Category Archives: Art

Comic encounters: The importance of player mapping

Posted on February 15, 2015 by widugauja
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Comic encounter: Easy recruitment

Posted on January 30, 2015 by widugauja

Taken from Shakespeare’s tragedy of King Lear from 1903. https://archive.org/details/shakespearestrag08shak The illustrator is unknown. The image seems to be free of copyright but please give me some credit if you use it. Especially if you use the caption, which is … Continue reading →

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Comic encounter: Dear Mother Nature

Posted on January 12, 2015 by widugauja

This illustration is taken from the story “The Magic Hide and Seek” in Andrew Lang’s Pueblo Indian folk-stories from 1910.  The image was drawn by George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950). The image seems to be free of copyright but please give me some … Continue reading →

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Comic encounter: The problem with henchmen

Posted on January 8, 2015 by widugauja

The picture is taken from some 19th century book about India. I don’t remember the title of said book but the copyright of the picture has definitely expired. It is free to use but please credit me if you use … Continue reading →

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Comic encounter: Mother knows best

Posted on December 31, 2014 by widugauja

The picture is taken from the story “Apotheose de docteur Puff” in J.J. Grandville’s Un Autre Monde from 1844. The image is free to use but please give me some credit if you use it, especially if you use my … Continue reading →

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Comic encounter: The problem with trusting rumour

Posted on December 28, 2014 by widugauja

Rumour is a double edged sword. The illustration is made by J. B. Clark for a publication of the story of Sinbad the Sailor in 1896 and is, as far as I know, free to use. Please credit me if … Continue reading →

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A few ships and some other stuff

Posted on December 31, 2013 by widugauja

And now it’s time for some more nice old illustrations. All pictures below are taken from the swedish magazine “Allers familj-journal” from around 1930. Most of them are made by an artist that signs his stuff “Harry.N” or just “N”. … Continue reading →

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An ancient greek d20

Posted on December 30, 2013 by widugauja

About a week ago I visited the Mediterranean Museum in Stockholm. Unlike most of Stockholms museums it is situated in the city center, just north of the parliament. It is well worth a visit, especially when the new egyptian exhibition … Continue reading →

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Illustrations: Babylonians, coins, vikings and bards

Posted on September 1, 2013 by widugauja

Found formidable treasure trove of nice old illustrations in “The young folk’s story of the world” from 1894. The illustrators that I’ve been able to track Will E. Chapin (d. 1937) and Henri Hildiband (d. 1897) are both safely dead … Continue reading →

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Arthurian illustrations by Louis Rhead, part 1

Posted on December 18, 2012 by widugauja

Louis Rhead (1857-1926) was a very productive illustrator, known for his illustrations of childrens books and illustrations related to angling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Rhead His illustrations are a treasure trove for fantasy roleplayers looking for free good stuff. Here are some of his … Continue reading →

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