https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/ Recent content in Illustration on Ritual dust Hugo -- gohugo.io en-ca https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/shield/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/shield/ Dark elf shield https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/skeleton-warrior/ Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/skeleton-warrior/ Severed head of a skeleton warrior wearing a helmet https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/custom-album-cover/ Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/custom-album-cover/ Album covers I can do album covers in pencil, as an acrylic painting or with processed photography. In all cases, we’ll discuss the concept of the album, its themes, and how they should be represented visually. From there, if we go with illustration or painting I’ll do sketches, a round of adjustments and complete the final piece. Please note that I only do things that fit my illustration style (see here for reference ). https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/battle-axe-head/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/battle-axe-head/ Celtic inspired dark fantasy battle axe. Celtic inspired dark fantasy battle axe https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/andy-aquarius/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/andy-aquarius/ A small symbol illustration of an harp and a sword drawn for Andy Aquarius . A small symbol illustration of an harp and a sword Symbol on the cover of the Holy Rude vinyl album https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/goblin-week-2023/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/goblin-week-2023/ Goblin woman with armor and a polearm Goblin faces and details Goblin chariot Goblin sitting in the forest and contemplating a mushroom Kludged together goblin weapon Goblin shield with grinning moon https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/rock-drawings/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/rock-drawings/ Ephemeral rock drawings done in different locations and times. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantasy-battle-axe/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantasy-battle-axe/ Old-school fantasy battle axe Details of the axe https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantomes-2-cover/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantomes-2-cover/ Pen and ink illustration of a gothic cemetery scene for the upcoming 2nd issue of my ghost story and haunting images zine Fantômes . Pen and ink illustration of a cemetery with a large iron gate, a lantern on one of the gate pillars, plenty of tombstones in the distance and a victorian house in the distance Illustration in context on the cover of the zine with some text on the back and the logo on the front https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/winter-lantern-t-shirt/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/winter-lantern-t-shirt/ Eldritch ink illustration made for the band Inpathos. This was made for a t-shirt design, I channelled lovecraftian horror and the aesthethics of the game Bloodborne in there. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/ossuary-wrath-t-shirt/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/ossuary-wrath-t-shirt/ A large ink illustration made for the band Ossuary Wraith , designed for their merch. The frame also contains their logo which I also designed, see more details about it . https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/weapon-compendium/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/weapon-compendium/ In collaboration with my friend Steven, I’m illustrating a series of TTRPG weapons from a fantasy world we’re creating called Pious Rot. Every weapon has some lore and stats attached to it which informs the illustration I make for it. We’re also making these following different parts of the fantasy world and I try to create a sense of local culture and craft between them. We’re making a new one every week for the time being until we’re done with all the regions of the world. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/beholder/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/beholder/ Classic DnD beholder https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/ink-sketches/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/ink-sketches/ The beast of the Gevaudan https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/undead-king/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/undead-king/ Portrait practice of the King of the Dead from Lord of the Rings. The King of the Dead who haunts the paths of the dead https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/battle-axe/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/battle-axe/ Old-school fantasy battle axe for upcoming merch by black tongue silver . Old-school fantasy battle axe https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/bosch-creature/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/bosch-creature/ Small illustration of a creature form a Bosch painting made for an art trade. Bosch creature illustration Detail of the head and bird perched on the nose of the creature Detail of the spiky tail of the cape https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/wassail/ Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/wassail/ Illustration for a small game made by James Chip inspired by the folk tradition of wassailing. Cover illustration showing a tree, apples, and a playing card Page frame with trees Small detail illustration showing a ribbon connecting a tree, a mug of hot drink, a playing card and the setting sun https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantomes-zine-issue-1/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/fantomes-zine-issue-1/ Fantômes was my first zine project, one that started very small when I realized that I could regroup in a zine my obsession with ghosts, the drawings I made of them and the photos of ghostly places I took. Then I asked around to see if other people would be interested in creating or writing pieces about ghosts, and got an incredible response. I then spent the next 6 months collecting, assembling, laying out and illustrating all that material to form what became the first issue of this little zine. