90

Guardian of the dwarf crypt – A4P - – SOLD



Forgotten Realms; City of splendours,Waterdeep.



Battle of burning cliffs – A4L - £150

Dweomervore - SOLD

Lords of Waterdeep (commissioned, and approved, but unused) – A3L - £75

Muiral the misshapen A4L - £150

Walking statue - SOLD

Wilora – SOLD



D&D; Monster Manual III



Battletitan dinosaur – SOLD

Hangman Golem - SOLD

Mastadon – SOLD

Ssvaklor – SOLD

Warbear – SOLD



D&D; Monster Manual V



Arcadian Avenger – A4P - – SOLD

Ruin Chanter – A4P - £40

Dragons – the Great Game – A4L- – SOLD

Gruumsh – blooded Orc – A4P - £75

Spectral Rider – SOLD

Bridge Haunt – A4P - £100



D&D; Cityscapes



The undercity – A3P - £100

Urban druid – A3P- £150

Kicking back – A3P - £500

Clyrrik & Seer – A4L - £50



D&D; Complete Mage



The Controller A4P - £200

Boneyard – A4L- £150

Soulheart pool – A4P- £45

Summon weapon – A4P – £100

Crystalline memories – A4P- £20



D&D; Complete Psionics



Ven’do – A4P- £125

Illumine soul – A4P - £45

Awesome energy – A4L - £150

Mind cleave – A4P - £90

Thri-Keen – A4P- £100

Erudite – A4P - £45



D&D; Complete Champions



Air devotion – left – A3P – only sold with AD - right

Air Devotion – Right – A4p - with AD left £ 125

Companion Spirits – A3P - £150



D&D; Dungeonscape



Chapter 1 – page header –A3P- £75

Chapter 2 – Page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 3 – page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 4- - page header –A3P– SOLD

Chapter 5 – page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 6 – page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 7 – page header –A3P-£75



D&D; Elder Evils



Illo 04-1 – Golem wall smash – chapter start – A3P - £50

Illo 04-2 – Standing stones – A4L- £100

Illo 06-1 – Chapter Header – Party battle Mummy -A3P - £50

Illo 10-5 – The lost city – A4L -£75



D&D; Exemplars of Evil



Chapter 7 – Fire Giants – Chapter Header – A3P -£50

Immortality –A3P- – SOLD

Madness – A3P - £ 200

The Much Kill –A3P- - SOLD







D&D; Red Hand of Doom



Drellin’s Ferry – Chapter Header – A3P - £50



D&D; Fiendish Codex



Dissection of Dretch –A4P- £90

Bar-Igura - – SOLD

Fraz-Urb’luu– SOLD

Yeenoghu –A4P- £90

Demonic minions –A4L- £150

Thanatos –A3P- £200

The gaping maw – SOLD

The endless maze – SOLD

Androlynne – A4L - £150



D&D; Players Handbook II



Chapter 1 page header –A3P- £75

Chapter 2 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 3 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 4 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 5 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 6 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 7 page header– SOLD

Chapter 8 page header– SOLD



D&D; Races of the Dragon



Chapter 1 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 2 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 3 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 4 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 5 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 6 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 7 page header –A3P-£75

