Cthulhu in Ebony

Samudra Art brings us this Cthulhu figurine hand-carved from ebony.  I would lose my mind trying to do something this delicate.

 

 

Quick and Dirty Dossiers

The novelty site PhotoFunia has a pretty nifty "Spy Dossier" generator.  Fill in the blanks, upload a photo, and you can download a great handout for a character or NPC.

 

 

The Sunsword

Akoloutheo77 brings us this recreation of the Sunsword from the "Curse of Strahd" Dungeons and Dragons campaign.  He downloaded the basic form from Thingiverse (I think he used this model from screenowl), tweaked the shape and added more details, printed it out in a combination of PLA and resin, then finished it off with paint and a pair of inset faux gems.

 

The Devil's Dowry

This over-the-top handout for a tabletop Dungeons and Dragons game comes to us from professional graphic designer Stormageadon.  A fantastic piece of work, both in the aesthetic and plot-supporting sense.

 

I was asked to design a libretto to accompany a theater heist that's happening in Waterdeep in my girlfriend's campaign. 

I styled it off of late 19th century showbills, borrowing the art of the devil from a 1930s pulp novel. It was built entirely in Photoshop, in my experience in graphic design, finding a good font is 80% of the battle and I relied heavily on Hermann Ihlenburg’s typefaces for inspiration. 

One of the biggest challenges with designing something like this is that a lot of the very fun and engaging titles were all drawn by hand, which meant me doing a similar thing, drawing everything with Sharpie and scanning it and then tweaking it to make it look more contemporary. All in all, this is the result of about five and a half hours of work, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

 

 

Great Cthulhu

I'm normally not a fan of Cthulhu toys, but this idol from Altar Toys is an exception.  Despite the color scheme (and it's available in even more finishes best described as "eye-catching"), I really like the sculpt. 

 

 

Shaman's Belt

Ordacraft of Brutal Workshop returns to our pages with this WIP shaman's belt.  I love the wonderful blend of textures between the soft textile elements and the bones and teeth.

 

 

Carved Cthulhu

This carved wooden Cthulhu idol comes to us from Ukrainian artist Luna Wood Workshop.  It's rare indeed that we get an idol that doesn't have a stone or metal finish.  Ones made from actual wood are few and far between.