It's a Kind of Magic...

McCormick Wands returns to our pages with another beautiful brace of wizarding wands.

 

 

Rust Never Sleeps

This handy tutorial on creating a convincing rusted metal effect comes to us from Van Oaks Props.  No exotic materials needed, just paint, hairspray, and coffee grounds.

Cthulhu Idol, Landron Edition

Landron Artifacts returns to our pages with their new Cthulhu idol.

Cthulhu Idol, Novena Edition

This worn and weathered Cthulhu idol comes to us from Brazilian artist Cassiano Novena.  I really like the patina.  It does a great job of reproducing the fine layer of soil particles that cling to excavated artifacts.

 

The Color Out of Space

Sculpts with glow effects are usually gimmicky, but this "Color Out of Space" piece from Matt's Labyrinth is a fantastic exception.

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Sign of the Solar Cross

This Mjolnir pendant bearing the solar cross comes to us from Wyrdcor.  Hand forged from iron with an inset garnet.

 

Thorn Pendant

The talented Jason Soles of Gods Below returns to our pages with this very organic Thorn Pendant.  Cast in sterling silver with a turquoise mount.

 

Tomecraft in Progress

Alex Libris was kind enough to share some work in progress shots of his latest custom tome.  That etched cover embossment is gorgeous.

 

Kitsune Death Eater Mask

This Death Eater Kitsune mask once belonged to the mysterious Furuhayashi Kasumi, the great dark sorceress and my teacher of the dark arts.The mask was inherited by me with a deep honor as the only student of Furuhayashi-sensei after her death. Sensei was an incredibly powerful master of magical arts, but as a Death Eater, many of her deeds were malfeasant and nightmarish. After a while, I noticed the tear-shaped patina drips began to appear on the mask. As told by Furuhayashi-sensei in her last letter, by Japanese tradition the warrior's mask not only covers the face, but also, possesses a spirit of it's past owner, which will help the new owner to win any battle, striking terror into the hearts of enemies. But instead, it became absolutely clear to me - the teacher's mask is weeping with tears of grief and remorse for the crimes committed during her lifetime.

 Alisa Tochylovska returns to our pages with this wonderfully patinated Kitsune Death Eater mask.

 

Queen of the Damned

Dear Ratking brings us this excellent post-apocalyptic raider costume, created in part by the artists at Radroach Gear.

 

 

Making Faux Fossils

This detailed tutorial on creating realistic prop fossils using air drying clay comes to us from Samhain Propworks.  His technique would be perfect for creating more fantastic specimens like fae and dragons.

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...

...who is the most monstrous of all?  The talented Karen Main returns to our pages with this gruesomely organic mirror cast in cement.

 

Great Cthulhu

This work in progress Cthulhu sculpt from artist Danny Burlingham is looking quite promising.

 

Package from Innsmouth

Just the thing for your holiday miniature display.  Jason McKittrick returns to our pages with his latest "Lovecraft Locations" package featuring the Esoteric Order of Dagon Hall and an Innsmouth Priest.

 

Great Cthulhu

This wonderful Cthulhu plaque is another fabulous sculpt from Maarten Verhoeven.  He has a real gift for texture work.

 

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Broers Edition.

This primitive-style Cthulhu idol comes to us from Henning Poehl.  A fantastic job of reproducing the look of pecked stone sculptures. 

Update:  While the photograph is from Mr. Poehl, this is actually a piece from the talented Joe Broers.

 

High Seas Hijinks

I'm a huge fan of making the tabletop gaming experience as immersive as possible, but even my efforts pale in comparison to the lengths Sebastian at Atmoseeker goes to.  His video on theming a gaming room for a pirate D&D game is a good introduction to his heavily theatrical approach.  That includes not only miniatures and props, but custom sound and a complete lighting system.  I didn't even know things like his wave-effect projector existed, but I'm definitely getting one.  

This approach isn't for everyone, but you'll find a lot of inspirational ideas.  Given the high quality of the content I was a little surprised the channel doesn't have more subscribers.  Since I'd like to see more I'll selfishly recommend you give him a follow. 

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Keisuke Edition.

 Manas Workshop brings us this excellent Cthulhu idol from artist Yoneyama Keisuke.  They're currently taking orders for castings available in multiple finishes.

 

 

Mother Hydra

 Artist Jason Pfeifer brings us this work in progress shot of his Mother Hydra sculpt.

 

Demon Skull

There's no better paperweight than a demon skull sitting on your desk.  These 3D test prints come to us from artist Joern Zimmerman.

 

Elder Sign Seal

 This ring bearing the Elder Sign seal comes to us from Japanese artist Chiho Komoriya.

 

Skyfall

 McCormick Wands returns to our pages with one of their new "Skyfall" series of wizarding wands.