Chapter 8 page header – SOLD

Chapter 9 page header –A3P-£75



D&D Dragon Magic



New base Class – A4P - £100

Chapter 1 page header– SOLD

Chapter 2 page header– SOLD

Chapter 3 page header– SOLD

Chapter 4 page header– SOLD

Chapter 5 page header– SOLD

Learning about dragons together –A4L- £150

Dragon funeral – A4L - £150



D&D; Spell Compendium



Consumptive field – SOLD

Daggerspell stance - A4P - £90

Energy vortex – A4L - £50

Fly, mass – A4P - £150

General of undeath – A4L - – SOLD

Nauseating breath – A4L - £100

Shard storm – A4P - £90



D&D; Expedition to Castle Ravenloft



Chapter 4 page header – A3P - £50

Battle at the crossroads – A4L- £75

Torture chamber – A4P - £75

Castle overview – SOLD

Castle front view – SOLD



D&D; Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde



Mialee prepares her spells – A3P - £500

Hanoo the blessed – A4L - £100

Suthra Galadan – A3P - £75

Shinsestra Fireplume – SOLD

Cerowain the Gaunt – A4P- £45

Maug – A4L- £100

Howler trap – A3P - £200

Living pictures – A4L - £50

Blind giant – A4L - £100

Fang dragon – A4L - £125

Ark – A4L - £75

City of Sumberton – A4L - £100



Fantastic Locations; Caves of Chaos



Cover – A3P - £750



Fantastic Locations; City of Shadows



Cover - SOLD





D&D; Miniatures game starter set



Wood elf ranger Vs orc bully; cover – A3 P - £500





D&D; Miniatures War Drum booster packs



Arcane ballista; cover -A4P- £400

Aspect of Hextor; cover – A4P- £400

War troll & orc Wardrummer; cover – A4P- £400



D&D; Miniatures booster packs



Drow demon binder – A3P - £600

Shadow mind Flayer – A3P - £600

Iron dragon prowler – A3P- – SOLD



Miniature Designs



Gargantuan Blue Dragon – 5 views - £100

Legend of Drizzt White Dragon – 5 views- £100

Goliath Cleric of Kavalki – 2 views- £50

Tavern Brawler – 2 views – SOLD

Tordek Dwarf champion – 2 views - £50

Small Black Dragon – 2 views - – SOLD

Green Slaad – 2 views – SOLD

Hill Giant Barbarian – 2 views - £50

Ogre warhulk – 2 views - £50

Fire Giant Forgepriest – 2 views - £50

Soldier of Bytopia – 3 views - £50

Hierophant of the Seven Winds – 2 views - £50

Shadowbane Inquisitor – 2 views - £50

Large Gold Dragon - – 2 views – SOLD

Raistlin – 2 views – SOLD

Wild mage – 2 views - £50

Hobgoblin Marshall – 2 views - £50

Skeletal Courser – 2 views - £50

Carnage demon – 2 views - £50

Orc Thunderback Rider – 2 views - £50

Defiant Rake – 2 views - £50

Shade Knight – 2 views - £50

Wyvern – 2 views - £50

Ettin Jack of Irons – 2 views - £50

Rakshasa – 2 views - £50

Wererat – 2 views - £50

Azer Defender – 2 views - £50

Adult Blue Dragon – 2 views – SOLD

Owlbear – 2 views - £50

Fire Giant raider – 2 views - £50

Skilled Fighter – 2 views - £50

Goristro – 2 views - £50

Fire Giant Titan – 2 views - £50

Watchman – 2 views - £50

Glay Golem sentinel – 2 views - £50

Lightning panther Barbarian – 2 views - £50

Yuan Ti Fangblade – 2 views - £50

Frost Giant Fury – 2 views - £50

Unique mind Flayer – 2 views - – SOLD

Goblin Black Blade – 2 views - £50



Blizzard



World of Warcraft tcg



Arktos – A3P - £250

Sha’lin Nightwind –A4L- £100

Leader of the Darkcrest–A4L- £175

Bulvai of the Watch–A4L- £150

Roena Trailmaker–A4L- £150

IcemistressGal’ha–A4L- £175

Dread Infernal–A4L- £75

Stella Forgebane–A4L- £175

Zaistor the Vigilant – A4L -– SOLD

“Spider legs” McGillicutty–A4L- £175

Wipe or Snipe–A4L- £175

Touch of Ice–A4L- £100

Joren the Martyr – A3P- £250

Blinky–A4L- £175

Christopher the Devout – A4L - – SOLD

Magma Shackles–A4L- – SOLD

Nature of the Beast–A4L- - – SOLD

Raene’s Cleansing–A4L- £200

Manhunt – A4L - – SOLD

Zenith Shadowforce – A3P - – SOLD

Ambush–A4L- £175

Stalwart Protector–A4L-£150

Kallas Sunflame–A4L- £200

Fork Lightning–A4L- £200

Flint Shadowmore–A3P- £200

