I've been drawing the cover illustration for my next adventure for publication, which I teased in a previous post. I used to draw a bunch as a kid, and I drew a lot of character tokens and maps for my Roll20 campaigns, but it's been awhile since I composed a "dungeon scene." I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.
I sketched the original in pencil, then scanned it into Photoshop and created a blueline version. I moved some of the figures in closer to compress the space. I've done the preliminary characters and the room background, and now I'm working on the little details to finish it up. The style is inspired by Erol Otus' and Paul Mullen's works (with a nod to Tramp), and depicts a potential scene down in the dungeon if the party attracts the attention of a monster down the well.
Once I get the detail work done, I'll color the image. I'm already building a palette (seen to the left in the image), and I based the otyugh's coloration on Otus' illustration in the AD&D Monster Cards set (at right). I gave the otyugh three eyes, because that's how it looked to me in Dave Sutherland's original Monster Manual illustration, but it's pretty clear from Otus' illustration that it's some sort of gross orifice (a "nose," perhaps). I added the orifice, but decided to keep the three eyes, as I like how they're looking at different party members.
I'd like to have the new adventure up on DriveThru by the end of march, so I need to keep chugging. I'll post the finished version of the cover piece once it's complete.
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