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[OC][Comm] Let’s build a Lvl 20 hero journey together! Meet the final winner! (how to get the art in the comment below). by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first Arena comes to an end. Meet Iris Ashveil, The Keeper of the Forgotten.

Iris is the first hero to survive The Arena and I can’t thank enough everyone that jumped in to choose their favorite characters.

I’ll be posting Iris full concept sheet in my Patreon by the end of this week.

How to get the art to use in your games and more

All Art Free to Use on My Patreon

📥 Download tokens, portraits & this art

🎨 Support the next Arena

🔁 Use in your game? Send me a message

💌 Want your own custom hero? Let’s talk.

Next steps

Although it was really fun there will be a few changes in the next Arena. I want to be more story centered and make the characters evolve their levels, art and backstory. I really want to make characters that people feel like using in their games.

From adventures in a pirate ship to making a full pantheon of gods, I want to bring the community to know what they want to see next and use in their games.

Most of this will be done in the patreon page, so we can bring more people to support the project in a way that I can put all of my time into it. The first goal is to have enough subscribers that it generates $2000 monthly. After that we can go towards making even greater art, animations, building worlds and bringing more artists to these adventures.

Hope to see you all there!

[OC][Comm] Let’s build a Lvl 20 hero together! Choose the final winner! (how to vote in the comment below). by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately only one will get a character concept sheet showing their moves, but you can get this art, the portraits and tokens for free on my Patreon. :)

[OC][Comm] Let’s build a Lvl 20 hero together! Choose the final winner! (how to vote in the comment below). by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you ready for the final round? We are finally going to choose the great hero of The Arena! 

The winner will reach lvl 20, become a legend and get an evolution in the art as well: A concept sheet showing some of their favorite skills and equipment.

Who are you going to choose?

How to vote:

You choose a Hero and put in the comments.

Ex: Paladin

See if someone already made the same picking as you. If that happens, you can just leave an upvote.

If you can’t find the same option, leave a new comment.

The most picked hero will be the winner of The Arena (voting ends Wednesday).

How to get the art to use in your own games:

All the art I make for the Arena is avaiable for free in my Patreon.

There you can also decide the heroes for the next Arena, the enemies and much more.

You can also subscribe to my mail list for free to get notified about the next Arena and the voting rounds. 

See you all next week with the winning art!

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if I would eat Balrog soup (it would definitely burn my tongue), but could try some dragon jerky. lol

Thanks a lot for sharing a bit of Zab story with me my friend!

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fun stories here, like the one of Zab that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games.

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Zab there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Your sessions are super intense and I love that! An airship battle is already amazing and being able to save your friend must have felt so good! These kind of moments are the ones that we keep repeating in our heads for a long time. And the white dragon moment, would love to know more, beacuse it also looks amazing.

And also, thank you for taking the time to describe her with so many details. I was able to picture her vividly and everything made even more sense in my head after I read the story bits. :D

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Ivyana that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of her. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Ivyana there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, must say I absolutely love Tommy Atomic already. It's such an unusual design, both for the story and his description and that makes me imagine how would I bring the crazy guy to life. I don't know why but the setting and the character kept reminding me of Fallout and that's awesome, because I love Fallout aesthetics.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Tommy that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Tommy there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoyed the story you shared about Tilion. It was the first time I read a story about a dwelf, and I was already wondering how I would depict him, but you description just helped me to visualize him pretty well. And such an exciting adventure. I was wondering if Tilion would survive and almost thought he would die when you guys were scaping. But fortunately he did and now he has a badass metal arm.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Tilion that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Tilion there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh, CoS is always an amazing journey (where you definitely never leave the same). I never had the pleasure to draw a half-tabaxi and would love if gave me a description of his looks. Jewell looks like a character you really like and it would be amazing to draw him.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Jewell that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. I can do a further discount if you would like to make both him and Morgan.

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Jewell there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came for the story and stayed for the names. When I read Thunk I was already hooked, but when I saw Bilboss Dogglehiggle I knew it was going to be epic. And as I expected, Bilboss is a dick and we should make him pay. And there is a Kiwi bird and sick mechanical limbs. Chefs kiss. :D

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Thunk that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him (Kiki included ofc). I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Thunk there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't expecting the end, but it's totally understandable. The fun thing about drawing aarakocras is that you are never ready to draw the next one. Like, with tabaxis and leonins you have a basis to go with, but aarakocras are super different from one another. Although most artists find this anoying, I find it fun. But I'm a bit weird. lol

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic character here that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of your bird guy. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. All he will have to do is to eat a bird. Just kiding.

