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All out

henning — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:17:35 GMT

All out

I’d like to dedicate this piece to our recently ended Call of Cthulhu pen & paper roleplaying campaign. We kinda scewed it all up getting all tricked by Nyarlathotep! That *** old God fooled the party through a portal and they got all thrown back to ancient Egypt, except me who barely manage to jump back out before it closed behind me. Actually the others got off better than me as the world kinda ended shortly after this and I was still stuck in 1929. Oh well, it was fun for as long as it lasted…

This scene is not really from that session at all, but It’s inspired by the setting and the monsters you can find in this setting. The dude on the picture is referenced from a photo I shot of a childhood friend of mine. I think he looks cool on the picture, giving it all even though he doesn’t really stand a chance against mr. tentacle

Painted during quite a few evenings using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet. Reference used for the character.

Progress steps, closeups, prints here!

Goh'Cephal

henning — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:24:00 GMT

Goh'Cephal

Not that this really has anything to do with Call of Cthulhu, but I guess that I have been influenced from the monsters of that setting. There is just something with tentacle monsters that appeals to me and not in an Asian manga kind of way (please make a note of that )

I was not sure if I was to dress the girl or not, but after a few tests, it simply looks a lot cleaner and better this way.

Painted using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet over a long period of time (painted one or two hour every now and then. Reference from different places within my own collection.

Close-ups and progress steps on my site.

Call of cthulhu, dunwich horror game cover

henning — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:44:54 GMT

Call of cthulhu, dunwich horror game cover

This is the cover box illustration for Fantasy Flight Games' expansion of their table top / board game named Call of Cthulhu, Arkham Horror, which is based on the worlds of renowned horror master H.P. Lovecraft.

My girlfriend, Natascha Roeoesli, made the conceptual sketch, so this is the first painting we’ve worked together on.

Painted during quite a few evenings using Photoshop with a Wacom tablet. Reference used for the characters.