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Description Divine Power

Dungeons & Dragons supplement cover artwork.
© WOTC; D&D.

Acrylic, Approx 13" x 17".

Original artwork for sale; UK£1000.

Knowing that faith in his divinity will protect him, the Dragonborn fearlessly leaps into the mass of Eladrin Vampires...

There was a lot going on in the art brief for this piece. A host of Vampires, a tumbledown castle, Will-o-the-wisps and the Dragonborn Cleric, plus their needed to be room for the title.

To achieve some focus and punch the light is centred on the Dragonborn's holy symbol. This then sheds strong light onto the protagonists in the foreground; in turn helping them stand out clearly against the background. The symbol/light was deliberately offset to one side to provide more tension. Placing everyything very centrally can deaden an image.

We are also looking up at the leaping Dragonborn. Which when combined with his action pose helps create further drama and action.

The cloak helps accentuate the sense of flow and movement, but in the final image will mainly be obscured by the trade dress of the title. To see this, and to get further details of the product, check out this link:

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RalphHorsley In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 10:15:44 +0000 UTC]

Cool. Glad to hear that

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geraldTuraray [2009-01-09 09:46:37 +0000 UTC]

it's nice how you were able to unite the piece with the use of the glowy artifact thingy and the flowy cape.

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RalphHorsley In reply to geraldTuraray [2009-01-09 10:15:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, pleased you feel I pulled it off

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odingraphics In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:43:20 +0000 UTC]

deadly.

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RalphHorsley In reply to odingraphics [2009-01-09 10:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Jeffburjr In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:27:04 +0000 UTC]

I can imagine the Dragonborn shouting "The power of Bahamut compels you!". lol

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RalphHorsley In reply to Jeffburjr [2009-01-09 10:15:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah - definitely something like that!

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DesignsByEve In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:26:09 +0000 UTC]

You never fail to deliver do ya? Awesome as ever

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RalphHorsley In reply to DesignsByEve [2009-01-09 10:14:50 +0000 UTC]

Glad you think so - thanks

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jamindavey In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:23:45 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic. I feel like I'm learning more about painting techniques just by looking at this. This is the level of work I hope to be doing in a few years.

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RalphHorsley In reply to jamindavey [2009-01-09 09:25:32 +0000 UTC]

Very pleased you feel it inspires you - that's great

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LoneStranger In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:23:18 +0000 UTC]

Looks good, assuming my cleric survives long enough I'll need that book.

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RalphHorsley In reply to LoneStranger [2009-01-09 09:26:03 +0000 UTC]

LOL - I hope he does

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LoneStranger In reply to RalphHorsley [2009-01-09 21:22:12 +0000 UTC]

I know you have no control over this but I've noticed that there are very few things for Clerics in the books so far.

Actually do you play?

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RalphHorsley In reply to LoneStranger [2009-01-12 11:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Mayve this supplement wil lhelp redress that.

I have played a lot in the past, but have little time now

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LoneStranger In reply to RalphHorsley [2009-01-12 21:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that'll happen, sucks but what can you do really?

I will say if you do get a chance to play again try to find a 3.5 D&D game. Don't know if you've had a chance to look at the rules recently but it went from a wide range of options (3.5) to the tabletop version of an MMO (4th ed).

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RalphHorsley In reply to LoneStranger [2009-01-13 09:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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LoneStranger In reply to RalphHorsley [2009-01-13 20:54:10 +0000 UTC]

quite welcome.

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GAVade In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:08:45 +0000 UTC]

That's great, really like the cold colour palette on the backdrop, really bring out the characters shapes....

Nice armour design....

Another winner....

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RalphHorsley In reply to GAVade [2009-01-09 09:12:30 +0000 UTC]

Glad you spotted the palette. I was trying to go for the hot/cold contrast to help the foreground pop

Thanks.

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GAVade In reply to RalphHorsley [2009-01-09 09:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeah it really works well here, nice one....

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RalphHorsley In reply to GAVade [2009-01-09 09:20:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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The-Legend-Of-Freaks In reply to ??? [2009-01-09 09:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant Work here i love it. Instant Fave

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RalphHorsley In reply to The-Legend-Of-Freaks [2009-01-09 09:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much

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The-Legend-Of-Freaks In reply to RalphHorsley [2009-01-09 09:15:39 +0000 UTC]

You're Most Welcome

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RalphHorsley In reply to The-Legend-Of-Freaks [2009-01-09 09:20:11 +0000 UTC]

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