The work of artist Alejandro Gutiérrez Franco is heavily rooted in the fantasy genre, but not the typical Tolkien based imagery. It’s more a mixture of fairy tales, old school science fiction and even Greek and Middle American mythology.
The result is a magical brutal world, flavored with some kinky interracial sexual encounters and some lovely fantasy pinups. Most of his work is created with traditional techniques, paintings & ink pen drawings, but more recently he also explores the possibilities of the digital paintbox. It’s not really a surprise to me that he’s been involved with game design and card game illustrations. His work seems very usable for almost every RPG title I recently played. It could be my personal deformation, but wouldn’t it be great if Blizzard hired him to create a new “mature” concept for World of Warcraft?
If you enjoy the images shown here, be sure to visit Alejandro’s website, there’s an abundant amount of eyecandy to explore.
