Oh, Why the Heck not?

[Artmann100]

Hello to All Potential Employers,

My name is Bradley K. McDevitt, I am a freelance illustrator with almost twenty years of experience and over 350 paid comissions to may name. My past clientele has included work for TSR, WoTC, AEG, FASA, GDW, Atlas Games, Dark Skull Studios, and Goodman Games, to name a few.

Several samples of my work may be found at my website; the URL may be found in my signature below.

I am fairly fast, stylistically flexible, and willing to work with publishers and clients on a small budget... if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me about my rates.

I am be contacted at bkmcdevitt@yahoo.com, by private message here, or by Yahoo Messenger. For direct contact, my phone number is listed on my website.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Brad

[blobsticks]

...My past clientele has included work for TSR, WoTC....



Brad

Through all these years I never knew that you'd illustrated for these guys, Brad. Nice one, I tip my hat to you :)

[Artmann100]

Yup, I am officially old... lol. I actually got my start with a company called Stellar Games all the way back in like 87, a horribly inept cover for a sci-fi RPG called Expendables. Wow... that is a LONG time ago.... lol

Thanks for the compliment; maybe I should not be so modest about my acomplishments!

Brad

[blobsticks]

Agreed, shout it from the rooftops!
What did you illustrate for Wiz n TSR?..... Dragons! I wanna see dragons!

You're not that old.. 20years is nuffink to us 'mature' lot ;)

lol
:D

[Artmann100]

Err, Scott, you misread that.. my first real paid published work was almost twenty years ago..not counting fanzine/APA/small press stuff for two-three years before that. I am heading into the dotage years of my mid forties.

Now go find me some geritol and comissions.

Oh, ironically, i never got to do any dragons for Dragon or Dungeon.... Larry and Chris liked to hand me off the uber-creepy subjects like Masque of the Red Death stuff, Were-Rats, Were-Crocodiles, Mind Flayers, and the occasional.. uhh.. Flail Snail.

But it ended up being a creepy looking Flail Snail, so my reputation as their go-to guy for "ick" was not sullied.

Oh, those were the days...

[Knarf]

Oh, ironically, i never got to do any dragons for Dragon or Dungeon.... Larry and Chris liked to hand me off the uber-creepy subjects like Masque of the Red Death stuff, Were-Rats, Were-Crocodiles, Mind Flayers, and the occasional.. uhh.. Flail Snail.

But it ended up being a creepy looking Flail Snail, so my reputation as their go-to guy for "ick" was not sullied.

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And you probably work for a lot less than Ron Spencer (Real big "ick" factor on that guy).

[Artmann100]

Ron's art has a wonderfully high ick factor, I agree.

And not to dis Ron*, but his stuff is more exaggarated than mine (which works wonderfully !)....

My personal obsession as an artist was and is making mine as realistic as possible; it is always fun to go to the library and have to ask at the information desk if they have any books with photographs of Bog Mummies, bats, or rats in them...

Persoanlly, I feel they look even ickier for being so grounded in almost-photographic reality.... but that is just me!

Brad

*I loved his stuff in Deadlands, Fading Suns, and Werewolf!

[blobsticks]

Err, Scott, you misread that.. my first real paid published work was almost twenty years ago... SNIP

No, I gotcha, I just obviously wasn't clear in my response.. hell there's no way you and I could be in our twenties :)

Just out of curiosity.. when you're talking about yours n Ron's work, did you mean yours is almost photo realistic? Because I have to be honest, and don't take this as a slap, but I don't think either of yours is photo realistic... along the same lines that my work definately isn't either.

[011121]

Err, Scott, you misread that.. my first real paid published work was almost twenty years ago..not counting fanzine/APA/small press stuff for two-three years before that. I am heading into the dotage years of my mid forties.

Now go find me some geritol and comissions.

Oh, ironically, i never got to do any dragons for Dragon or Dungeon.... Larry and Chris liked to hand me off the uber-creepy subjects like Masque of the Red Death stuff, Were-Rats, Were-Crocodiles, Mind Flayers, and the occasional.. uhh.. Flail Snail.

But it ended up being a creepy looking Flail Snail, so my reputation as their go-to guy for "ick" was not sullied.

Oh, those were the days...

Okay, I *have* to see a creepy picture of a flail snail. I would not have imagined such a thing were possible. Do you still have a copy?

[Artmann100]

Okay, I *have* to see a creepy picture of a flail snail. I would not have imagined such a thing were possible. Do you still have a copy?

