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Enter The LairStarter Pack - rules cover artwork; Dungeons & Dragons. Β©Wizards of the Coast
Acrylic, Approx 19" x 19".
Original Artwork for sale; SOLD
Was the bravery foolhardiness, or would this hero triumph where others had failed...?
The 'Red Box' holds a legendary place in Dungeons & Dragons lore. It was one of the original introductory starter packs, featuring iconic artwork by Larry Elmore, and was a portal through which many gamers entered the hobby.
You can imagine how thrilled I was to hear that Wizards of the Coast were going to revisit that product, and that they would like me to do likewise with the artwork. The look of the D&D red dragon has changed in the intervening period, as has the appearance of the heroes, but I wanted to capture the feel of the original, and pay homage in my own way.
Larry's original image, and details of the product, can be found on my blog:
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You have done an excellent job recapturing the feel of olde in an updated manner!
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Glad to hear it - thanks
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That's great - thanks
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Superb Detail, amazing pose aswell.
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I see most of the people are betting on the awesome dragon. I'll put mine on the character with the sword, if I recall right D&D has this amazing way of making unlikely thing happening like that there sword just so happens to slash the dragon in just the right spot (yep that can be the claw even) and its magical properties(which can negate the awesome dragon's magical resistance properties) causes the awesome dragon to simply roll over and die. All decided by the roll of a dice. 
As for the painting it is simply awesome. Gets me all excited to work on my thesis painting which ironically has nothing to do with fantasy at all... what with it being historical and all. Anyway thanks for making such an inspiring piece.
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True, he would be running if he didn't know something we don't!
Thanks very much for your comment
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You really managed to capture the feeling of the original, but your own design is well represented too. The character is going in with a good equipment load, not too much but not too little, and I'm glad to see this because equipment is underrepresented and unseen way too often (I'm guilty of it in my own sketches and when I look at it I think to myself "something's missing"). You've captured the feel of movement on the elven fighter's part, as if he had just dodged a tail lashing and is moving again toward his objective. The angle you used makes the dragon seem even more imposing and towering than the original (another thing you've done very well). Great job overall. I'm a classicist, I like my D&D second edition, but you've really done a great job with the art in 4th and you make it tough to resist buying for the art and story alone.
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Thanks for your comment.
I have always enjoyed trying to replicat the sort of equiptment my characters have had, and that I feel all adventurers possess
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I can't believe that you can do that with acrylics, it's so wonderful! o_o I thought it was digital at first, so I find it amazing to have such a good rendering with acrylics.
Well done!
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I'm glad to see your art got in. I bought mine last Sunday and introduced friends to D&D.
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Glad to hear it- thanks
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Very cool....my money is on the dragon...he's looking like he's about to roast said hero....
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yeah, mine's on the Dragon too!
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By Odin this is an amazing work of art!
Praised be thee, Sir Ralph the Awesome Horsley!
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That is some epic news. And a great picture!
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That is positively pulsating "Awesome" through its veins. UNREAL
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that's great - thanks
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In on the first page?!?!!?
As awesome as I suspected it would be when I heard you were doing this. Good work.
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Thanks Jon, I was very nervous over this...
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Ralph, you do things traditionally that people couldnt dream of digitally.
You sir, are a boss, haha.
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Thanks for saying so
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You never cease to amaze me with the amount of detail you put into your paintings! It's fantastic!
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Thanks very much - I am to please
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Oh my dear Holy!
I was expecting this to be digital art! I am utterly speechless of how this is a painting!
I barely have words to express the sheer-awesomeness of this picture.
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You've said more thne enough - thanks
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An epic Game book yes.
The dragon muscle reminds me of Easley and the, the position of the fighter and the lair reminds me of Elmore, and the face of the warrior reminds me of Holloway.
Nice job
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If I am channelling all those artists then I'm very happy
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Well, what to say: you belong to the new generation of those artist and that means you are an extraordinary talented and lucky fellow
Keep up the goodwork
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I still have that orignal manual XD
Back when the game took less than an evening to learn XD
Dude, im sure one day you'll have someone saying the exact same thing about yours ^_^
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That Ralph is un-fucking-believably awesome!
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Very pleased you think so - thanks
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