Matt Stawicki's Oil Painting of my character (w/Caldwell, Elmore, and Kip the Bold)

Kai Lord

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• Mar 9, 2003

• #1

Well folks, Matt Stawicki, premiere fantasy illustrator and current Dragonlance cover artist finally finished the oil painting I commissioned him to draw of Elijayess Moonshadow, my personal PC.

Elijayess is a Wild Elf Barbarian Archer from the Dragonlance world of Krynn.

In addition to Stawicki's oil painting, I am including the other commissioned works of the same character by Clyde Caldwell, Larry Elmore, and ENWorld's own Kip the Bold.

You can view the works of Matt Stawicki and purchase some merchandise at www.mattstawicki.com. Enjoy!

 

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Kai Lord

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• Mar 9, 2003

• #2

Elijayess (and Brandella) by Clyde Caldwell (www.clydecaldwell.com):

 

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Kai Lord

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• Mar 9, 2003

• #3

A younger Elijayess by Larry Elmore (www.larryelmore.com):

 

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Kai Lord

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• Mar 9, 2003

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Elijayess by Kip the Bold:

 

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Oni

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• Mar 9, 2003

• #5

I really like the Stawicki one (the others are great too, but the atmosphere in the colour piece is wonderful). You must love this character a great deal to have commissioned so much artwork of him.

 

Kai Lord

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• Mar 9, 2003

• #6

Oni:

I totally agree on the atmosphere of Stawicki's piece, notably how the Autumn motif so nicely matches his cloak and how he almost blends in with the tree from the waist down. I'm very, very happy with it.

And yes Elijayess is my favorite PC I've played, though now I only play two or three times a year at most. I've shelled out the big bucks twice now, Larry Elmore and Kip the Bold were kind enough to do theirs for free.

I have a computer day job, but I take Film School classes at night, and as a filmmaker I just plain old like seeing my creative visions brought to life, in any art form.

I decided to see if I could get world class artistic renderings of my character not only just to see it done, but as commemorative works representing all the fun I had role-playing in my youth.

 

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Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Mar 9, 2003

• #7

Wow... amazing... wow!

 

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Gizzard

First Post

• Mar 10, 2003

• #8

Those are spectacular.

In the other thread, you mentioned how much the Caldwell piece was - do you mind saying how much this one is? Also, what are its dimensions? (One of the funniest things I ever saw was a sign at Ikea that said "Art: Small $10, Medium $20, Large $40". Like it was a cheeseburger or something. Lol.)

Also, have you decided how to frame it? I have one oil painting in my collection and the artist recommended leaving it open to the air; not to put it behind glass. I did as he said, but it always makes me a bit nervous.

 

Kai Lord

Hero

• Mar 10, 2003

• #9

Gizzard:

Stawicki's oil painting is on illustration board 11 x 14 inches, and the artwork doesn't quite go all the way to the edges. The piece as it appears here is a picture taken from a digital camera, and you can see a little bit of glare in the lower left from light reflecting off the paint when the picture was taken.

The commission plus ownership of the original cost $1200.

The memories of role-playing will fade to a point, but great art lasts forever.

I've always been a fan of the original Dragonlance novels and setting, and for me Stawicki's piece is very reminiscent of Larry Elmore's original cover for Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first Dragonlance novel. But with my character. Awesome...

As far as the framing goes, I will also have it framed without glass. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one impressed with the great work displayed in this thread.

 

Eric Lofgren

First Post

• Mar 10, 2003

• #10

Kai Lord said:

As far as the framing goes, I will also have it framed without glass. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one impressed with the great work displayed in this thread.

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Wow, the Stawicki piece is awesome. Very much worth what you paid, I say Good one. Actually, you have a lot of nice art there.

Because of it being done on board, though, enclosing it in a museum grade frame with non glare glass might offer a bit more protection, as board isn't necessarily as stable as canvas over many years (I can't confirm that with facts, it's just my suspicion). I would highly suggest giving it about a quarter inch or so of breathing space from the glass, though and not having it rest against the glass. Just a thought to consider as you have made such a nice investment in art. Maybe confer with a framing expert.

Again, beautiful piece


Eric