'The Grindylow Coven' - creature spot art - AD: Fen Inkwright
©Crow & Crown 2026 (Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook)
inspiration and reference based on brief
personal exploratory design sketches
first sketch update
Rough 3D reference (DAZ 3D & Blender)
Rough 3D reference (DAZ 3D & Blender)
additional rendering reference
lineart update - Jenny
lineart update - Peg
lineart update - Nelly
' The Givetaketh Falls', ' The lake of Wailing Water ' and ' The Sunrise River', - quarter page environments
- AD: Fen Inkwright
©Crow & Crown 2026 (Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook)
Brief: A waterfall that falls into two pools (see St Nectan's Glen) This is a small and humble shrine site, with humble offerings and votive trees around it.
initial sketch
reference
render update
Brief: A dark lake that is heavy with threat and mysery. An evening or nightime scene. Perhaps there are remains of a shipwreck or the hint of a large creature surfacing.
initial sketches
sketch pass #2 - AD requested composition from sketch A but colours from B
render update - AD requested to get rid of the shipwrecks in the end
Brief: A beautiful river at either sunset or sunrise. The banks are lined with reeds, moss and wildflowers. kingfishers and herons hunt at the edges, and the waters are abundant with fish.
initial sketch
render update
'The Deaths of River Dart' - full page illustration - AD: Fen Inkwright
©Crow & Crown 2026 (Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook)
final illustration
Brief: The "Night Washer" is said to be a form of the Celtic Godess Morrigan, in one of her triad forms known as "the washer at the fjord" She Lurks in rivers, softly weekping ass she washes a pile of bloody clothes. it is said that anyojne who sees her will have their death foretold to them. some stories warn that she may ask a passerby to help with ther washing. and if they refuse they will be dragged down into the waters and drowned.
rough pose and colour thumbnails
second pass of thumbnails after AD feedback "I'm picturing a confident, dangerous predator"
rough concept of character design for AD aprooval and the artist who'll work on the spot art
general enviroment reference
rough 3D reference
rough 3D reference for the birds
lineart
colour mock-ups to check direction and print options with AD
'Drowned Village' - half page illustration- AD: Fen Inkwright
©Crow & Crown 2026 (Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook)
final illustration
Brief: A dam and reservoir where a village has been drowned beneath the waters. Some of the roofs and towers still show above the water. This could either be a bright scene (ducks nesting on the roofs, someone fishing etc.) or haunted, misty scene.
rough thumbnails for two different mood options
rough 3D reference
rough 3D reference
AD has decided to go with composition from thumbnail A but mood from B
mid-rendering stage
Spot Art - quarter pages - AD: Charlie "Newt" Borovský
©Beyond The Screen Studio 2025 (Book of Spirits)
final illustrations
Since I AD-ed part of this project as well, step 1 was writing out the prompts based on adventure text
rough sketches for aprooved and self-assigned prompts
lines and rough colour
lines and rough colour
lines and rough colour
magic effect was requested to be changed to red
lines and rough colour
rough 3D reference
rough photo-bashed reference
'Castle Andreas' - half page illustration - AD: MCDM art team
©MCDM 2025 (Draw Steel: Delian Tomb)
final illustration
rough thumbnails
rough 3D reference
lighting and colour reference
lineart and values - AD later corrected goblin face shape
mid-rendering stage
'Corvo Adalae' - half page illustration - AD: Suzanne Helming
©Avantris Entertainment 2025 (Crooked Moon)
final illustration
final illustration - crop
rough thumbnails for pose and colour scheme
selected thumbnail elaborated on
corn field reference
rough 3D reference and lineart for AD check-in
min-rendering stage
'Show's Over' - half page illustration - AD: Suzanne Helming
©Avantris Entertainment 2025 (Crooked Moon)
final illustration
rough exploratory thumbnails
lineart for selected thumbnail
rough 3D reference
rough 3D reference - ghost lighting A
rough 3D reference - ghost lighting B
colour thumbnails
'Heritiere Prince' - half page illustration - AD: Aude Chenevas-Paule
©Studio Agate 2023 (Dearg 2)
final illustration
final illustration - crop
thumbnails
lineart check-in - face shape rejected, requested to be younger-looking
new face shape aprooved, colour thumbnails
clothing and child facial shape reference
bird reference
enviroment reference
Critical Role: Der Katzenprins & Other Zemnian Tales - chapter opener spreads - AD: Catherine San Juan
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