As I start prepping for this week’s episode of “50 Years in the Dungeon,” I figured it was time for me to share last week’s cartoon homage with folks. I was already a longtime fan of Larry Elmore‘s… and my admiration has only DEEPENED while doing an interpretation of his work.
I knew this was going to be challenging—first of all because the image is deceptively complex (there’s a lot going on in what at first just seems like a picture of three adventurers). Secondly because in order to do it justice, I had to not just get the figures right, I had to find a way to honor Larry’s inimitable style in my cartoony adaptation.
In the end, I think I did an okay job … but in my heart, I wanted to do even better. But that’s what happens when you try to walk in the footsteps of giants.