Life-Staff of the Web lair–A4L- £155

Betrayal–A4L- £200

Illiyana Moonblaze–A3P- £200

“Bladehands” Spigotgulp – A3P- £350

Planned Assault–A4L- £150

Emmi Sprinklestrike – 2 views – A3P- £350

Boggspine Knuckles – A3P- £200

Elder Zeez–A4L- £200

The Sigil of Krassus–A4L- £175

Glimmer of Hope–A4L- £75

Swift Nightsaber – SOLD

Ryno the Short–A4L- £175

Defender Kaniya–A4L- £100

Bloodseeker–A4L- £100

Nerves of Steel–A4L- £175

Ogrimmar Grunts–A4P- £100

Blessing of Sanctuary–A4L- £150

Raena the Unpredictable–A4L- £150

Equal Opportunity–A4L- £200

Blood Knight Kyria–A4L- £175

Ring of Trials–A3p- £175

Explosive Flames – A3L - £150

Bronthea The Resolute – A3L - £200

Hemet Nesingwary – A3P - £300

Swift Palomino – A3L - £150

Skeletal Courser – A3l - £150

Swift Hand of Justice – A3 - £200

Stakethrower – A3L - £150

Crystals of Power – A3l - £200







EA – Mythic



Warhammer Online – concept art



The Horror – A3L - £100

Tzeentch Chaos Staves – A3L - £100



Fantasy Flight Games



Talisman 4th Edition



Cover – Talisman 4e - SOLD

Board – Talisman 4e – Very Big - £500

Cover – Talisman – Dark Reaper - SOLD

Cover – Talisman – The Dungeon - SOLD

Cover – Talisman – Frostmarch - SOLD

Cover – Talisman – The Highland – SOLD

Cover – Talisman _ The Sacred pool – A3P - £1000





Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay



Cover – Career Compendium – A3P - £600



Paizo



Pathfinder



Beyond the vault of Souls; Cover – A3P- £1300

Osirion, Shadow of the Sphinx; Cover – A3P- £1600

Taldor; echoes of Glory; Cover – A3P- £1300





Games Workshop



The Bugman’s game



Board artwork – big - £400

Dwarf Counters - NFS

Dwarfs & tables

Fight & Bugman cards 1

Fight & Bugman cards 2

Food & Drink 1

Food & Drink 2

Rowdy revellers & table counters

Thrown Objects



Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay



Realms of Sorcery; cover - SOLD

Tome of Corruption; cover - SOLD

Thousand Thrones; cover – A3P- £600

Tome of Salvation; cover – A2L- £2000



Novels



Cover – Grey Seer A3P - £600

Cover - Temple of the Serpent god – A3P- £900

Cover – Runefang – A3P - SOLD

Cover – Curse of the Necrarch –A3P- £2000

Savage city; Cover - SOLD

The Corrupted; Cover - SOLD

Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Guns of Tanith; map

Gaunt’s Ghosts: Honour guard; map

Gaunt’s Ghosts: Straight silver; map

Gaunt’s Ghosts: Necropolis; map









Inferno!



I did a series of illustrated features/stories for this magazine, all of which from issue 6 onwards I wrote and designed myself.



Issue 0; Empire Steam tank 2pp

Issue 1; the siege of Gisoreux 2pp

Issue 2; the Siege of Kazad Grund 4pp

Issue 3; Tomb raider 2pp

Issue 4 the true story of Eric the lost 4pp

Issue 5; Splitskull stockade 2pp - SOLD

Issue 6; the History of Bernhardt the brave 8pp

Issue 11; the Celestion 7pp

Issue 12; A Family curse 6pp - SOLD

Issue 13; The Battle for Nis-Pazar 8pp - SOLD

Issue 15; Kristheim keep 7pp

Issue 19; Ogryn ripper gun 2pp

Issue 24; the Monster & the maid, Part I, 8pp

Issue 25; the Monster & the maid, Part II, 8pp

Issue 28; the Battle of Bhavnager 8pp

Issue 30; Necropolis – the siege of Vervunhive 8pp

Issue 36; the siege of Praag 8pp

Issue 41; Vampire raider 2pp

Issue 45; Wood elves – cover - SOLD



Black Library publications



The 13th Black Crusade; Author portrait, SOLD

Imperium unite! - SOLD

The Loathsome Ratmen; Miragliano ratcatchers - SOLD

Storm of Chaos; Siege of Middenheim, Chaos - SOLD

Siege of Middenheim, Empire - SOLD

Sabbat; Recruitment figure, A4P - £35

Sabbat;Warmaster Macaroth –A4P- £75



Battlefleet Gothic



Various ship designs



Warhammer Monthly



Kal Jerico: Above & Beyond. (Pencilled by Wayne Reynolds, inked by Ralph Horsley) For sale 30 pages @ £75 ea.





