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For Writers Looking for Fantasy Art and Portraits...
What writers and writing instructors
are saying about Fantasy Art and Portraits
This is a legacy page that has been superceded by newer pages and site reorganization. It will still be here for a while, but please do update your links: The new page is here.
| We help you devote more time to writing your story and spend less time in writer's-block-land because of casting and wardrobe. |
You know how when you're writing a story, and you have to describe someone or something... but your mind goes blank? QUICK! What do they look like? What are they wearing? | Too much detail can be irrelevant and bad writing, BUT! shouldn't you know, at least for yourself, what your character looks like? (Perhaps a main character?) And not just their race and face, but what they are wearing, head to toe.
Having details also opens up new possibilities for describing your character. For example, by choosing how you describe those details, you can convey how the character carries themselves or give an insight into their personalities (such as in the excerpt on this page at Writing Lovers). |
| *BE* the artist! | And if you like something, but want to tweak it to be "perfect", many games offer you the ability to choose what a character wears from their inventory of hundreds of items. Enter the artistic vision of the game and play around!
Two great examples are Dungeon Siege 2 and Titan Quest. |
Many of the galleries will have "heroic-looking" characters girded for battle or magic. If that is what you're looking for, you can start just about anywhere. For more mundane, "non-heroic" characters, try the Tradewinds games.
Almost every gallery involves hundreds of clothing, weapons, and armour pieces, so hopefully you won't be at a loss for how to outfit your character. | No nekkid playmates or beefcake here. Sorry. |
Looking for Cover Art? | If you see a picture on our site that you'd like to use, you'll immediately know what computer game it came from and how to customize it if possible (without going to art school). Then all you need to do is get permission to use the art. You get exactly the picture you want, and they don't have any work to do except say "yes"!
For game information, including a listing of the artists involved, start at GameFAQs. |
Links for Writers
Here are my top picks on writing related sites. For more links related to writing fantasy, go to our links for writers
- Write Any Genre is a great place to start if you have aspirations of writing, but are not sure how to get started or what your niche will be. The published writer behind this site walks you through by analyzing numerous examples of articles, stories, novels, letters, poetry, instructional and promotional material, business writing, and more. "It's how to write in any genre, and why, made easy to understand."
- Magic: The Gathering has thousands of cards on a wide variety of topics, even such mundane things mountains and fields. This makes it a virtual fantasy art encyclopedia. If you are stuck for a visual on even something as "simple" as first impressions of a forest or mountain range, you can probably find useful art in their card database.
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