otusshrine
otusshrine
The Erol Otus Shrine
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...I find that many Otus drawings catch my attention, and stick in my mind far longer than other early rolegame artists do. His style evokes the exotic and the macabre in a way that few other artists can match. --Matt Stevens, “Brilliance & Dross in RPG Artwork”, Imazine #37
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otusshrine · 15 hours ago
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otusshrine · 4 months ago
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otusshrine · 4 months ago
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Cover for a new edition of The Monster Alphabet.
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otusshrine · 5 months ago
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otusshrine · 6 months ago
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otusshrine · 7 months ago
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The rhaumbusun is a small, cowardly reptilian creature seemingly related to the basilisk. It has a weaker petrifying gaze, affecting nearby creatures for only a few rounds. Its eyes resemble clear faceted gems, and are valuable to alchemists and wizards as components for magical inks and potions related to paralyzation. (AD&D "Dragon's Bestiary" entry created by Victor Selby and Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Erol Otus, Dragon 52, August 1981)
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otusshrine · 7 months ago
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otusshrine · 7 months ago
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Art by Erol Otus
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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Erol Otus
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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I decided I needed to color the Purple B'ooze from a couple days ago.
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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"A 2nd commission for Dan Weiss, co-creator of “Game of Thrones”. A gift for his Dungeon Master Craig Mazin, creator of “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us”. This was very meaningful to me because Chernobyl is maybe the best thing I've ever seen on television. I had a vision of Craig as Lord of the Slimes and Dan wanted him DMing so Mazin Presides"
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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lost and lone
from the Arduin Grimoire by Dave Hargrave
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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otusshrine · 8 months ago
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Per EO's facebook page:
The gatefold for the album by Bobby Joe Ebola, “Solar Cantata”. The painting is inspired by the idea of people trying to run away from climate disaster. At least the man is carrying a pine cone, perhaps he will find a safe place to plant the seeds one day. https://bobbyjoeebola.bandcamp.com/album/solar-cantata
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