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| Zaira the hill witch of the northern plateau. She is a woman of such overwhelming beauty that any one who gazes at her face will instantly become hypnotized into.... |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
November 7, 2015
SOTW 446
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
November 5, 2015
SOTW 445
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| Grand Vizir Ilrahim, he'll be happy to take your bribes and payoffs. Office hours are 9am to 6pm |
November 3, 2015
Spectrum 22
Here's how the pieces appear in the book:
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| Across from a Tony Diterlizzi painting! |
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| Got a nice full page! |
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| Our cover has a nice splash of color on this spread. |
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| Go Gigantic! |
Thanks to the judges for picking my stuff! It's always nice to be a part of such a great art community.
September 30, 2015
SOTW 444
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| Rough drawing for a friends commission. DaVor, the map-making half Orc! Bet you never thought a half orc could make maps. Racist! |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
September 28, 2015
SOTW 443
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| Some out of practice zoo drawings. Not a big fan of the zoo... so I'll probably always be out of practice! |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
July 24, 2015
SOTW 442
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| Usually when Xenobia's happy, someone else is very, very sad. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
July 8, 2015
SOTW 441
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| Some roughs for a commission of a fan's D&D character. DaVor, the cartographer. (but he also carries a nasty spear/hammer weapon... y'know for making maps.) |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
July 1, 2015
SOTW 440
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| Moto-rolla Dipololla. He's one of those crazy- tech heads that thinks if he wanders the wasteland long enough he'll find that long lost frequency. His brain is fried, but he's friendly. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
June 12, 2015
SOTW 439
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| Sopli, the reluctant pilot of the wasteland. He'll get you where you need to go... I GUESS. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
June 4, 2015
SOTW 438
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| Bathsheba Weatherbury, dutiful keeper of the compost. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
May 23, 2015
Fury Road
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| A road warrior-ey sketch from 2010 |
I’m a huge Mad Max/Road Warrior fan and while I think Road Warrior was a “tighter” movie overall, I think Fury Road is probably the best action movie to come along in years. I think the movie is a sci-fi/fantasy nerd’s dream since it opens up the world and gives you little glimpses of story without explaining a ton. In that way it still feels like an 80′s fantasy movie as opposed to one of the current (boring) superhero blockbusters that seem to come out every other week.
Part of that may have come from the fact that one of the writers is also one of the artists! (Brendan McCarthy. His site’s down right now but here’s some of his work for Fury Road from 1997. (movie’s been in production for a loooong time) Here's some of his work for the movie:
Also I loved the character of “Furiosa”. She belongs up there with other amazing action movie women like Ripley and Sarah Connor!
The art direction for the movie was a healthy mix of Road Warrior, Brom and Heavy Metal (comic or music, pick one! Or both!) Furiosa’s makeup and the “War Boys” were very reminiscent of Brom’s paintings for the Dark Age RPG. Oh and throw in a little dash of Phil Hale’s pale jumping guys in there as well.
Here's some of Brom's work that reminded me of some of the imagery in Fury Road:
Anyway, I highly recommend it! It's a rare occurrence that a reboot/sequel of a series from 34 years ago is actually good!
May 22, 2015
SOTW 437
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| Lord Knossos finds your cute little weapons to be quite silly. Would you like to be beaten to a bloody pulp now, or after you visit with your friends and family? |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
May 21, 2015
Live drawing on the Gigantic stream today!
If you want to see me draw a community created "Gigantic" character on the fly then tune in to our stream today around 3pm PST. Here's the link:
http://www.twitch.tv/gogigantic
Here's the reddit thread talking about the stream:
http://www.reddit.com/r/gigantic/comments/36iyl3/the_next_gigantic_stream_a_heros_tale_there_and/
Should be fun! (or nerve wracking)
UPDATE!
Here's a link to the now archived video stream so you can watch it at your leisure. It went well, designed some fun/goofy characters, talked about art, and of course our game.
http://www.twitch.tv/gogigantic/b/661426254
May 18, 2015
SOTW 436
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| Mozo’s pretty happy. She stole three new wands from some boring bearded mages at a hipster wizard coffee shop. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
May 8, 2015
SOTW 435
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| Catmandu, stealthiest assassin this side of the Kyber pass. Make a stupid cat meme out of him and he'll claw your face off. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
May 5, 2015
SOTW 434
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| Sincur the shifty. Hire him for your dirty work. You won't be sorry. And if you are he won't care. |
Since 2007 I've been posting a sketch/doodle/whatever every week on my site. I'll be continuing this trend here on my blog and on my site:
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
May 3, 2015
SOTW 433
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| Letcher Nymphoi, giving satyr and fey folk a bad name since... well... forever, honestly. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 21, 2015
SOTW 432
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| Methanus Unger isn't happy with the way you're looking at his stink lines. |
Since 2007 I've been posting a sketch/doodle/whatever every week on my site. I'll be continuing this trend here on my blog and on my site:
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 20, 2015
SOTW 431
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| Does anyone speak Wrakbesh? 'Cause this thing either wants to ask me out on a date or disintegrate my innards. SLOWLY. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
SOTW 430
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| Drawing of someone's fantasy character done at ECCC |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 19, 2015
SOTW 429
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| Mo'heg Ashwin is the best tracker this side of the Nilmar Nebula. You'll have your precious Cargeezian bubble dog back in no time! |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 18, 2015
Marriage is a work of art... Update!
I have a nice update from the Marriage show at Krab Jab last weekend. Emily and I both sold paintings!
