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Osirion Art Day!

Friday, November 7, 2008

One of the most interesting things to see come out of Osirion, Land of the Pharaohs is some of the art. Osirion had always been, in my mind, "Golarion's Egypt." And that meant that it kinda looked like Egypt in my mind—but with more mummies and giant scorpions. But now we've got some art coming in, and now Osirion looks more like its own place—elements are familiar, but at the same time the region is starting to look uniquely its own. Check out these two illustrations for examples—one depicting a hidden valley of pyramid tombs and another a busy day market in Sothis.

James Jacobs
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Who drew each of the pieces of artwork featured in this blog entry?
Caedwyr wrote:
Who drew each of the pieces of artwork featured in this blog entry?

I'd say the first picture was painted by Julie Dillon. The style matches this picture on her site. But this is just an educated guess.

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The first image, of the pyramids and the camels, was by Ben Wootten.

Not sure who did the marketplace picture, but neither were by Julie Dillion, that's for sure.
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There's a rune on one of the staffs in the barrel at the left (it looks kind of like pi) that would probably be a giveaway to anyone who was familiar with such things.

EDIT: And what on earth in in the skyline behind the city?
gbonehead wrote:
And what on earth in in the skyline behind the city?

Isn't it the Black Dome?

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gbonehead wrote:

There's a rune on one of the staffs in the barrel at the left (it looks kind of like pi) that would probably be a giveaway to anyone who was familiar with such things.

EDIT: And what on earth in in the skyline behind the city?

Yeah; the center of Osirion has a giant dead beetle carapace. It's the carcass of one of the spawn of Rovagug.

James Jacobs wrote:

The first image, of the pyramids and the camels, was by Ben Wootten.

Not sure who did the marketplace picture, but neither were by Julie Dillion, that's for sure.

Thanks for the info on Ben Wooten's artwork. If someone knows who drew the artwork for the second image, I would like to know so I can give credit on the Glibness spell card.

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EDIT: And what on earth in in the skyline behind the city?
Yeah; the center of Osirion has a giant dead beetle carapace. It's the carcass of one of the spawn of Rovagug.

Homage to China Mieville's Bas Lag, perhaps?

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