Sabertooth Games Inc.



Most of the card titles used below are the working titles. I never received complimentary copies of most of the cards, and am not aware of how they were named for publication.



Horus Heresy



Machadon rampager squad –A4L- - SOLD

Tyche Attack bike squad -A4L- £40

Sigvard Claw assault squad –A4L- - SOLD

Dhauske veteran squad –A4L- - SOLD

Commander–A4L- - SOLD

Assault squad2–A4L- - SOLD

Seek & destroy – A4P- £20

Khalid Heavy support squad -A4L - £100

Veterans 3–A4L- - SOLD

Keilorol bike squad _A4L-£40

Fanatical Defenders –A4P- £75

SOS Maiden Support – A4L- £100



War Cry



Thorgrim’s trollslayers –A4L-- SOLD

Dieter Menschaff, Empire Wizard (also featured in WHFRP) A4L - £100

Siege of darkness –A4L- £75

Aura of futility–A4L- £75

Increased supplies –A4L-- SOLD

Replenish–A4L- £75

Misdirection–A4L- £50

Kordel Shogaar–A4L- £75

Vorn Thugenheim–A4L- £75

Empower weapon –A4L-- SOLD

Spectral divination–A4L- - SOLD

Pigstikkas–A4L- £100

Knights of the realm - SOLD

Thagrund’s Longbeards–A4L- - SOLD

Luril’s Guardians–A4L-- SOLD

War is cruelty–A4L- £50

Death comes to all–A4L- £50

Grave guard–A4L- - SOLD

Mounted wight lord–A4L- - SOLD

Free company–A4L- £100

Great cannon–A4L- £75

Final blow–A4L- - SOLD

Zelekendel, Blade of Khaine–A4L- - SOLD

Zelenkendel’s blackblades–A4L- £100

Favourable timing –A4L-- SOLD

Renewal of power–A4L- £100

Seeing the other way–A4L- - SOLD

Baron Porthos the outcast–A4L- £100

Gotrek & Felix –A4L-- SOLD

Fey Enchantress –A4L- £100

Kouran, Cpt of the Black Guard–A4L-

Gluttonfist–A4L- £75



Hogshead Publishing






WHFRP



Realms of Sorcery; cover - SOLD

Dwarfs, stone & steel, cover - SOLD

Marienburg, sold down the river; Poster map - SOLD



Nobilis



Yggdrasil – the tree of life – SOLD

The alchemy of flowers - SOLD





Mongoose Publishing



Classic play book of ~ Adventuring, cover - SOLD

Classic play book of ~ Strongholds, cover- SOLD

Classic play book of ~ Encounters & Lairs, cover A3P-£350

Lone Wolf ~ the roleplaying game, cover - SOLD

Lone Wolf ~ the Darklands, cover - SOLD

Lone Wolf ~ Magic of magnamund, cover £400

Lone Wolf ~ Dawn of Damnation, cover- SOLD

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Crossbreeding, cover- A3P- £200

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Constructs, cover- A3P- £150

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Shamans, cover- A3P- £200

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Illusionism, cover (with Anne Stokes) - SOLD

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Enchantment, cover- A3P- £150

