September 17, 2011

Welcome to Shadowcore

There are numerous online art forums, but I wanted one specifically geared towards fantasy gaming illustration by fantasy gaming illustrators (as opposed to art directors, editors, or publishers). So I begged, cajoled, and bribed an amazingly talented group of artists to join this collective (click on the names under Contributor website links to view their individual websites).

On to introductions...

I graduated from the Rhode Island School of design with a BFA in illustration (though most of my time there was spent in the printmaking department). I illustrated children's material from '95 to '08, then traded my brushes for a stylus and jumped head first into gaming illustration. The knock on my head rattled loose something sinister trapped inside, and I've been happily painting evil things for Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, and Sony Online Entertainment ever since.




 

   

Posted by Craig J Spearing at 6:11 PM

7 comments:

  1. Eric BraddockSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Nice! Way to kick things off, Craig :) Great samples, tough pieces to follow. I'll be posting my intro in a few days. I almost forgot how nice that Eowyn/Nazgul piece is...... almost.. heh

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  2. Stuart BoonSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    No pun intended but fantastic stuff here! That shoggoth--I am presuming it is a shoggoth, Craig--is truly epic.

    Looking forward to seeing what's coming up next.

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  3. Craig J SpearingSeptember 22, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Thanks guys! I'm really looking forward to seeing what the others post too.

    (Yep, it's a shoggoth... well, a loose interpretation anyway. Done for the ArtOrder "Lovecraft Creature Lab" challenge).

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  4. Adam Danger CookSeptember 24, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Sigh, you had to put your best foot forward with that LotR piece, didn't you? ;) Thanks for setting this all up, Craig. Nice to be on a blog again and really awesome to see everyone's work.

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  5. Craig J SpearingSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Thanks Adam! Each intro so far has at least five images, perhaps posting only two was a bit frugal. So, I added a few more.

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  6. RCOctober 8, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    A little late to the party, but I'm looking forward to adding this blog to my morning routine. I recognize the Animal Master and Order Adept images because they were in the same article as my first WOTC job! Also love the Eowyn/Nazgul. Great comp. Looking forward to looking at cool stuff!

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  7. Craig J SpearingOctober 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Thanks RC! I remember seeing your work in that article, good stuff! The Alchemist turned out great, I really like the globes above his head.

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