I don't have it online, but i do have it on my computer .... email me at bkmcdevitt@yahoo.com and i will send it to you!

[jgbrowning]

As a small publisher who's worked with, and who is currently working with, Bradley I thoroughly recommend his services to any other publisher. His work is good, to specs, and on time. Everything I want out of illustration.

A++++++ will buy again... :D

Joseph Browning
Expeditious Retreat Press

[Artmann100]

For those who wondered what a scary flail snail could possibly look like.....

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/killersnails3.jpg

BTW, thanks for the kind words, Joe! I will get you the other three sketches as soon as I am done playing online here!

Brad

[Artmann100]

Other Samples of my work, since with the help of my wife Jess, I finally got around to setting up a Photobucket account.... lol

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/ExpRetPr-WitchHeadCov2-fina.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/ExpRetPr-WitchHeadCov1-final-BKM-LO.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Blood-CrawlingChaos-color-final-BKM.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/100HorrorIdeas-scarygirl-finalcolor.jpg

[Artmann100]

and some samples of my design work....

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/DarkHousesBackground-final-BKMLR.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/NGoM-logopainting-BKM.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/MapoftheSpiritRealms-Final-LR.jpg

[Artmann100]

I just finished this job designing some flags for a new game company, and the publisher was kind enough to both give me permission to post and to send me this blurb:

Landston
This is a completely original fantasy setting, created by Alex Helm and Jenny Andersson since late 2006. It's been designed very much for political and intrigue style games, so the focus of the setting is on the interactions between warring nations, and all the politics, subterfuge and cheating that might go on between them!

It is intended that player characters have some form of power within their nations, either political or military etc, and hence are capable of making significant changes to the political climate in the world.

The system we are using is Mongoose Runequest, however the main focus is on roleplaying and interaction. The setting has been acclaimed at various UK conventions, and will premiere in the US at Gen Con Indy 2008. A setting book is in the works for publication sometime in 2008.

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=ElvenKingdoms.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/ElvenKingdoms.jpg" border="0" alt="From an upcoming fantasy game, TBP 2008"></a>

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=Naevene.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Naevene.jpg" border="0" alt="From an upcoming fantasy game, TBP 2008"></a>

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=Flag-charnova-final-BKM.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Flag-charnova-final-BKM.jpg" border="0" alt="From an upcoming fantasy game, TBP 2008"></a>

[Artmann100]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Ogre.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Ronin2.jpg

Hi everyone, I just thought you might get a kick (all puns intended) of some art I am doing for Haiiiii-Ya!, a new humor game i am writing and illustrating for Goodman Games. More info can be found here http://www.goodman-games.com/4390preview.php

Comments, criticisms, and snide remarks welcome!

Brad

[Artmann100]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/ClipArtCritters-Gargoyle-BKM.jpg

something from my old art archives i dug up and cleaned up up in Photopaint... hope you all like it

Brad

ps. any publishers who like it, and are needing some art for a horror game, this will be soon available at RPGnow under the header "Clip Art Critters" from Post-Mortem Studios.. a good chance to pick up some pro-quality artwork for dirt cheap!

[Artmann100]

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=ClipArtCritters-Bad-AssPriest-BKM-L.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/ClipArtCritters-Bad-AssPriest-BKM-L.jpg" border="0" alt="clip art, horror, RPGs, modern, urban"></a>

[Artmann100]

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=100DarkPlacesCOV-final-BKM2-REV.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/100DarkPlacesCOV-final-BKM2-REV.jpg" border="0" alt="clip art, horror, RPGs, modern, urban"></a>

I did this recently for Post Mortem Studios

[Artmann100]

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=Bondgirl1-final-BKM-lorez.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/Bondgirl1-final-BKM-lorez.jpg" border="0" alt="clip art, horror, RPGs, modern, urban"></a>

One of my newest pieces, experimenting with a pencil style.

[Artmann100]

This ghastly fellow was the cover for a module for the good people at Expeditious Retreat Press...

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=EXP-CarnivorousApe-Final_bkm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/EXP-CarnivorousApe-Final_bkm.jpg" border="0" alt="fantasy, retro DnD, Gorilla"></a>

[Artmann100]

<a href="http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/?action=view&current=UnorthodoxWizards_tn250w.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/bkmcdevitt/UnorthodoxWizards_tn250w.jpg" border="0" alt="fantasy, RPG, cheesecake,"></a>

The Le Games announces the imminent release of the last Unorthodox Core Class books, Unorthodox Wizards, for which I did the cover.