“The Fulfillment of a Dream” or “Trahearne & Malyck in Cleansed Orr”
“The scholar witnessed the fulfillment of his dream.”
I was reminded of this drawing last week, during the lead-up to Guild Wars 3’s announcement last Friday. During those days before – when GW3 was still a whisper of a guess – I saw fan speculation about how the teaser the studio showed early las week might be a “cleansed Orr.” Which reminded me of this older art I was inspired to paint shortly after finishing the Knight of the Thorn questline when it was first added to the game.
Detail crop.
It involves one of my fan stories where Trahearne brings Malyck to a cleansed Orr, after Trahaerne cleanses Malyck from Mordremoth’s corruption (this fan story takes place after Heart of Thorns).
Slightly higher-resolution version in the full post, after a reddit user asked for a higher-res version for their desktop (I hope you enjoy it!):
The Harbinger’s Path – “Bonus Booklet” | Final cover art
Cover art for The Harbinger’s Path “bonus booklet”!
I drew the initial idea for this painting a while ago, way back in 2024! I’ll add a few earlier WIP crops in the full post below. Most are from 2024, except for the final one from this past April, which I scrounged up for this post:
Photograph: “Bonus Booklet” for “The Harbinger’s Path” | Interior from the “extras” section
Earlier this month, after finalizing the main print book for The Harbinger’s Path, I was contemplating whether it was possible to put together a “bonus booklet” with some extra material I ran out of space for in the main print volume.
I thought it was a low possibility, because ~1 month before the convention was a little too close scheduling-wise for my taste. However, thanks to fellow artists also tabling at Manga Ichiba later this month, I learned about a new printing company, MCE Printing. Like my main printer I used for the The Harbinger’s Path (Fireball Printing, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), MCE is also a domestic, NA-based print shop.
Bonus Booklet for “The Harbinger’s Path” | Back Cover
MCE prints from Kirkland, Washington, and they have a specific focus on NA-made doujinshi! How cool is that!
To my amazement, they were able to both print and ship my “bonus booklets” in record time. Even better, I am so pleased with their print quality. Thank you so much again to Mike for shipping my booklets out in record time, and with such beautiful print quality! I am beyond pleased with their print quality, especially as this was the first time printing with them, and there wasn’t time for me to check a physical proof before having them printed.
Above are two preview photos!
More photos (including the front cover) + info added to the full post for the interest-check group from earlier this month! (Scroll down to the new “Bonus Booklet” section.)
Booklet Specs
Original black & white version of The Harbinger’s Path: Chapter 1, plus “even more extras!”
Extras include additional bonus art I wanted to add to the main print book, but ran out of space more due to page count.
Book Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (slightly taller and skinnier than A5).
Recently finished “Tier-2 style” commission for Skylark celebrating this year’s anniversary with their partner! Their DnD characters – Atticus in the back, a solider; Osiris up front, a sorcerer; and Pontos – Atticus’ trusty griffon!
Here the trio fly high above the skies, Osiris slightly hesitant at first, as he isn’t used to flight as Atticus and Pontos are!
Process images below, followed by a few detail crops:
Process Sheets + WIP Line Sketch
Initial sketches.Revised sketches after client feedback.Refining the underlying sketch before starting painting!
Detail Crops
Osiris, Atticus, and Pontos | Detail CropOsiris and Atticus | Detail cropPontos the griffon | Detail cropOsiris, Atticus, Pontos | Detail crop (slightly more zoomed in)
And let’s close the post with the final once more:
