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| Shape sketch |
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| Initial Sketches |
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| Horror Sketch |
Some sketches done over the last few months, exploring different styles, narration & light.
Sunday, 21 February 2021
Sunday, 7 February 2021
Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player’s Guide, 40K
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| Agri World |
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| Mining on Avachrus |
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| Silo Agri world |
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| Knight Parade, Knight world |
Only have time to post about once a month nowadays, so good bit behind things. Catching up, here are some recent pieces I did for our, Cubicle 7 Entertainments, Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player’s Guide recently.
Alot of the credit has to go out to the producer Zak Dale Clutterbuck for giving the time to find a unique way of describing the world of 40K. And of course not to forget, all the other creatives who worked on the game, from the graphic design, to writers, editors, other artists and many other creative inputs involved who made it come to life. As for the game:
Cut off from the might of the Imperium by the Great Rift, and beset on all sides by the daemonic forces that emerge from the tear in reality, the Gilead System stands as a bastion of faith in the Emperor. Unable to call for reinforcements or escape the System, the citizens of these planets fight to preserve the Imperial Creed as they battle back the vile xenos, corrupted renegades, and foul daemons that assail them.
Friday, 8 January 2021
Some recent Warhammer Fantasy Pieces
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| Karak Azgaraz Gate |
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| Mootland- got to stretch the old archaeology muscles for this one |
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| The Dread wood- its great to just do an illustration sometimes like this one |
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| Luitpoldstrasse- its been a while since I had the chance to do a figural piece like this one, was alot of fun |
A bit behind things in posting, but here are some recent pieces I did for our, Cubicle 7 Entertainments, WFRP archives of the Empire that was released last month. Thanks has to go out to Pádraig Murphy the producer on this for letting me have some fun on these pieces. And to all the other creatives who worked on the game, from the graphic design, to writers, to other artists and many other creative inputs involved who made it come to life. As for the game:
A fascinating and diverse collection of articles on topics that cover the length and breath of the Old World. The first volume focuses on the other species, Dwarfs, Elves and Halflings, whose presence enriches (or enrages) the world of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Volume I details new locations, careers, and NPCs perfect for inclusion in your next WFRP adventure.
More here
https://www.cubicle7games.com/product/archives-of-the-empire/?fbclid=IwAR0IOAS1dgvRyUDgJuYpBy5aElEZwrRUQRluJAB3jvax1jL0YD-kP4nyt50
Friday, 18 December 2020
Duty Beyond Death Out now!
Cubicle 7 Entertainment 'Duty Beyond Death' is out now! I did the cover art for this great adventure, I love 40K for that tech horror vibe it has going on, its great fun playing in that sandbox! As for the game:
Duty Beyond Death: something has gone nightmarishly wrong at the Pakthertius Servitor Manufactorum — investigate to discover its arcane technological secrets, and try to be the first to emerge alive!
Art direction & produced by Zak Dale Clutterbuck, graphic design by Rachael Macken, along with many more talented artists, writers and other creatives who helped make the book a reality. You can get the PDF now or find out more about the game here:
Friday, 4 December 2020
Age of Sigmar, Starter set- Final pieces
My final batch from Age of sigmar starter set. These ones were such a blast, as they are all part of one sequential story/adventure, journeying deep under brightspear and eventually coming out for the grand finale. I loved going on this journey with the players, using the colours, lighting, and compositional elements, building up tension slowly to the final action packed ending. Also got to design some cool spaces, the age of sigmar setting has much potential for imaginative ideas!
These images were all for the recently released starter set, which helps players enter the world of Age of Sigmar. Not only do you get a complete learn-as-you-play adventure, you also get a guide to the city of Brightspear and eight new one-page adventures.
Art direction & produced by Emmet O' Bryne, written by Jacob Rogers, graphic design by Rory McCormick, along with many more talented artists, writers and other creatives who helped make the book a reality. You can get the PDF now or find out more about the game here:
https://bit.ly/36QRYUk
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Middenheim: City of the White Wolf out now!
