https://thebrassglass.com 2026-07-06 daily 1.0 https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image18.png TheBrassGlass crest logo https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image02.png TheBrassGlass crest logo https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image10.jpg TheBrassGlass | fantasy illustration https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery19/a99fb0d7.jpg About me https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery19/5cd6dbd6.jpg Commission me https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery19/be3065d3.jpg TheBrassGlass on Instagram button https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery19/ec90efc1.jpg TheBrassGlass on DeviantArt button https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery19/98c47d79.jpg My shops https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery02/1200ea4b.jpg The Vigil https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery02/343afe8d.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery02/f148b2fc.jpg Dream Dragon https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery02/4af3e692.jpg The Red Queen https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery02/8e66388c.jpg The Witch https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery04/5336c1b3.jpg Magda https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery04/3cb1e6d6.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery04/3de0d62b.jpg Driftwood horse https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery21/561d49df.jpg Tears of the Princess https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery21/f3f9bd9e.jpg In some trouble https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery01/e36a7dff.jpg About me https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery01/9613fd88.jpg Commission me https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery01/a099f5c3.jpg TheBrassGlass on Instagram https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery01/e34228d1.jpg TheBrassGlass on DeviantArt https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery01/5291b3f5.jpg My shops https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image20.jpg TheBrassGlass | fantasy illustration https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery31/1d0e049c.jpg The Vigil https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery31/343afe8d.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery31/f148b2fc.jpg Dream Dragon https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery31/4af3e692.jpg The Red Queen https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery32/5336c1b3.jpg Magda https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery32/3cb1e6d6.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery32/3de0d62b.jpg Driftwood horse https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery33/f7a6a975.jpg The Witch https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery33/561d49df.jpg Tears of the Princess https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery33/f3f9bd9e.jpg In some trouble https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery26/4a049c6b.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery26/10724d46.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery26/771bc6c9.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery26/38b53e2f.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image13.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery18/acaa963a.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery03/0bb7508e.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image01.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery25/799b6303.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image03.jpg The witch https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery22/6fbd3426.jpg Left, my list of items for the scene; center, visual research; right, thumbnail sketches. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery22/0029be0e.jpg A closer look at the thumbnail sketches for this piece. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery22/6dc9a25b.jpg Original chosen thumbnail, but I ended up making the layout horizontal rather than vertical to better fit the elements. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery22/187166f0.jpg Screen shot of an early draft with perspective lines; I later opted for blown-out candles to not distract from the focal point and turned the cat's head more toward her. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery17/4f4e911e.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/e56bccc0.jpg My mood board of visual research for "The Red Queen." I liked the almost innocent creepy vibes of Morticia Addams, pointy facial features, and the luxurious layers of historical fashion. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/bd4f4cfb.jpg Pose ideas and anatomy sketches for "The Red Witch." I liked the casual defiance of the second one. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/50520ab1.jpg Gown idea sketches, informed by historical fashions, before I settled on the one I picked. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/5f227585.jpg Insights into some of the design choices. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/52fc510d.jpg I experimented with two different ways to add brocade to the gown, and ultimately went with the first. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/61dbdaa5.jpg Finished draft, before I removed most of the line art and added the background with soft round brushes. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/114e1b87.jpg Reference and inspiration images for the wizard. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/efaa8d2e.jpg Pose ideas for the wizard. I ended up taking elements of two references for him. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/ec54ff02.jpg Sketches of outfit ideas for the wizard. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/5aa044f1.jpg Drapery studies for the wizard's cloak. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/f074d486.jpg Basic pose sketch to finished sketch for the wizard. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/9f90b08c.jpg Original flat colors before I started to remove most of the line art and add a background. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery05/bcce5baa.jpg I added layers with gradient maps and different effects, painted over and erased bits to improve the color cohesiveness and read of the silhouette. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image17.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image04.jpg The Forest Wizard https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery16/891e2f56.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery36/47fd5275.jpg Untitled https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image19.jpg Dream dragon https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image05.jpg J.A. Meyers https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery15/65dff9ec.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image06.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery29/6b28615c.jpg I originally made this painting in blue. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery29/591fee14.png The initial model I made in MagicPoser; I later raised the knight's hand to his face. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery08/61eac612.jpg Driftwood horse references https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery06/85842a49.jpg Leyendecker’s "Giving Thanks," November 1910 cover art for The Woman's Magazine of St. Louis. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery06/7526aea0.jpg Reference images of how the characters, props and moon appear in the game. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery06/f61e0929.jpg I experimented to see how the blood moon would look best. In the end, I went with the flat graphic style of Leyendecker's piece, as I thought it better kept the characters as the focal point. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery14/f8f52938.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image14.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery28/e1e3a4c8.jpg Pose, carriage (from the medieval murder mystery show "Cadfael") and bat reference images for the Magda piece. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery28/885d271c.jpg Finalized outfit with my concept art of the goblins. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery28/3ea905d7.jpg A 3D model I made in MagicPoser to play around with different angles, lighting and poses. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery28/32e39780.jpg Early composition thumbnail sketches. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery28/7a310103.jpg Semi-final sketch; I simplified the background to keep the characters as the focal point, and the author asked me to soften the woman's facial features for the painting. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery27/3889a228.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image07.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery13/8e9b0eea.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image16.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery30/6cabb057.jpg The final inked version before adding color. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image08.jpg The Vigil https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery07/42d320e2.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image09.jpg The sorceress https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery35/c34dd275.jpg Detail of maiden and unicorn's head. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery10/c24f8f8b.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery09/b22d591d.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery12/6929f671.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image12.jpg TheBrassGlass | fantasy illustration https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image11.jpg J.A. Meyers https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/cb247632.jpg Sketches for cursed mermaid comb. The client asked me to merge designs 8 & 9, so I did. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/ea25dc3d.jpg Early draft sketch for final design. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/8abbcf0c.jpg Final approved sketch of design. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/c3af24ed.jpg Painting with a look at how I organize my layers. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/53a9a0de.jpg Final design in color. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery38/e88ae170.jpg Final design as it appears in the book "Wicked Sea and Sky" by Jenna Collett. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery37/eac40e12.jpg Sketches for compass necklace, which was meant to be ornamental rather than functional. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery37/bba7d30f.jpg This was meant to be in black and white only. The client later asked me to remove the cast shadows, which was easy as I kept them on a separate layer. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery37/12ac3497.jpg Final design as it appeared in the book, "Wicked Sea and Sky" by Jenna Collett. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery20/c2d0f676.jpg Infographic about my process https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery34/b22d591d.jpg Home https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/image15.png J.A. Meyers https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery24/9c237aec.jpg The Trials of the Elysian special edition hardcover https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery24/984f4d19.jpg Wicked Sea and Sky interior illustrations https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery23/3808428d.jpg Etsy shop - stickers, etc. https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery23/6498bbe3.jpg TeePublic T-shirt shop https://thebrassglass.com/assets/images/gallery11/41051c84.jpg Home