Originally a commission for @NobodyJustBrad, I thought this might be fun for anyone wanting to show a portrait of a more vain and youthful Strahd (youthful for him, anyways). The hair reference the commissioner showed me had lovely feathered locks...
2024-09-04 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Volenta's illustration had a few little things about it that set it apart from her fellow consorts - the perspective, level of detail, a few bits and bobs about her costume, etc. so I thought I'd redo her. Still the same ol' sadistic torture-fiend...
2024-08-30 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
"I am that which sets the edge of your rage, the teeth of your hunger, and the fire in your heart." - I, Strahd.
The ancient, the land. The design in the 5e module lacks a lot of the opera that makes Strahd such a fun villain,...
2024-08-21 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello to all my fellow Faces in the Mist!
Just spending a little of my Sunday to share a preview of what’s dropping this week. I’ve been very busy with work and commissions (thank you), but I’m able to put forth this update for anyone ...
2024-08-18 21:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes, when my (I'm the DM) Curse of Strahd campaign turns a corner, or when there's a theme to explore during a specific chapter of the story, I try to encapsulate how it makes me feel with a quote (or something suitably sinister that I make ...
2024-08-13 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dragnacarta includes Father Lucian in the “Bones of St. Andral” sidequest, so I thought it was only fair to include a bit of art for Vallaki’s priest. As there are two prominent religous figures in Barovia’s recent history, St. Markovia an...
2024-07-26 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most-requested pieces is for art of Morgantha and her “daughters” that doesn’t immediately give the game away. Here I’m using the module’s text, describing the four-dusted girls as “hideous” but not monsterous.
Hope...
2024-07-15 01:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostHello again everybody!
Another courtesy announcement of how I plan to spend the next couple of months in the world of Curse of Strahd: Reloaded, just so you all know what to expect. (Quick plug: If you’re reading this as a free patron...
2024-07-12 22:06:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Verushka, a chambermaid from Ravenloft's past, has been haunting the castle for hundreds of years. As written, she's given a jumpscare, but in 2024-06-20 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Anton Konstantinov is an intriguing addition that Dragnacarta inserted into Curse of Strahd: Reloaded. A servant of the von Zarovich household that one can meet during the fateful dinner, Anton is a fantastic character for an artist - visually str...
2024-06-18 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey, everybody. Faces in the Mist has been puffing along for nearly a year now, and I wanted to extend my thanks to those who been along for the journey, and a hearty welcome to those who have just joined the party. I hope yo...
2024-06-17 15:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Abducted by Strahd before the game begins, Gertruda is one of the vampire's potential Barovian victims that PCs can find in the castle. As written, Gertruda possesses a child-like personality with few survival skills - intended to seem like a shut...
2024-06-11 16:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
“Webs as thick and pale as linen cover a shapely female form lying atop a marble slab in the center of this dusty, web-filled crypt. You hear a voice issue from the darkness.
"My love, have you come to set me free?"
"Hanging above the mantelpiece is a wood-framed portrait of the Durst family: Gustav and Elisabeth Durst with their two smiling children, Rose and Thorn. Cradled in the father's arms is a swaddled baby, which the mother regards with a hint of ...
2024-05-30 15:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
"Suddenly, the beast's form twists and swells in size, shattering the stillness with a grotesque symphony of cracking bone and sinew. Its silhouette staggers from four legs to two, its spine and limbs lengthening and popping unnaturally. Swoll...
2024-05-21 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody - in the module, Bianca is a white-haired, watchful and loyal partner to Kiril Stoyanovich. In Dragnacarta's Curse of Str...
2024-05-18 23:28:30 +0000 UTC View Post
“… a handsome young man with long, blond hair, his soft features sharpened by a frozen smile. [He bows] deeply… with a cat’s mocking grace… and step[s] aside to pull open the doors for your passage.”
As the only masculin...
2024-05-10 15:43:30 +0000 UTC View Post
There are restless spirits everywhere in the haunted mansion of Argynvostholt, but one of the least-threatening ones is the ghost of the old dragon's familiar Zorya, who more than anything wants to put the PCs on the right track. I felt the little...
2024-05-08 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there everyone - thanks again for following my Patreon. To show my gratitude, here are all the handouts you'd need to run the harrowing first arc of 2024-05-04 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Both Ilya and Kala Krezkov are major plot-points in the original module, and they remain so in ReReloaded, although they’re given a bit more voice. I did a version of Zulieka here too, with an emphasis on giving her a slightly more sympathetic e...
2024-05-02 23:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello all -
I certainly appreciate when creators I follow give me a little notice so I can anticipate what they’re working on, so I thought I’d pay you all the same courtesy. Here’s what I plan to have on the “Faces in the Mi...
2024-04-22 18:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
... the second part of the plot-hook items that Dragnacarta described in Curse of Strahd: ReReloaded. If you haven...
2024-04-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The terrible sound of scraping metal fills the air, and the knight turns to face you, revealing a pale-skinned corpse with burning red eyes in a sunken, skeletal face.
“Neither thieves nor assassins—and yet, you are here." H...
2024-04-16 16:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the coolest tools that Dragnacarta introduced into CoS:RRL is the concept of the Barovian Relics: DMs can, if they opt to do so, use these simple and fun character-driven tools to draw player characters into and around the ...
2024-04-10 15:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, everybody - I’m opening myself to a limited number of commission slots. If you’d like to have a piece of art done by me, here’s the basic info you’ll need!
This is subject to update based on client needs, of course, but these ...
2024-04-04 18:56:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The knight’s head lifts, revealing red eyes that flash with a quiet intensity. "...welcome travellers," he rasps. “I must ask that you forgive my rudeness. I am ill-disposed to greet you properly."
I'll do my best to resist pos...
2024-04-02 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Doodles of how the "Dinner with Strahd" illustration evolved, mostly involving moving the viewer into the action, and sliding the brides out so the eye is mostly focused on Strahd, the point of highest contrast.
Edit: Now including the lo-re...
2024-03-25 00:11:30 +0000 UTC View PostHello - Caleb here. Thank you so much for following my page - I've really enjoyed all the feedback and engagement that you all have given to me over the past few months. You're all very generous and I'm very humbled.
The title is no...
2024-03-24 00:04:06 +0000 UTC View Post
"Ezmerelda d'Avenir, a Vistana, is the protégé of Rudolph van Richten - despite the fact that her first encounter with the vampire hunter was anything but pleasant."
I've depicted Ezmerelda wearing the armor in her stat block, and...
2024-03-20 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m casting a net to see which of these poses (1,2,3, or 4) seems to strike your fancy. Just shout out in the comments which is your fave, and I’ll take it into consideration.
2024-03-11 19:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post