Encyclopaedia arcane ~ Elementals –A3P- £100

Cities of fantasy ~ Stonebridge, cover (with Anne Stokes) - SOLD

Cities of Fantasy ~ Skraag, cover- A3P- - SOLD

The slayer’s guide to ~ Sahuagin, cover- A3P-- SOLD

The slayer’s guide to ~ Orcs, cover- A3P-- SOLD

The slayer’s guide to ~ Amazons, cover - SOLD

The slayer’s guide to ~ Derro, cover- A3P- £100

The planes ~ Zahhak, cover- A3P- £100





Q Workshop



Dwarf Runes – A3P- £300



Triking



Anachronism



Rasputin – A4L-- SOLD



Twilight Creations



Hidden conflict



7 x Zombie tokens



Quarto Publishing



Diseased Zombie – A4P- £75

Centaur – A3L- £150

Night elemental - SOLD



JAGS



Wonderland; Cover - SOLD



Kaltland



Human Knight - SOLD

Lich - SOLD

Woman Brigant – SOLD





ProFantasy Software



I created line drawing icon designs for several software sets of Campaign Cartographer and the like. I have lots of pages of these available.



Bottled Imp games



Lords of the Night: Vampires, Cover – A3P- £500

Lords of the Night: Liches, cover – A3P- £150

Lords of the Night:: Solace: -A3P - £400

Lords of the Night:: ash Vampire – A3P - £100



Pelgrane Press



Dying Earth RPG



The Kaiin Player’s Guide, Cover – A3P- – SOLD

Turjan’s Tome of Beauty & Horror, cover – A3P- £300

Cugel’s Compendium, cover – A3P - £300

Interior greyscale illustrations –a good number available.





Misguided Games



Children of the Sun RPG



A number of A3P greyscale illustrations

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Neverwinter Nights


Neverwinter Campaign Setting
Acrylic, 21" x 27"
©Wizards of the Coast.

Neverwinter is a classic DnD campaign setting and being given the opportunity to work on the cover for this product was a real treat; that might have been enough in itself, but I also got to include an Undead Dragon.

Line Sketch

The bridge leading to the rocky outcropping towers of the city provided a wonderful device for giving depth to the image, whilst the crashing waves helped add movement and drama.


Value Study

Friday, 14 January 2011

Values

I mentioned in my previous post that one of the areas I have been concentrating on in my work is value range. This is especially important in creating a depth of field and allowing different elements to read clearly one against the other.

I tend to work from back to front, and maintaining the right value range is one of the more challenging apsects. It is important for me to visualise the whole painting, even though I am only working on one small part of it. At the start this is even trickier as there is nothing else on the page against which to judge the values I am laying down.

I have developed techniques to assist me; the simplest is to first lay down paint in the areas of the lighest and darkest values. This then provides the ends of the spectrum I am working within. Additionally I usually create a loose digital value study of the line sketch, this helps reinforce the mental map I already have, besides aiding with the lighting scheme.

Fightback! - The Value Study.

Painting digitally one has the useful tool of being able to switch modes from full colour to greyscale, this gives a quick and simple check of the values. Clearly this tool isn't available to the traditional painter, but I have recently starting using a tool which approximates that approach: Artgizmos Selectatone Tonal Spectacles.

Selectatone Spectacles.

The spectacles are fitted with a red filter and by donning them it lets you look at a work in progress as a monchrome image. I have found this a very useful addition to the arsenal of approaches for helping determine the value range, and it is easier than standing at the other side of the room whilst squinting.

Saturday, 8 January 2011

2010 –Contemplation and Reflection.

The personal always impacts on the professional, whether it be a change in childcare that results in a corresponding change in my work routine, or flu that lays you up for a couple of days. However I have always felt that is the rough and tumble of the freelancer, and that being professional means accommodating those disruptions within one’s schedule without showing those upheavals to your employers.

This last years work has been particularly impacted upon by the personal; in August my Mother was diagnosed with the return of her pancreatic cancer, and that it was now terminal. I took advantage of the one thing a freelancer has, flexibility, and heavily rolled back on my schedule so that I could take as much free time as feasible to be with my parents. Her decline escalated as the year progressed; she fell very ill in December and passed away on the 22nd. I was very fortunate that I was able to spend the last few days with her.

Much as I tried my best to balance my deadlines, and maintain a professional service there was an inevitable impact upon my work, especially due to the unpredictable nature of the illness. I can only thank the art directors working with me for their support and understanding.

Whilst freelancing is essentially ‘piece rate’ work, and therefore naturally inclines one to work longer hours, striking a good work/life balance is essential for one’s well being. This was brought home again by the valuable time I managed to spend with my Mother, but also by my own health difficulties earlier in the year.

