Formerly Known As Morno wrote:The "Middle Earth Cards" were greeting cards with my illustrations for The Lord of the Rings - there were two sets, each with three cards each of two different illustrations. They were something I had printed myself, before, during and after the WW days.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:...he also included one copy of a portfolio I published right after I left WW. This was called "The Dice of Fate", and had a series of 8 1/2 x 11" prints of my WW covers, my Alarums & Excursions covers (more than I remembered, including one that wasn't used) and some original art that I don't think ever showed up anyplace else.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:I keep meaning to scan some of those to post here, but obviously I haven't gotten around to it yet.
faro wrote:If I may lead off, then, with a slight non-WW digression? One of my favorites (A&E #11; 5/76 - apologies for the rather rough scan);
MShipley88 wrote:My favorite Morno work is in the Arduin materials.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:The first one is that A&E cover that wasn't used; I can't remember why.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:These are pretty difficult to scan well because they're on a textured paper; adjusting the brightness and contrast tends to knock out the texture, but also may kill some of the finer line work.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:And no, none of the work for The Dragon was in there. As far as I recall they only bought First North American serial rights, and in fact there are some extenuating circumstances that would give me the rights to most of it anyhow.
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:It would be even harder to get good scans of the Middle Earth Cards drawings, since the cards were printed on colored stock. I only know where one of those originals is, and I know that my favorite one burned up in a house fire.
VermilionFire wrote:That's really nice work, a distinctive style with an old skool flair. Are you interested in selling any of your old work?
MShipley88 wrote:You did that quality of work in your teens?What are you creating now?
scribe wrote:hi brad!Just wanted to say how much I love your site. It is very slick and cool looking. How do you create your new work? Is it all digital?
Formerly Known As Morno wrote:I can only think of one original I have with the Morno signature, an ink and watercolor piece of Frodo at the Grey Havens. Most of the older originals I have are from a few years later, between 1983 and 1987 or so, when I think my work had come a long way, but it's more straight up medieval than D&D, and so isn't likely to be of as much interest here.Edit: on the other hand, I've already discovered I had some things I thought were lost, so till I unpack the spare room I guess I won't really be sure .
MShipley88 wrote:One thing that impresses me is the generally realistic portrayal of weapons and armor. For instance in the drawing above, titled Into the Place of Mystery, the two figures are carrying weapons that could have been wielded by real medieval characters.So many of the artists out there never seem to have seen a real weapon or suit of armor...and seem to have no idea how these weapons were used, carried or held. (See my complaints about A Paladin In Hell, carrying his shield upside down.)How did you acquire this level of knowledge about the details of weapons and armor when you were a teenager?
scribe wrote: Just do us a favor and make some of this stuff available outside of GenCon....where more than 5% of us can take a stab at owning one with a bid! And yes, I am interested in anything Morno so count me as interested in the later work as well.
