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« The Revenge of the Wizard », c. 1985
by Don Maitz (American artist, born 1953)
Cover illustration for "Lone Wolf #3 The Caverns of Kalte", gamebook by Joe Dever, USA first Ed.
Berkeley/Pacer books, 1985
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DonMaitz #FantasyHumor #Gamebooks #LoneWolf #JoeDever #FRPG #TTRPG #FightingFantasy #LDVELH
« Death was upon him and the girl too. », 1963
by Virgil Warden Finlay (American artist, 1914-1971)
Illustration for "Witch of the Four Winds" by John Jakes, in Fantastic Stories of Imagination, vol. 12 no 11, Nov. 1963
This story was later published as "Brak the Barbarian versus the Sorceress", Paperback Library, 1969
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #VirgilFinlay #FantasticStoriesOfImagination #JohnJakes #BrakTheBarbarian #SwordAndSorcery
« Fire-Ball », 1979
by Katsuhiro Ōtomo (Japanese master, born 1954)
Cover illustration for "Fireball" (unfinished SF manga), Action Deluxe, Futabasha, 1979
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #KatsuhiroOtomo #Fireball #Fire-Ball #SFart
« Facing the Catoblepas », 1978
by David A. Trampier (american artist, 1954–2014)
Interior illustration for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Players Handbook" 1st Edition
Gary Gygax, TSR Inc., 1978
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #davidtrampier #advanceddungeonsanddragons #playershandbook #roleplaying #adnd #ttrpg #frpg #Catoblepas
« AD&D Instant RUB-DOWN Picture Transfers - series I », 1981
Illustrations by David C. Sutherland III (1949-2005) and David Trampier (1954-2014) from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual 1st ed., by Gary Gygax, TSR Games, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #advanceddungeonsanddragons #DavidSutherland #DavidTrampier #MonsterManual #PictureTransfers
« ... a young woman with long floating hair." , 1984
by Tim Sell (British Illustrator)
for Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy #10 "The House Of Hell" gamebook, Puffin Books, 1984
(here from French version, 1985)
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #fightingfantasy #stevejackson #TimSell #TheHouseOfHell #gamebooks #LDVELH
« WAAARRR - THE ORCS ! », 1986
by John Blanche (British illustrator, born 1948)
Illustration for a "Drastik Plastik Orcs" advert, by Citadel Miniatures,
Features in "Warlock #9" magazine, Games Workshop, April/May 1986
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnBlanche #GamesWorkshop #ttrpg #frpg #wargame #fightingfantasy #CitadelMiniatures #DrastikPlastik #WarlockMagazine
« Sorceress », 1976
by unidentified illustrator
Original blacklight poster, Velva-Print, Seattle, 1976
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #psychedelicFantasy #BlackLight #BlacklightPoster
« De hobbit », 1960
by Cees Kelfkens (Dutch illustrator, 1919-1986)
Cover illustration for the Dutch edition of JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Prisma Boeken, 1960
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #CeesKelfkens #Bilbo #hobbit #DeHobbit #jrrtolkien #middlearth #thehobbit #lotr
« The Four Ages : The King », 1974
by Barry Windsor Smith (British illustrator, born 1949)
Plate four of "The Four Ages Of Conan" portfolio, The Gorblimey Press, 1974
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #barrywindsorsmith #bws #FourAgesOfConan #Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #ConanTheWarrior #ConanTheBuccaneer #ConanTheKing #REHoward
« The Four Ages : The Buccaneer », 1974
by Barry Windsor Smith (British illustrator, born 1949)
Plate three of "The Four Ages Of Conan" portfolio, The Gorblimey Press, 1974
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #barrywindsorsmith #bws #FourAgesOfConan #Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #ConanTheWarrior #ConanTheBuccaneer #ConanTheKing #REHoward
« The Four Ages : The Warrior », 1974
by Barry Windsor Smith (British illustrator, born 1949)
Plate two of "The Four Ages Of Conan" portfolio, The Gorblimey Press, 1974
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #barrywindsorsmith #bws #FourAgesOfConan #Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #ConanTheWarrior #ConanTheBuccaneer #ConanTheKing #REHoward
« The Hypnotic Tentacles Of The Brain Slayer », 1984
by Gary Ward (British illustrator)
Illustration for "Caverns Of The Snow Witch" by Ian Livingstone, Fighting Fantasy #9 adventure gamebook
Puffin Books, 1984
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #fightingfantasy #ianlivingstone #GaryWard #LDVELH #gamebooks #TentacleMonster #Brainslayer
« Pseudo-Dragon», 1977
By David A. Trampier, aka DAT (american artist, 1954–2014)
Illustration for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Monster Manual" 1st edition, by Gary Gygax, TSR Hobbies, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #davidtrampier #advanceddungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragons #monstermanual #roleplaying #adnd #ttrpg #frpg #TSRInc
« Ancient Red », 1983
by Larry Elmore (American illustrator, b. 1948)
Early sketch for Gary Gygax's "Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules", TSR Inc., 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #d&d #dungeonsAndDragons #LarryElmore #GaryGygax #frpg #ttrpg #basicrules