Badmike wrote:Well, finally got the finished commission today. I don't even know what to say, it is absolutely incredible. It's hard to believe Jim drew this start to finish in less than a month! The detail is mindblowing, IMO it's even BETTER than the original Q1 cover! I've just been staring it it over my desk for the better part of an afternoon in shock, drinking in all the details, feeling like I was a teenager again having picked up Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits at the local hobby store only this time my party's characters are filling in for the generic heroes in the original cover (with incredible detail, down to the armor and weapons the actual characters wore in my original campaign!). I'm getting together with two of the original members of my gaming group who adventured through the G-D-Q modules this New Year's Eve, and I honestly don't know if they are going to not just bash me over the head and take this for themselves once their eyes quit bugging out from their heads in astonishment (plus seeing their actual characters there taking on Lolth and her minions). Wow! Anyway, I'll attempt to take a picture and post it here when I get a chance so everyone can see that Roslof came through like a champion. Money well spent!!!! If anyone was thinking of maybe having Jim do a commision, rest assured you won't be disappointed.Mike B.
Adam Shultz wrote:picts please!
killjoy32 wrote:thats a wonderful piece of art. Q1 will always be my fave mod ever and as soon as i have enough pennies available....i see a commission of similar ilk being requested!!!truly....am VERY impressed!thanks for sharing that mike.Al
dathon wrote:That is awesome. I'll have to start thinking about this now too... Was there any reason why you went with black and white rather than color?
Badmike wrote: I've just always felt B&W inks bring out more detail, and it reminds me of the inner illustrations of the original D&D modules (no color interiors, remember) and looked a lot more "old school" to me. Plus Roslof's style seems (to me at least) to sometimes become buried and washed out with color, which sometimes obscures the details ( I think a lot of Erol Otus' b&w stuff looks cooler than this color stuff also). Plus the time factor and cost, I know color would have cost more and taken much more time (it was only about 3 weeks from start to finish for this piece, which Jim did in his spare time). Honestly I never even considered color, I had a conception of what I wanted and Jim filled it perfectly, sort of like one of those full page b&w drawings in one of the 1st edition classics.Mike B.
Adam Shultz wrote:8) Thanks for the show. What a great visual and story to boot. I never tell teh wifey how much I spend on any of this stuff.
Ssendam wrote:HOLY CRAP!!! Wow, that is amazing... just like the old days but the detail and refinement is incredible.Can you tell us any more about your correspondence with Jim? like history working with TSR?
Adam Shultz wrote:He is tough to pin down for more than a very specific email. Sometimes he doesn't seem to get emails at all or files mine away in the circular file cabinet. I am glad the commission worked out though. He has been hankering to do some fantasy work again.
