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tsrart
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:44 pm

Hi all - any of you out there recognize this piece? I have a sneaking suspicion that it's an interior illo from one of the Planescape modules, but I could be wrong . . . .

Pat

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http://www.munchkinpress.com/Burdick-Skull.jpg

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:21 am

it looks so stoned....

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:38 am

Scott Burdick

Has done:

Book Publisher Credit

Chilling Tales (Ravenloft) (1995) TSR, Inc. Cover Artist

Circle of Darkness (Ravenloft) (1995) TSR, Inc. Cover Artist

Fires of Dis (Planescape) (1995) TSR, Inc. Interior Artist

Harbinger House (Planescape) (1995) TSR, Inc. Interior Artist

Van Richten's Guide to Fiends (Ravenloft) (1995) TSR, Inc. Cover Artist

Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani (Ravenloft) (1995) TSR, Inc. Cover Artist

When Black Roses Bloom (Ravenloft) (1995) TSR, Inc. Cover Artist

In the Abyss (Planescape) (1994) TSR, Inc. Interior Artist

Magazine Credits:

Magazine Credit

Dungeon #52 (Mar/Apr 1995) Cover Artist

Dungeon #42 (Jul/Aug 1993) Cover Artist

Dungeon #35 (May/Jun 1992) Cover Artist

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:39 am

draco76 wrote:it looks so stoned....

X-ray of maxwell :?:

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:41 am

BTW, good guess about planescape, though he's got quite a bit of Ravenloft as well.

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:46 am

Interesting piece. It does have a planescape look to it, but other than what MrFilthyIke left, I wasn't able to find anything else on it online. I only own 6 or 7 plancescape items personally and all of them except one are sealed. Maybe Azurah will be able to identify it when she checks in again, as she is big on planescape and has a lot of Planescape items. Maybe she might even become the resident Planescape expert :wink:

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:48 am

johnhuck wrote:
draco76 wrote:it looks so stoned....

X-ray of maxwell

It can't be, no bong residue on it anywhere

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:58 am

Looks hauntingly familiar. An ex-girlfriend, maybe.

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:12 am

With all those bones showing, I suspect it comes from one of the Ravenloft modules or supplements, even if the painting style is very modern - more comic sci-fi than fantasy

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:28 am

when i first looked at the pic, it reminded me of that dragon in "spellfire" - a forgotten realms book? brain is frazzled today with work, but i am sure that was the one.....

now when i look at it, i dont think it is.... good pic tho!

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:31 pm

Thanks all!

I assumed that it would be a Planescape piece because I know that Scott did some interiors for those modules that I haven't ever seen. I've seen all of the cover paintings he's ever done, so I know it's not a cover (and therefore not Ravenloft, since he only did covers for them).

And Killjoy32, good recollection - you're thinking of Clyde Caldwell's cover painting for SPELLFIRE, which is a killer painting (and unfortunately locked in a major collection, never to resurface).

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:39 pm

tsrart wrote:Thanks all!

I assumed that it would be a Planescape piece because I know that Scott did some interiors for those modules that I haven't ever seen. I've seen all of the cover paintings he's ever done, so I know it's not a cover (and therefore not Ravenloft, since he only did covers for them).

And Killjoy32, good recollection - you're thinking of Clyde Caldwell's cover painting for SPELLFIRE, which is a killer painting (and unfortunately locked in a major collection, never to resurface).

yeah that was one of my favorite "action pictures" of the D&D genre that....loved that dragon - the detail was well cool!

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:15 pm

Sorry I'm late on the conversation. >:} That Scott Burdick painting is in the Planescape module In the Abyss. I believe on page 24 to be exact.

Do I qualify for resident Planescape geek, now? :twisted:

Edit: Also, I believe it's the skeletal head that overlooks the deck on the Ship of Chaos. Nasty thing, that.

Waterdeep? Never heard of it.

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:22 pm

Azurah wrote:Sorry I'm late on the conversation. >:} That Scott Burdick painting is in the Planescape module In the Abyss. I believe on page 24 to be exact.

Do I qualify for resident Planescape geek, now?

Well, I don't know about geek, but you get my vote for PLANESCAPE EXPERT.

As soon as I saw this post, I knew you'd be able to help Azurah. :wink:

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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:56 pm

MANY thanks, Azurah! I don't know about "Planescape Geek," but you DID just make my Christmas card list . . . .

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:19 am

Very glad I could help! Yay for Christmas cards.

You coooould put that painting in the card and really make my Christmas. *grin*

Thanks, bclarkie, for such a flattering vote. My heart is aflutter.

Waterdeep? Never heard of it.

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:23 am

Azurah wrote: In the Abyss. I believe on page 24 to be exact..

Ah, that's why I didn't recognize it...I own the mod but only read through it once...briefly. :P

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:14 pm

Very glad I could help! Yay for Christmas cards. You coooould put that painting in the card and really make my Christmas. *grin*

Hmm . . . . I don't think I could fold it up small enough to fit into a card . . . . :twisted:

Seriously, though, if you're looking for Planescape art let me know - there are a number of Tony DiTerlizzi's pieces on the market right now, plus Robh Ruppel's HELLBOUND cover and the odd miscellaneous piece . . . .

Pat

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