Ukrainian artist Sladjana Vukelic returns to our pages with another of her signature distressed tomes. Part of the fun of propmaking, at least for me, is speculating how a prop was created. For the longest time I didn't have a clue how she was creating the detailed embossed designs on her tome covers, but I think I finally figured it out.
Propnomicon
Curious devices, forbidden artifacts, mysterious creatures, and intriguing documents.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Book of the Skull
Monday, April 22, 2024
Portable Cannon
Artist Tomas Barcelo is the man behind this insanely great portable cannon LARP prop. Not only is it a beautifully crafted piece, but the level of thought and detail that went into it is mind boggling. Just look at the gallery of shots documenting how the backpack is positioned to actually fire the beast. Mr. Barcelo is a shining example of incredible creativity combined with technical ability.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Unholy Icon
The gifted Maarten Verhoeven returns to our pages with this fantastic piece, Corrupted. The adornments and spiky halo really give it the feel of an evil religious icon.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Kobold Kaboom
You kids today and your dragonkin kobolds don't know how good you have it. I'm old enough to remember when D&D kobolds were canines. Now get off my lawn!
No matter what kind of kobolds you favor, including the original Germanic fae, they'll be even more mischievous than normal with this nifty bronze kobold bomb, complete with charging powder, from Burned Raven Tales.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Macabre Mermaid
Umbrateca returns to our pages with this dead mermaid specimen. I can only imagine how long it took to apply all those miniature scales.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Dem Bones
This horrible specimen of a deformed juvenile skull comes to us from the purveyor of all things osseous, Spooky Jack. And by "horrible" I mean fantastic.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Bound in Flesh
I've been walking this earth for over sixty years, and I'm still stunned that making the binding of a book out of human beings isn't just a horror movie trope. Luckily, this fleshy tome from Karen Main was clearly bound with the flesh of something definitely not human.