From 2009 I had been suffering odd twinges in my right wrist, elbow and shoulder. Typically I dismissed this as symptomatic of computer use, and a short-term problem easily fixed by taking breaks that limited my time on the PC. Around Easter 2010 the condition dramatically altered to the point where I experienced shooting pains down my whole right arm from shoulder blade to wrist and was unable to hold a pencil. Very worrying.

Visits to my Doctor, and subsequently a physiotherapist, diagnosed Repetitive Strain Injury. A condition that had probably been compounded by a poor computer set-up, but which actually stemmed from years of drawing and painting that has lead to compacted nerves at the base of my right shoulder blade. A point that is part of the network which sends/receives the signals down my arm, thus leading to all the pain along with the ‘golfer’s elbow’ I have also acquired.

I have adopted methods to counter the symptoms – better computer set-up, a lumbar support cushion, fitting foam grips on my pencils, posture awareness, and a series of stretching exercises.

I am glad to say that these have all offered considerable benefit, but I am now living with and managing the condition. This means accepting the general low level aches and pains, but also that pulling long work sessions over several days will cause it to flare up badly.

First use of Gel mediums leads to softer edges
and more texture in the background.
(Oh, and I also swapped this with Erik M Gist at
IlluXCon for one of his masterful zombie pieces)
The demands of sharing childcare for a 3 year old had already altered my schedule before this year, and I had also made a conscious career decision about the commissions I want to work on; in particular this has meant that I am now focusing primarily on covers, card art and full page interiors. I have very much wanted to focus on the quality of my output, rather than the quantity of it.

I am aware that some freelancers are very mindful of their hourly pay rate, and will always favour the most economic commissions. This might mean that they would prefer to work on four quarter page illustrations – single figures with minimal backgrounds – over more complex full page images, which pay equivalently, but take more time.

In some ways I have reversed this approach; I want to work on pieces that most satisfy my artistic drives, and those are the more complicated multiple figure compositions, further I feel that this presents the opportunity to create work with a greater impact. It is hard to stand out from the crowd with a simple quarter pager.

I think that this last year has seen my approach rewarded, especially with one of my main clients – Wizards of the Coast and their D&D range. I feel that I have managed to create some powerful images, and that this has fed through into repeat cover work, whilst being trusted with producing a good outcome with complicated briefs, or more often being given lots of leeway with a refreshingly sparse outline.

Tightness Vs Looseness works to create focus.

However this approach to producing personally satisfying and professionally strong work has not been based solely upon the size of an image or it’s complexity. I do consider my drawing and compositional skills create a solid bedrock for my work, but I have also felt that there were areas of my art that could be developed to aid readability and impact. In order to strengthen the focus of my images I have been especially concentrating on edges, tightness/looseness of my mark making, value range and lighting, though my efforts have in no way been limited to these areas.

Constant evolution of ones work as part of the striving for improvement seems to me an essential necessity in the life of an artist - stagnation is anathema.

Part of the evolutionary process has involved a re-examination of the tools I use. At the start of the year I began to introduce some gel mediums into my work, this has allowed a different approach to blending and glazing, and have proven especially useful when wanting to soften edges or create a looser feel to parts of a painting.

Latterly I have revisited artists’ acrylics; for many years I have worked exclusively with miniature paints, I enjoyed their consistency, opacity, fine and vibrant pigmentation, along with a very rapid drying time, interestingly it is the variability in these qualities that I have now enjoyed experiencing in my work.

I felt it all came together in this one to create a strong image:
Composition, Lighting, Saturation and Value Range.

I have been genuinely excited by these explorations, and the vistas that appear to have opened up to me – indeed discussing these possibilities was an enjoyable part of a lot of my conversations at IlluXCon – of course there is always the concern that by pushing forward one can leave behind something of value. I have started off down false turnings before, but hopefully have a clearer vision and more wisdom these days.

