Random thoughts
I just drank an insane amount of coffe. I’ve had a cup in my hand for 3 solid hours. Why do I do this to myself?
The hero machine
I just discovered the Hero Machine. It allows you to draw quick sketches of heroes, character, and NPCs - no talent required. It took me 2 minutes to figure out how to work the hero machine - which means I’m slow, or you’ll need to read the instructions. But that 2 minutes was worth it!
Art will make your D&D campaign better
With appropriate art to support description and imagination your roleplaying experience will be enhanced. Aside from using the hero machine to generate and print character sketches, here are a few art resources that I browse every now and then:
- WOTC art galleries
- Todd Lockwood’s website
- Larry Elmore’s website
- Chimaeras Gallery
- Dream Worlds
- And then there’s a lot more D&D art that I never look at, but it’s there - lots of it.
6 Comments
3:58 am on April 11th, 2008
Hero Machine seriously rocks. Refore I started using DAZ Studio (and then Poser), we used Hero Machine for all our character portraits. I still crank it open if I just want a quick character sketch. Nice tool.
There’s a large handful of the characters we made here and here.
8:45 am on April 11th, 2008
Actually, there’s a new version of HeroMachine - v2.5. Best site I’ve found for it is UGO, strangely.
9:06 am on April 11th, 2008
If you want cool custom art, like character portraits, check out AvatarArt. Obsidian Portal members get $5 off for each piece!
10:27 pm on April 12th, 2008
Its actualy surprising that you just found Hero Machine now. My friends and I found it over a year ago. I never really used it.
ANd thanks ofr the link to the art sites
1:58 am on April 17th, 2008
There goes thirty minutes. Procrastination time well spent.
Thanks.
12:14 pm on April 17th, 2008
RE: here are a few art resources that I browse every now and then
You left out one of my favorites.
http://www.elfwood.com
The site’s searchability is absolutely awesome. There seem to be quite a few talented people displaying their stuff there. I’d recommend checking it out.