R. Scott Taylor contacted me recently about an article he is writing for Black Gate #15 (due out in fall of 2010), entitled “The Evolution of RPG Art, 1979-2009.” As Scott puts it, “The purpose is to feature 15 of the greatest RPG artists of all time, redefining the techniques they used to mold the standards of the RPG industry. Each worked on a singular themed character, Lyssa Ravenwood, a young,ark-haired wizardress who is always garbed in white trimmed in gold.”
Many (if not all) of the artists RST contacted contributed a painting of the Lyssa Ravenwood character. The idea was to do it in the style of the art each artist was doing back when they made their “iconic” contributions to the game … which, as far as I was concerned, meant that each did the art exactly as they wished to. Rather like the way we did the art for the game back when … My only concern then was to not do a shittier piece than anyone else did. I still haven’t seen the others, so at risk of embarrassing myself, here’s the 3E Lyssa, Todd-style:
Lyssa ©Todd Lockwood
Detail from Lyssa ©Todd Lockwood
