{"id":15803,"date":"2012-05-10T04:01:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T11:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=15803"},"modified":"2012-05-16T04:04:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T11:04:32","slug":"new-art-book-explores-fiendish-art-from-fantasy-master-tom-baxa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=15803","title":{"rendered":"New Art Book Explores Fiendish Art from Fantasy Master Tom Baxa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61jOzEVcb4L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"Cvr\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Dark fantasy art fans and gamers alike will rejoice at today\u2019s release of veteran fantasy illustrator\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/baxaart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom\u00a0<\/a><a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/baxaart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baxa\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0new art book\u00a0<em>Blood Rituals: The Art\u00a0of Tom Baxa<\/em>.\u00a0Baxa\u2019s art for notable games like<em>Dungeons and Dragons<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Magic: The Gathering<\/em>,\u00a0<em>World of Warcraft<\/em>\u00a0tcg,\u00a0<em>Darksun<\/em>,\u00a0<em>L5R<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Shadowrun<\/em>, miniatures and more has been in high demand for years, and is available now for the first time in this one comprehensive collection.<\/p>\n<p>Said longtime Tom Baxa fan and veteran illustrator\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/davedorman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Dorman<\/a>, \u201cTom\u2019s characters step right out of your most horrific fantasy nightmares with exquisite detail. For gaming and horror fans, this is<em>the<\/em>\u00a0art book to buy this month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom Baxa\u2019s paintings\u00a0are known for their energetic and dramatic feel; his characters crackle with an in-your-face threat that is both menacing and captivating at the same time. \u00a0His confident brushstrokes, painterly approach, and rich color sense imbue each painting with life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blood Rituals: The Art of Tom Baxa<\/em>\u00a0highlights this master illustrator\u2019s work and shows an impressive and inspiring range of inventiveness. \u00a0His creature designs are intriguing and spark the imagination, compelling viewers to ponder the character\u2019s culture, influences, and all too often,\u00a0<em>tortured\u00a0<\/em>lives. \u00a0Gruesome monsters with gnarled flesh are ripped and scarred until any semblance of normalcy is eradicated and a new form of wretchedness is unleashed. Baxa\u2019s range shines through with additional sections on his Wicked Fairies\u00ae characters, his short stories, sketches and evocative personal work.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blood Rituals: The Art of Tom Ba<\/em>xa\u00a0is available through Diamond Distributors at comic and game shops everywhere, or by contacting the Comic Shop Locator Service at 1-888-266- 4226 or\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a>. \u00a0Blood Rituals is on page 352 of Previews May 2012; Diamond item code is MAY121402. Marketing artwork for this book is available upon request.<\/p>\n<p>About Thomas M. Baxa<br \/>\nThomas M. Baxa\u00a0has been illustrating fantasy creatures that haunt the imagination for over 24 years in game industry where he has contributed to countless games including Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, Vampire, Magic the Gathering, and World of Warcraft tcg. He is a highly sought after illustrator and concept artist, designing characters for games, books, miniatures, video games, and film, while developing his own properties and managing his website www.BaxaArt.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark fantasy art fans and gamers alike will rejoice at today\u2019s release of veteran fantasy illustrator\u00a0Tom\u00a0Baxa\u2019s\u00a0new art book\u00a0Blood Rituals: The Art\u00a0of Tom Baxa.\u00a0Baxa\u2019s art for notable games likeDungeons and Dragons,\u00a0Magic: The Gathering,\u00a0World of Warcraft\u00a0tcg,\u00a0Darksun,\u00a0L5R,\u00a0Shadowrun, miniatures and more has been in high demand for years, and is available now for the first time in this one &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=15803\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New Art Book Explores Fiendish Art from Fantasy Master Tom Baxa&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,5,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-arts-culture","category-books-writing","category-comics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}