Illustrator, concept & storyboard artist. I draw to be in the adventure. Covers, characters, portraits, storyboards. Private commissions, 2/month Alberta 🇨🇦
Alberta, Canada.
- Tweets 2,991
- Following 637
- Followers 1,895
- Likes 7,709
Pinned Tweet
Covers I painted this year. Classic fantasy and historical, all painted by hand. Booking 2027
2
4
80
1,021
I’ve worked as a storyboard artist in the ad industry for years. All day I draw scenes like this one: people talking, reacting, selling something.
This time I “used my powers for good” and storyboarded one just for me!
As a kid I drew because I wanted to be in the adventure. I’m still that kid, just older.
So here I am, watching Lord of the Rings with Professor Tolkien. A pint each, the Argonath on the screen, and him telling me what he really thought of the film.
Imagination isn’t something you outgrow. Don’t be afraid to play, to put yourself in the story and to draw what you love. Keep having fun with your art.
Have you ever imagined watching the Lord of the Rings movies with their author?
What would you ask him?
#lotr #fantasyart
1
1
23
I'm now drawing these for other people too. One cinematic frame with you in the scene, B&W or color, digital or a hand-drawn original. Details: mikeperryart.com/commissions
4
MikePerryArt retweeted
Escapism is a high calling. To present a world free of a political aim or bias is a true achievement. One may represent political systems in fantasy without bashing the reader over the head with one's message.
Repost if you agree.
#Fantasy #Writing #TTRPG #TTRPGs #DnD5e #OSR
130
162
588
161,232
DL5 Dragons of Mystery was one of the first modules I ever bought, along with DL4 and DL6. It's well loved. Around grade 7 I loved Larry Elmore's artwork so much that I colored it in with Laurentian markers to make it even better. At the back I also filled out the TSR questionnaire. I checked "Yes, I am a Dragonlance game DM," and when asked why I wasn't in a campaign I wrote "Because everybody wants me as the Dungeon Master." Swipe to see what 12-year-old me thought. What was your first module?
2
1
40
573
Old-school Dragonlance art. Music to my ears. I grew up colouring DL5 with markers, and I’ve spent the last couple of years redesigning the cast in that classic style. Here’s my Verminaard.
1
6
95
994
Beach Zombie, rough sketch to final color (2012). A friend working in a morgue showed it to a senior pathologist, who said the bite, veining, bruising and crushed shoulder were accurate. Which stage do you like best?
2
1
12
285
First skate of the season with the Sr. Men’s shinny crew. Totally bagged, and the best I’ve felt all week.
I spend most of my days at the drawing table, and it’s easy to let work eat everything. Activities like this wear me out physically but recharge the batteries in a way nothing else does.
So this is your reminder: get out with the boys, play something, live a little. All work and no play is a bad deal.
What’s the thing that recharges you?
#hockeylife #artistlife
9
207
First playtest of a side scrolling brawler I've been vibe coding, built on my Dragons of Ice project. That's my Raggart design taking on a Thanoi chieftain. The walrus-men sprites are rough and I know it. The game loop works though, and that's the win today.
3
11
400
More of the Dragons of Ice character designs here: mikeperry.artstation.com
Should I keep going on this, or stick with the paintings?
88
I illustrated this In Space panorama for Kelowna Comic Con in 2017, and nearly the whole main cast signed the original. The prints are now a set of six 11 x 17s that join into one 66 x 17 in MEGA PRINT. Which Ranger would you hang first?
1
1
3
203
Set of six unsigned prints, shipping included in Canada and the US: etsy.com/ca/listing/45891697…
The signed banner stays with me.
81
Dragons of Faith (DL12, TSR 1986, by Harold Johnson and Bruce Heard), nearly mint. The module, the sleeve, the maps and the character cards are all here. The mass-battle counters are still unpunched, including the sea dragons, sea elves, mermen, chariots and cavalry. I bought it to run it, but I didn't want to damage the original, so I photocopied every map and room and location. Have you ever played this module? How did you use the tokens in game?
3
14
499
Sketchbook warm-up page. Faces, feet, and a couple of quick figures with a knife and an axe.
Today I pulled out a brush set from John Grello, aka @ionicart. His use of midtones, and his burn and dodge trick for pushing values around fast, have been part of my storyboard work for years.
Confession: I draw with the same brush almost every day. I get comfortable, forget the rest of my brushes, and forget what they can do. So today was about digging back into the toolbox.
Never Stop Learning!
What’s the one brush you never stop using?
1
13
317
Ionic’s brushes and sketchbooks: ionic.gumroad.com
His ArtStation: artstation.com/ionic
1
59
Raistlin Majere, gouache on illustration board, 10 x 8 in. Black and white underpainting first, then color layered over in washes. The original is now available. Link in the first reply. Which Dragonlance mage should I paint next, White Robe or Black Robe?
14
12
186
2,488
Original on Etsy: etsy.com/ca/listing/45891520…
Full 28 minute underpainting video: piped.video/watch?v=blQzjKzH…
3
190