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| Cover for the Middenheim city guide |
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| One of the bridges into Middenheim |
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| Crowds push their way into the city of Middenheim |
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| The famed hazardous cheap way up to the city, via its chair lifts |
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| Ancient Earthwork at Middenheim |
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| The Morrspark cemetery at the city |
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| Guard dog for the interior |
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| Wanted posters |
Here are the images I did for our, Cubicle 7 Entertainments, recently released Middenheim City of the White Wolf. This was such an amazing project to be part of! From the cover to lots of interior pieces of the city, I got to dig in deep into the world building of this amazing Warhammer city. From doing this sort of thing on my own, where I used to do lots of sketches, paintings and maps building up my own cities, to now getting to do this professionally, I am very lucky that in Cubicle 7 I have had this dream come true.
But no project is the work of one man, and I had some great creative input by Dave Allen, Andy Law & Padraig Murphy. The book was written by Graeme Davis, Dave Allen, Jum Bambra, Sean Masterson. Graphic design by Rachael Macken. As well contributions by many more great artists and creative people! As for Middenheim:
Famed for its impregnability, set atop the mighty Fauschlag, struck flat by Ulric’s fist, Middenheim commands authority over all who stand beneath its towering presence. Hewn from living rock by peerless Dwarf skill, it is a striking fortress city where Ulric, the God of War, Winter and Wolves, reigns supreme. The sacred Eternal Flame burns pure and bright, in the heart of a city famed throughout the Old World, riven by dark cults, clambering merchants, and seditious schemers. Middenheim has little room for heroes, and less time for wasters, but for canny opportunists with the will and grit to carve a small piece of something better? Well, they might stand a chance.
More here:
https://bit.ly/35PD67T
Saturday, 14 November 2020
Óenach Cruachain- early medieval seasonal assembly at Rathcroghan
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| Final painting |
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| Model made using displacements maps from scans of landscape |
I am so proud to show you a recent piece commissioned by the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre. It shows rathcroghan during the early middle ages at a time of a seasonal assembly or Óenach. Painted over a 3D model using displacement maps from scans of the landscape for accuracy and based on research into early medieval archaeology it was an absolute joy having a chance to create a greater early medieval irish landscape like this.
Its an amazing area, you have so much archaeology in one area, both old and newer. From prehistory you have the iron age barrows, daithi mound and standing stone, the linear earthworks called the Mucklaghs (shown on the left), a courtomb and the rathcroghan mound, which I have done a reconstruction of myself in the past for Roscommon Co Co. From the early middle ages you have cashels (stone walled ringforts), raths(earthen bank ringforts) of various sizes, from one bank to multiple and their adjoining field systems based on excavated examples. You can also see a small church and its enclosure shown on the lower right of the image. In my opinion, its a perfect example of Irish early medieval life, the respect for the old, still living on and adapted to by the new.
Saturday, 24 October 2020
Hell Rides to Hallt Cover
The cover I did for the upcoming PDF adventure- Hell Rides to Hallt is out! Always fun getting to play in the grim and perilous old world! Produced and art directed by Pádraig Murphy, written by Chris Handley and co-writer David Whitworth. As for the adventure:
Hell Rides to Hallt is an adventure that explores justice, vengeance, and the twisting of old stories and older faiths. On the road to Hallt, with Hexensnacht perilously close and Morrslieb hanging gibbous in an ominous sky, a coach clatters through the night. Inside, a city-soft lawyer scoffs at tales of a headless horseman scouring the lands, taking heads and leaving widows in his wake. Outside, the heavy beat of galloping hooves draws close.
More here over at our website:
Moybologue signs up!
Signs up in Moybologue! Great to see the work in situ. See below for more information
Saturday, 10 October 2020
Streets of Brightspear
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| Brightspear Market- at the foot of Highport |
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| New City- the Sigmarite streets of the new city |
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| Spear of Heaven- base of the central tower in Brightspear |
One of the true joys of working in Cubicle 7 is getting to do street scenes like this. A day in a life is what has always pulled me towards RPG's, whole worlds imagined which you get to wonder around and interact with its peoples and environs. Not just play but live in that world for a time.
These images were all for the recently released starter set, which helps players enter the world of Age of Sigmar. Not only do you get a complete learn-as-you-play adventure, you also get a guide to the city of Brightspear and eight new one-page adventures.
Art direction & produced by Emmet O' Bryne, written by Jacob Rogers, graphic design by Rory McCormick. You can get the PDF now or find out more about the game here:
Saturday, 26 September 2020
Age of Sigmar: Starter set is coming!