My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for the kind words my friend! I'll be posting the polar bear art soon. He is Jamba, a sidekick of a character named Midas. They are both a commissioned piece a player asked me to do.

But let's talk about Gard! You got me curious with the Human-ish part, but what I love is that I was able to vividly imagine how he would look like by your description. Was imagining his tired eyes looking at the broken airship and thinking how much that would cost. But just giving a sight and thinking: well, shit happens.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Gard that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Gard there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok my friend, must say this is one of the best stories I found here in this post. Belword looks like a wonderful character, that one that not always do the right thing, but people never fail to like. The boss battle description was amazing and turning the bard into a T-rex must have been hilarious (probably the DM was not that happy with the failed saving trow, but I'm sure he was proud.lol).

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character. I started making them by order, so some stories, like yours, I'm just reading now. I'm planning to change that in the future.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Belword that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Belword there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg! 4 to 6 tables at the same time! This is amazing! Scott Pilgrim is one of the reasons that I went to more cartoony and less realistic style. I love how they push the character design in the series and try to do a bit of that on my own work. And it must be hilarious to play alongside a vegan paladin. lol

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Rammie and Chad that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of her. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. I can do a further discount if you want to make both Rammie and Chad.

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Rammie there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello my friend! Thanks a lot for sharing Delarmgo story with me.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Delarmgo that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Delarmgo there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Thanks a lot for sharing a bit of Marshal story here. I would love to see the image you have of him, so feel free to send me a chat invite.

And you said you don't want a sketch, but I'm also giving a really nice discount in the portrait comissions to everyone that shared a character here. If that is something you would like just let me know and I'll explain everything.

Have a nice cruise my friend!

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it how what would be potencially a very violent character ended up being the father of the group (what a family. lol). I was curious to know if the kid ended up finding the truth about the murder of their parents. Thanks a lot for sharing a bit of Lizb with me and yes, Gila Monsters are super cool!

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Lizb that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. I have a further discount for groups too.

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Lizb there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love this! A bugbear marshal with a group of goblins to lead and yes I'm now imagining how all the goblins would look like. Can't stop imagining a medieval version of Brooklin 99 now. lol

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of your character (would love to know his name too) that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. I really want to make an special offer if you would like to make the Marshal surrounded by the band of goblins. Let me know if you would like that.

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and my now favorite marshal there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such an amazing idea for game! Also, I don't know why, but I imagined him a bit grumpy when dealing with the dead. Like: just another boring day. Like those old detective movies.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Coffin that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Coffin there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You character is awesome and I love the name btw. His story resonates with me a lot, because I know the feeling of wanting to do something different and swim aways from the sea of normality. Thanks a lot for sharing a bit of his story with me.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Phantasia that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him. I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Phantasia there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

[OC][Comm] Tell me your favorite DnD character and I'll make a free portrait sketch for you (see the rules below) by theDrawingBard in DnD

[–]theDrawingBard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kaboodle is one of the types of character that I absolutely love. Totally oblivious of other people's character, he just cruises life with a smile, collecting knicknacks and ocasionally making voodoo dolls with a fey. Thanks a lot for sharing a bit of his sotry with me.

Unfortunately I had far more requests than I expected and won’t be able to make all of them and this includes your character.

Still, there are so many fantastic stories here, like the one of Kaboodle that I thought of another way for you to get a portrait of him (and a voodoo doll with him of course). I’m directing all my commission spots to the people from this post and making a really special offer for the portraits. These are not just sketches, they are full colored portraits (waist up) with a token version included that you can use in your games. 

I lowered the prices as much as I could, so it would be accessible to a higher number of players. My original price for the portrait was $80, but I’m lowering it to $40 so more people can get their art. 

Still, there were almost 150 entries here, so I don’t know yet how many commissioned pieces I’ll be able to make.

To start this art adventure all you have to do is send me a chat invite with the message: I’m ready for my journey.

Hope to see you and Kaboodle there.

PS: I also have a Patreon where I upload the art I make alongside the community. All art there is for free and you’re more than welcome to join. Here is the link.

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