The painting I sold was "The Green Man" and Emily sold her companion piece titled "Children of the Forest." They were bought by the same patron and it's nice to know that the two pieces made an impact on someone. I actually had some reservations with putting my painting up for sale. It was a personal piece and I was happy with the way it turned out. But beyond that, the painting actually meant something to me. Many of my freelance illustration paintings are fun or interesting but they don't have much long-lasting meaning for me. I'm still working on a post about "The Green Man," but the painting represented a feeling about nature, compassion, and happiness that is hard for me to describe. My only solace is that whoever bought our paintings felt a strong connection to them and just had to have them!
The show opening went really well. There was a steady crowd throughout and Emily, the other attending artists and I gave an interesting artist talk about living and working with our spouses. (I think Krab Jab recorded it but I'm not sure when it's going up on their youtube channel)
Here's a link to Krab Jab's online inventory of the other paintings in the show that are still available for purchase:
http://www.krabjabstudio.com/#!current/cnkj
Emily also wrote a nice post on her blog here, with some more pictures:
http://fabledearth.blogspot.com/2015/04/march-and-april-at-krab-jab.html
The painting I sold was "The Green Man" and Emily sold her companion piece titled "Children of the Forest." They were bought by the same patron and it's nice to know that the two pieces made an impact on someone. I actually had some reservations with putting my painting up for sale. It was a personal piece and I was happy with the way it turned out. But beyond that, the painting actually meant something to me. Many of my freelance illustration paintings are fun or interesting but they don't have much long-lasting meaning for me. I'm still working on a post about "The Green Man," but the painting represented a feeling about nature, compassion, and happiness that is hard for me to describe. My only solace is that whoever bought our paintings felt a strong connection to them and just had to have them!
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| Our two sold paintings! |
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| Our wall at the show. |
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| Two of my "geezers of fantasy" paintings. |
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| Our wall and us! |
http://www.krabjabstudio.com/#!current/cnkj
Emily also wrote a nice post on her blog here, with some more pictures:
http://fabledearth.blogspot.com/2015/04/march-and-april-at-krab-jab.html
SOTW 428
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| Diker Wingnut. Street tough and vintage camera collector. |
Since 2007 I've been posting a sketch/doodle/whatever every week on my site. I'll be continuing this trend here on my blog and on my site:
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 9, 2015
Marriage is a Work of Art
Emily and I will be showing some pieces in the upcoming show at KrabJab Studio this weekend! The show has a special theme featuring artist couples. It's a really great idea for a show since in our years of being professional artists we've come across many artist couples and it's always interesting to see how they work together.
Emily and I got to know each other because of art, and art is a huge part of our lives together. We'll be doing a talk during the show's opening night on Saturday April 11th from 6-9pm. I'm sure all the art-couples in attendance will have alot of interesting stories about the ups and downs of being with an artist. So if you're in the Seattle area this weekend please come by and check it out!
We'll be a bit late to the opening because we're attending a workshop taught by Omar Rayyan that also takes place this weekend, but we do hope to arrive in time for the artist talk.
Here's some links about KrabJab and the event:
http://www.krabjabstudio.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1548905245371394/
Marriage is a Work of Art Opening Reception
Saturday, April 11th, 6 - 9 pm
Show runs through May 2nd
Location:
Krab Jab Studio
5628 Airport Way S, Ste 150
Seattle, WA 98108
Here's a few of the paintings I'll be bringing for our corner of the gallery:
I'll show much more art after the opening, including some WIP pictures that I finally remembered to take.
Hope to see you at the show!
Emily and I got to know each other because of art, and art is a huge part of our lives together. We'll be doing a talk during the show's opening night on Saturday April 11th from 6-9pm. I'm sure all the art-couples in attendance will have alot of interesting stories about the ups and downs of being with an artist. So if you're in the Seattle area this weekend please come by and check it out!
We'll be a bit late to the opening because we're attending a workshop taught by Omar Rayyan that also takes place this weekend, but we do hope to arrive in time for the artist talk.
Here's some links about KrabJab and the event:
http://www.krabjabstudio.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1548905245371394/
Marriage is a Work of Art Opening Reception
Saturday, April 11th, 6 - 9 pm
Show runs through May 2nd
Location:
Krab Jab Studio
5628 Airport Way S, Ste 150
Seattle, WA 98108
Here's a few of the paintings I'll be bringing for our corner of the gallery:
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| My Green Man painting and one of my "Geezers of Fantasy" sketches all painted up! |
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| Emily's drawing for the companion piece to my Green Man Painting. |
I'll show much more art after the opening, including some WIP pictures that I finally remembered to take.
Hope to see you at the show!
April 5, 2015
SOTW 427
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| Tweeble Rampalt, your friendly local inventor and tinkerer. He also makes deadly blackmarket weapons and explosives, but that's just a side thing. Y'know, for spendin' money. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
SOTW 426
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| Need some intel? Foss of Avolanna can help you. Slip a few gold pieces in with your package and he'll meet you out back. Course, now he'll have your intel to sell to others. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 3, 2015
SOTW 425
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| Charna Binri knows the dangerous risks of prolonged deep space travel. Number one on the list? Badly drawn necks. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
SOTW 424
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| Victrus. He has a last name, but he had the last person that used it melted into powder. He then, as the saying goes: "Put them in his pipe and smoked it." |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
April 2, 2015
SOTW 423
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| Marquan Alessi, famed jump pilot of the 4th moon of Oglia. He's not feeling so good today... his Urtrekkian hamster is sick. |
http://www.vinodrams.com/sotw/
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