R'lyeh Runes

What the world really needs now is a new Lovecraftian font. 

Here are some sample glyphs from one I've started working on.  It's based on recreating the kind of runes you would find inscribed in the stonework of sunken R'lyeh.  With that in mind I'm trying to use organic forms reminiscent of deep sea life, with call backs to claws, sea shells, and jointed exoskeletons. 

Based on my experience so far I have a new found appreciation for typographers.  Making a font is hard.  Every time I finish a glyph I like I get a nice warm glow...and then realize I have about fifty more characters to go.  That doesn't take into account the technical process of actually laying out the font.  Designing and digitizing the glyphs is a formidable process, but then the technical details of kerning and alignment rear their complex heads.

I'll keep you updated as things progress.  When it's finally done I think it will be a great resource for propmakers.

Coiled Wyrm

This was a design I did for a version of the Ponape Scriptures based on moko tattoo designs from the South Pacific.  Just right click and open up in a new tab to download the full sized version.

The plain version looks a bit too modern, but once it's distressed it's a quite nice embellishment.

Fossilized Fairy

Tóbal brings us a fossilized fairy specimen.  Yet more evidence that so-called "science" is hiding the true history of the world.

Magic Circle

Another magic circle for your occult props.  Just right click and open in another tab to download the full sized version.

Someone dropped me an email asking why I don't distress these designs.  They're intentionally clean in order to make customization easier.  You can always degrade an image, but it's impossible to clean up one that's been aged.  With a basic image you can bleed the line work to give a more hand-drawn appearance, layer on texture, and hand color the design any way you want.  Here's an example using the image above.

This took about ten minutes to do in Photoshop, but you could do it equally quickly using something like GIMP.  Keep in mind that I'm a hack with no real natural talent.  Someone who actually knows what they're doing could do a far better job in the same timeframe. 

Idol of Shub-Niggurath

Copper Centipede returns with an idol of Shub-Niggurath, the "Black Goat of the Woods With a Thousand Young".  I like it's strong callbacks to traditional fertility idol imagery.  It's the kind of thing that could be uncovered at an archeological dig with much excitement.  Except for the one person who realizes that what it depicts has disturbing connotations.

Traveler's Tales

Ethis Crea returns to our pages with a wonderful time-travelling tableaux.  The catalyst for this project was to tie together his other art and prop projects into a unified whole.  You really need to follow the link to appreciate just how cool this is.  English-speakers will find the translation of the original French page useful.

Skyrim Dwarven Dagger

Daniel O'Keefe brings us this amazing recreation of a Dwarven dagger from Skyrim.  The craftsmanship is impeccable, and the metallic finish on the resin looks perfect.