The last year has been challenging in a number of ways, but I do think I have managed to achieve a better, and necessary, work/life balance, whilst combining this with artistic development that has also fed through into professional and career progress. I look forward to the coming year, with all its challenges and opportunities. It certainly helps when the first bit of feedback I received from an Art Director this year included the following comments; "You made me a happy man when I saw these… one of my favorite card paintings ever…great foreshortening and dynamic angle. You just proved yourself a monster on these.”

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

IlluXCon 4 - attending in 2011

IlluXCon's popularity continues to grow exponentially, and to such an extent that this coming year the exhibiting artists have been selected through a jury peer review. The judges were Jon Schindehette (AD for Dungeons & Dragons), Jeremy Jarvis (AD for Magic: the Gathering), Todd Lockwood, Robh Ruppel, and Donato Giancola.

I am happy to announce that I made the cut and will be attending alongside an impressive list of fellow artists.

Already looking forward to it.

Monday, 29 November 2010

D&D ImagineFX

D&D Revisited:
Part of the ImagineFX article.

The Christmas issue of ImagineFX, No. 64, has a special article on the history of the art of Dungeons & Dragons. I was very happy to be asked to contribute to the article, and it is very gratifying to see myself arrayed alongside an amazing peer group of fantasy artists that have worked on D&D.

My passion for fantasy art was spurred on and inspired by playing D&D; to have seen those childhood dreams transform into a career still humbles me.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

IlluXCon 2010 - A Review, or, I'm Back.

At My Stand.

Just over a week has passed since I returned from IlluXCon, and whilst the fatigue of the travel and socialising has faded, I still feel the absorption of the experience is only just beginning. In this review I am not going to try and list all the goings on, but rather give a narrow perspective based on my own approach to attending a show.


All credit should be given to Pat and Jeannie Wilshire for organising  a unique convention. It was a thrilling experience to see so many fantasy artists gathered in such great number, and says something about the desire amongst us to participate in our community. A number of other shows provide artist's alleys, or art shows, but none other caters for us in such a direct and focused way. So often we work alone in our studios, and that can easily become somewhat isolating, so it's great to engage in such a direct way with other artists and their work.

A Panoramic View.

Prior to deciding whether or not to attend a show I attempt to assess it through three criteria:
Sales: Is the trip going to be profitable, or would I make more money staying at home?
Business: Am I going to reinforce and/or expand my existing client base?
Community: This is more nebulous, and is about connecting with my fellow artists, getting out of that aforementioned 'studio bubble', but also about being inspired, and learning from my peers' work.

The Centre Was A Great Space.

If I feel I can successfully tick two out of the three categories then I judge the show to be worthwhile. For this trip I already knew that a transatlantic journey with it's correpsonding overheads was a poor starting point to plan for this as a 'Sales' trip. However I was right to feel optimistic about the other criteria.

I can have had email correspondance with an art director for a number of years, and yet find that relationship improved immeasurably with a half hour chat. This show was no exception as I caught up with a number of clients I work for, oh, and it was very gratifying to be offered work from a new client I was wanting to meet even as I was still setting up my stand.

I had Some Interesting Neighbours:
Jordu Schell's Awesome Masks.

However the show scored biggest in my last category. Not only did I catch up with  a lot of established friends, but also made some good new ones. There already exists a commonality between all the artists through the shared work we do, and it always feels very easy to build upon this. I was also impressed by the number of artists attending the show who weren't even exhibiting (primarily because of their digital backgrounds, in what is oestensibly a traditional art show), this goes back to what I said at the start of the blog.

On Both Sides:
Tom Taggart's Mantrap.

I also couldn't fail to be massively inspired, and motivated by the overwhelming quality, and diversity of the work on display. I was also gratified by the positive feedback I received on my own work; it is  very informative to observe what aspects other artist's pick up on in one's work. In particular I was happy at the number of people who commented on my colour use, an area I hadn't necessarily thought of as one of my strongest qualities.

I had a very stimulating and engaging time at the show. I want to thank everyone who stopped by and said hi. I welcomed the fact that I had a proper opportunity to talk with those who did, but also to visit other artists at their stands and discuss their work and developments. I am already looking forward to next year!

Lastly I wanted to say thanks to Christopher Burdett for his help at the show, oh, and I lifted the first photo in this blog from his own , which give a much more thorough overview of the show, and which I recommend reading.