Long time no see - an art retrospective

[Nordstrand, T]

Hey all, I've largely been keeping to myself during the last year, building a career and developing my art. I've been lurking though, and seen some great improvements from you folks. For the few of you that remember me from our glorious CA self portraiture years, I hope you'll find that I've developed since then, too.

Here is a sample of what I've been doing on my hiatus:

For Fantasy Flight Games' Call of Cthulhu card game:
http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/colour/nordstrand-bearer_of_the_yellow_sign-web.jpg

http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/colour/nordstrand-screaming_of_the_spheres-web.jpg

For White Wolf's Werewolf rpg, fun work:
http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/mono/nordstrand-spirit_predation-web.jpg . . http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/mono/nordstrand-silver_wolf-web.jpg

For a yet to be published game:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/Stereoanlegg/nordstrand-angelion05-web.jpg

For Sabertooth Games' Warcry card game:
http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/colour/nordstrand-fanatics-web.jpg

For Alderac Entertainment Games' Legend of the Five Rings card game:
http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/colour/nordstrand-blood_and_steel-web.jpg

For White Wolf's Werewolf rpg again.
http://home.broadpark.no/~cnords/portfolio/colour/nordstrand-lodges_cover-web.jpg

Looking at these it's obvious there are time gaps inbetween - there are at least three different variant signatures going on! :S Anyways, I'm always looking to improve and appreciate any comments you may have on this bunch.

Thanks for lookin'

[zao75231]

fucking amazing!

[bRyaN]

welcome back mang...you were one of the artist, who i followed regularly when i first joined up here...

good to finally see some new works...

[jcaffoe]

the second one creeps the hell out of me.

Fantastic work!

[R.S.Hansen]

I love them all, but the "faerie-city"-panting is my favorite!

[dogfood]

Tor, welcome back! These are magnificent!

[rWDrk]

HI didnt see your last works so i checked it out :D
You have really developed your art since then. NIce work!!

cheers R3M

[Alice]

Hey, its amazing work!
You really have made friends with colors and illumination!

I thought that the last female with the sword looked a bit weird, like she sticking the sword into her own belly, is she supposed to do that?

[Marcatili]

Hey, these are great- I especially love the Werewolf ones, you've definitely captured the whole animistic spirituality of the new books. Your Cthulu ones are really great too.

My only crit is that the Warcry image looks as though it should be a Games Workshop image- that goblin is exactly the same as the old Warhammer goblin fanatics or whatever they were... but then maybe thats intentional, i dunno...

Very nice work :)

[MindCandyMan]

I hope you'll find that I've developed since then, too.


Biggest understatement of the year haha...awesome dude

[Nordstrand, T]

Thanks all for your comments. It's nice to be back!

Expat, the Warcry card game is set in the Warhammer universe, so it's not a rip-off of Games Workshop's goblin fanatics. They ARE goblin fanatics :)

Here's something a little different in terms of style, all from a Vampire book that just came out:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/Stereoanlegg/Chronicles5-TheRiseandFallofHouseUr.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/Stereoanlegg/Chronicles6-KaliYug-Final.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/Stereoanlegg/Chronicles1-ThePoliticalThePersonal.jpg
(c) White Wolf

Thanks again for peepin'.

[arumeo]

Nice to see fellow Norwegians produce such high quality art :D

btw do you know the guy that did/does art for FunCom and Conan comic frontpages? I forgot his name.

[Living Rope]

that's tight man. so moody.

[alti]

yeah great work, where can we pick up some of the art ? do you know when they are available ?

[Zaknafain]

Wow... those last few paintings for vampire are great... I'm thinking about buying one only for the art.

[Nordstrand, T]

Arumeo, the Funcom / Conan guy you're thinking of is Vebjørn Strømmen, aka "Keel". Not a lot of us Norwegians working freelance in this genre.

Alti, rpg books and card games are sold in speciality stores, or can be ordered over the net. It's an easy to enter and fun industry, great for learning the ropes, though the pay is weak overall.

Thanks again for your comments.

[Jon Hodgson]

How hard doest thou rocketh Senor Nordstrand?

I particularly enjoy the way you've gone from someone I used to offer advice to, to a peer, to someone of whom I am a fan.

Here's to even more development and to getting everything you want your work to bring you. Such as hawt groupies. :)

I think those last Werewolf ones are my faves.

[Dutton]

Very nice body of work! Good to see you getting a variety of assignments as well. Definitely hoping to see more from you.

[enigma]

Wow. This is incredible stuff, your lighting is excellent- i have zerooooo crits :D

[Egets]

since loving werewolf theme am happy to see somebody rendering it in this level of talent, very nice atmosphere and everything there is "a wind of wing of matured proffessionalism" flapping against my face from this thread 8)

[Bomba]

Really loved the first piece for the Cthulhu. Your black & white work is stellar. I'm with LivingRope, great mood.
-J-

[janni]

yeah, what already have been said. all pro work! the cthulhu card is pure dope. :)

[Dallas]

Jeez, Thorstein!!

These bloody rock man! I've seen your stuff since the olden sijun days, and I must say I'm quite impressed. Environments and lighting especially!

Rock on :)

-Dallas

[Vulgar`]

^Aye Dallas..

These are all grimy from inventive angles, you have a serious eye for horror macabre. Impressed like the rest.. you have talent.

Keep doing you

[Nordstrand, T]

Mr Hodgson, you were extremely helpful when I was still trying to get jobs, it's nice to hear that you feel you're starting to get your money's worth. :^^:

Egets, I think the wind you are feeling is not from me but from all the great artists that stand behind me. :)

Bomba, Thanks. I've seen your photo based stuff, very powerful.

I'll post more when I have something new. There's another Werewolf cover that I'd like to show but unfortunately the book's not out yet. Thanks again everybody.

[Xpose]

The amount of detail is insane! Awsome work!