August 9, 2012

Skull & Shackles part 1

Last winter I illustrated most of the half pages for Pathfinder's Skull & Shackles pirate adventure path. From bar fights to underwater battles, zombie pirates to buried treasure, it was a lot of fun sailing the Golarion seas! Here are the first 12 (out of 24)...


All images © Paizo Publishing


11 comments:

  1. I've said it before, I'll say it again... you are a machine. These pieces are amazing, dude. It's so cool seeing them together :) The bar fight and the Dwarven scout guy are my favorites. You totally rocked these. I'm working on some half-pagers right now, I hope my pieces hit the bar you've set ;)

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  2. Great action and drama. Look forward to seeing the next 12 :)

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  3. great stuff, as usual, Craig... love the cloud/lightening guy and purple claw dude especially.

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  4. Wow, these are fantastic! Lots of drama, great angles and lighting... I love the 'incoming!' feeling of Wasp Attack, and I'll bet Bar Fight was interesting to compose!

    Can't wait to see the next dozen.

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  5. These all turned out amazing!
    thanks for sharing them all together. :)

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  6. AWESOME WORK! :D 12 great, solid pieces - I am blown away!

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  7. Thanks guys! They were a lot of fun, particularly the bar fight. It was an interesting challenge to not have a central focal point, overlapping as many elements as possible to get a sense of chaos. I'll post the other half after the last book is released.

    Thanks again :)

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  8. Just wickedly designed and executed, Craig!! and a ton of work, awesome!! Love you as a Dwarf, such beautiful color on that one as well.. =)

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  9. Thanks Chuck! The dwarf (and the color on that one) was kind of an accident, funny how things work out when we're not thinking about 'em so much. I have a bad habit of over planning and overworking, I really need to shoot from the hip more and let instinct take over.

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  10. That's just a spectacular series of illustrations, Craig. I'm amazed at how well you balance everything: light, color, composition, contrast... it's inspiring work.

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