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/mundaun/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/mundaun/ A pencil drawing inspired by the alpine folk-horror game Mundaun . I was really fascinated by it’s locations, characters, objects and beautiful hand-pencilled textures that blend the whole world of the game into a morphing and moving drawing. Detail of the headless goat Close-up photo of the drawing, showing the pencilled textures Detail of the chapel The finished drawing on my work table https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/research/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/research/ References, archives and research material on illustration and art Table of contents Essays and interviews Archives References Essays and interviews Interview – Denis Forkas Kostromitin – Exploring Death Through Occultism And Art The travelling theory of art Archives The ISFDB is a community effort to catalog works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror Artvee, archive of public domain classical artworks Heavy music artwork Courses and drawing practice Secrets of shading How to think when you draw The Complete Bridgman fantasy art workshop References Paper sizes Diverse body templates for tattoos Portraits of trees Human anatomy for artists A collection of old book illustrations “Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/symbolism/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/symbolism/ The Three Fates by Alexander Rothaug Table of contents Overview and themes Notable artists Overview and themes Symbolism was a literary and visual art movement from the late 19th century of French, Russian and Belgian origins. Literature, myth religion and poetry are it’s main sources of inspiration material, with artists drawing from old mythology, medieval poetry and more modern pieces like Les Fleurs du Mal from Charles Baudelaire as inspiration for visual pieces. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/the-witches-of-alicudi/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/the-witches-of-alicudi/ Illustration inspired by the folklore of the flying witches of Alicudi made for cvstomer service zine, a folk-horror zine, you can get the zine here: https://cvstomerservice.bigcartel.com/products The flying witches of Alicudi, transforming into animals over a grain mill and some infected wheat Detail of the grain mill https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/dark-folklore-for-disturbia/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/dark-folklore-for-disturbia/ Pencil and ink digital illustrations and lettering pieces around themes of folklore and magic made for the brand Disturbia . First flash sheet containing mushrooms, standing stones and a witch bottle Second flash sheet with a corn dolly, ritual dagger, green man and frog in a coffin Last flash sheet containing a hand of glory and the head of a mari lwyd https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/folktober-2021/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/folktober-2021/ The green man Jenny Greenteeth Green childen of Woolpit Drawing of standing stones in a forest clearing Photo of the standing stones drawing resting on a large stone First page of the Jabberwocky poem with the head of the creature poking out Second page of the Jabberwocky poem with the vorpal sword A human horse hybrid demon from scotland, the Nucklavee The Wyvern, a bipedal dragon on a shield https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/hex/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/hex/ Let your demons out. A demonic portrait of Hex with a long tongue, death stare and horns, surrounded by a crown of spikes with their name in black metal font at the bottom The same portrait but in a monochrome red palette https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/onion-knight/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/onion-knight/ The Onion Knight from Dark Souls one, sitting at the gate and wondering about life. The Onion Knight from Dark Souls one, sitting at the gate and wondering about life https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/wheel-skeleton/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/wheel-skeleton/ One of the skeletons tied to gigantic spiked wheels from Dark Souls. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/treecrets/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/treecrets/ Basing myself on a game by James Chip , I created a series of cards with illustrations for the different steps of this meditative and introspective game about listening and talking to trees with your friends. Treecrets cards Set of 12 cards guiding you and a through this meditative game to be played alone or with a friend in a quiet spot of forest. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/trans-cerne-giant/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/trans-cerne-giant/ https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/banner/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/banner/ A war-torn goblin banner with a little battle trophy strapped to it. Pencil drawing with color added digitally. https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/baphomet/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/baphomet/ https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/inktober/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/inktober/ Magical items on a shelf Trans rites Standing stone Haunted house Coffee dagger Ghost cat Natural burial Cold grave Burning church Hand of glory https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/warm-wishes/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/warm-wishes/ Warm wishes https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/danse-macabre/ Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/danse-macabre/ A dancing skeleton for the plague days https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/deep-one-tiara/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/works/illustration/deep-one-tiara/ My interpretation of the deep one tiara from Lovecraft’s Shadow over Innsmouth.