A while back in time (this entry being unduly delayed) a few of the longstanding character portraits received a fantastic color refresh. Take for example these quintessential Khajathi and Malornian characters by Sparkey Davis.
The original grayscale versions appeared like this:
The original grayscale versions appeared like this:
Here's a glimpse at the new colored versions.
More recently Sparkey has worked up a fabulous new Khajathi female character.
What many players may not know is most of the portraits that make up the current collection are, in fact, existing pieces that have been generously donated to the project (that is, given a license for the free pdf version of the game). In a few cases (on a limited budget) we've been able to collaborate with artists for original works created specifically for the game, such as the above pieces by Sparkey Davis, and these outstanding portraits done by Ian Garnett.
Regardless of the source, we remain grateful to each and every artist for the many unique and varied contributions, without which the rest of us would be left to scrounge up portraits of our own...
...or worse, use what few Lisa and I managed to make ourselves (yikes).
...or worse, use what few Lisa and I managed to make ourselves (yikes).
Editor's note: What he doesn't know is I entered these in the 5th annual art contest for members and admirers of the Toasty Bagel Delivery Guild. They didn't win a bagel award but did receive five gumdrops and half a licorice stick.
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