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| Brightspears High port, the central port of the city. Was alot of fun designing this one, one of the best things about Age of Sigmar is how far you can go with the imaginative design like this. |
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| The centre of the brightspear city shown from below. This was based on an earlier design, shown in the next image. This shows a street level view from the lower city and the under mechanisms of how the central disk moves up and down, using escapement, the screw and cogs. |
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| Design and overview of the city of the brightspear. We went through a few iterations of this design back at the core book before we boiled it down to this final design |
The starter set game book in the age of sigmar universe is coming out soon! Here is some pieces I did from around the city of Brightspear! Was great working with the team filling out and exploring the city, something I always dreamed I would have a chance to do. Something about being part of a team making an entire city from scratch, its the ultimate experience in imaginative world building. Art direction & produced by Emmet O' Bryne, written by Jacob Rogers, graphic design by Rory McCormick. As for the book:
The Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Soulbound Starter Set contains everything needed to have adventures in the Mortal Realms! The Starter Set is chock-full of useful things for your Soulbound game. Not only do you get a complete learn-as-you-play adventure, you also get a guide to the city of Brightspear and eight new one-page adventures — each of these can easily provide a session or two for your group and come with the monsters and information needed to run the adventure (including a few new ones for those of you with the core rulebook). These adventures highlight some of the unique locations in Brightspear, bringing the city to life as a great place to set your first Soulbound campaign.
Friday, 11 September 2020
Ravenous-Age of Sigmar: Blood Tide
Another piece for our exciting new release over at Cubicle 7, ‘Blood Tide’. This was one of those pieces where I just set pen (albeit wacom pen) to paper (tablet paper) and it made itself, just came out of the values. This shows an encounter between a flesh eater court ship and the boat of the RPG players, Blackfin. Trt directed and produced by Emmet O'Bryne, and written by Jacob Rogers, graphic design by Rory McCormick. More about the adventure here:
Sunday, 23 August 2020
'Its your funeral' game-Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
A recent piece done for another fun game over at Cubicle 7 called 'Its your Funeral'. Was great to dip into this book and get to do a Morrspark! Written by Graeme Davis and art directed and produced by Pàdraig Murphy. More about the adventure:
"The Garden of Morr is the ultimate levelling ground for the great, the good, and the grubby. Regardless of rank or social status, there is room in Morr’s realm for all those who shuffle, march, or otherwise stumble off this mortal coil. Granted, some of these graves are a little less well presented than others, and the space given over to paupers is little better than a pit, but even so…"
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Age of Sigmar: Blood Tide Cover
Another recent cover for one of our newly released adventures over at Cubicle 7. Anything to do with the city of Anvilgard and Im having a blast. Art directed and produced by Emmet O'Bryne, written by Jacob Rodgers. As for the adventure:
The city of Anvilgard is under threat: Ghoul-infested ships prowl the Searing Sea and attack any vessels that leave port; the aggressive growth of the surrounding jungle threatens to choke the city, and pustulent abominations of Nurgle have washed up in the harbour. Now a Kharadron airship carrying vital supplies has gone missing, thought to have crashed and drowned below the waves. The sun rises red on the City of Scales, bearing the ill omen of the Blood Tide…
More here:
Sunday, 2 August 2020
Double Trouble released!
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| Graphic design of cover done by Rachael Macken |
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| The Illustration I did |
The cover image I did for the PDF adventure we just released over at Cubicle 7. Inspired by a great initial idea by my producer Pádraig Murphy of having a strange other world shown in the reflection and the final cover was done by our talented graphic designer Rachael Macken.
Double Trouble explores the fate of the city of Ubersreik, as it teters between direct Imperial control, the influence of the Jungfreuds, and perhaps a glimpse of a more independent future. This section introduces new characters, locations, and plots, and provides suggestions and advice on incorporating developments your Characters may have experienced (or caused!) during the events of The Enemy Within campaign. Continue reading here:
https://www.cubicle7games.com/wfrp-ubersreik-adventures-ii-double-trouble/
Saturday, 25 July 2020
Age of Sigmar- The Mortal Realms
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| Chamon- Realm of metal |
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| Ghur- The realm of beasts |
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| Ghyrian- Realm of Life |
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| Hysh- Realm of Light |
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| Ulgu- Realm of Shadows |
https://ageofsigmar.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Mortal_Realms
Produced and art direction from Emmet Byrne
The splendid game the team made is out in PDF here:
https://www.cubicle7games.com/product/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-soulbound-rulebook-pdf/
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