Tag Archives: sci-fi

Completely New RPG System

The new role-playing game is ready for release and it is a generic system that nevertheless comes with a huge range of settings, all tied together by a time traveling/ alternate histories theme. It is a very ambitious project and it will be a project that will be undergoing constant revision for a long time [...]

New Sci-Fi RPG Extreme Future goes live at DriveThruRPG

My latest project has just gone live at DriveThruRPG – a giant tabletop role-playing game site. It’s based on the FATE system, and I’ve used that basis to write the role-playing game I’ve always wanted to play. I’ve also filled the book full of my role-playing game illustrations. It’s a simple system, but surprisingly subtle [...]

New tabletop sci-fi RPG resource to feature my illustrations.

  I was recently approached to use some of my illustrations in the latest supplement from Draken Games. I was very happy to provide some illustrations, and most pleased to see the quality of the supplement when it was released. One of the problems with sci-fi role-playing games is that, unless they are copying a [...]

New look – again – for my sci-fi and role-playing game concept art portfolio website

Starbright Illustrations is my sci-fi and role-playing game concept art showcase. I’ve had a dull white background on my site for a really long time, and I wasn’t sure it was the best background to display my concept art illustrations against. I wanted something a little more concept artish and dramatic, and so now I [...]

Space dragon – a sci-fi monster for role-playing games

I’ve always been a big fan of giant space monsters, however uncool they are with real sci-fi fans, and I really enjoy painting them. Giant space monsters are very infrequently encountered in more realistic games and TV shows like Star Trek and Eclipse Phase, but they are a fun addition to a more relaxed, space [...]

Working on more droid concept paintings for sci-fi role-playing games

The first line of images on my sci-fi concept art website is a bunch of robots. The ones that are there are nice of course – capturing the essence of a dark, nerdy future, when droids are as likely to help you with an adventure, challenge you to a game of chess, or try to [...]

Sci-Fi Role-Playing Game Character Painting

I’ve been painting sci-fi stuff again. I wanted to make sure that there are some human beings mixed in with all the robots and spaceships I have been painting for my gallery of role-playing game illustrations and concept art. One big danger when doing sci-fi illustrations however – and fantasy role-playing game illustrations for that [...]

Eclipse Phase – interesting role-playing game concept.

I was looking through the DrivethruRPG website looking for cool free stuff, when I found Eclipse Phase. This isn’t listed as a free game, but when I had a quick look though the sample PDF I noticed something… It’s free – or at least the text is – it’s made available by the authors, Catalyst [...]

Warning competition droid for illustration friday rpg concept

Here ‘Hawk’ the gladiator robot is a little further through the illustration process and is looking a lot more colorful. Welcome to Starbright Illustrations. I’m painting a robot this week, in the style of a concept illustration for a game or movie. The title of the illustration is ‘Warning’ – which is the word posted [...]

Crazy Space Rabbit sci-fi picture starts to take shape

It’s been a while since I did any blogging here at Starbright, and there are a couple of reasons for that. The first reason is that I’m completely redoing the main section of the website so that it is a dedicated gallery of all my best illustrations. There is still some way to go, but [...]