tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post337867380828982891..comments2023-11-16T22:27:02.032-08:00Comments on William O'Connor Studios: It Was Twenty Years Ago TodayWilliam O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017083587578009124noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-47357808153354070682018-08-11T03:33:23.504-07:002018-08-11T03:33:23.504-07:00So you're WOC, the illustrator for Ars Magica ...So you're WOC, the illustrator for Ars Magica 3rd Ed! I don't play pen-and-paper games at all; I bought that massive book purely for your art.<br />Wow, another mystery artist from my childhood, randomly uncovered! The other solved mystery is Katsuya Terada. He illustrated Legend of Zelda, some Dragonquest, etc. Went by the pen name of TERRA.<br />You unknown young artists starting out with your obscure pen names! Caused me so much suffering!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565191567023485574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-84881560094296123292014-04-08T13:04:22.570-07:002014-04-08T13:04:22.570-07:00The artwork you did for Lion of the North (Scotlan...The artwork you did for Lion of the North (Scotland supplement to Ars Magica) is still my favourite and IMO most evocative material in the Ars Magica line so far. The giant and the diverse scenes are just plain awesome. Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582606226782695498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-90676961230854213412013-05-05T18:28:39.788-07:002013-05-05T18:28:39.788-07:00Hello William. Your ink illustrations for the thir...Hello William. Your ink illustrations for the third edition Ars Magica for me were the most beautiful illustrations of all time. Thanks to your pictures I am passionate to Ars Magica to date, and it's been over 20 years! Your illustrations were able to capture the special flavor of Europe legendary, and have inspired me. The amazing thing of your illustrations is the kinematic force that they express, thanks to prospects difficult and suggestive. From those pictures I've been a huge fan of your for over 20 years. I'm sorry that you did not realize today more ink illustrations like these, because they were really nice. I am very sorry that the Atlas Games no longer has commissioned you to the realization of the illustrations for Ars Magica (I also sent them an email about it). Of course I was impressed to know that these drawings were your first illustrations in ink. Your talent is amazing! Claudio - ItalyClaudio F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17784632083588206717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-23543440645062843492013-03-08T01:52:25.166-08:002013-03-08T01:52:25.166-08:00Having GM'd Ars Magica way back then I still f...Having GM'd Ars Magica way back then I still find it amazing how you captured the atmoshphere of Ars Mythic Europe back then. Your illo's were huge inspiration to me and whole our troupe. Been your fan ever since. This post was a blast of nostalgia.Esahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317422221447595323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-8072500543208132182011-11-13T18:18:03.790-08:002011-11-13T18:18:03.790-08:00If someone had told me 20 yrs ago that I'd be ...If someone had told me 20 yrs ago that I'd be painting with a wand on an etch-a-sketch, while transporting my images in pixels all over the world, I would have thought them insane. 20 years from today should be pretty amazing!William O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017083587578009124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-79153573485467431852011-11-13T15:32:16.215-08:002011-11-13T15:32:16.215-08:00Yes, congratulations! It is amazing how much ever...Yes, congratulations! It is amazing how much everything has changed in twenty years; so much, so fast. It is interesting to see your early work; very cool.Lance Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655282923859479479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655013277673825511.post-85938238258399970782011-11-13T10:46:38.745-08:002011-11-13T10:46:38.745-08:00Fantastic post, and many congratulations! I'm ...Fantastic post, and many congratulations! I'm a few years from my own 20th anniversary ('14), but close enough that this all seems familiar, in terms of the state of the industry pre-interwebz. It's no small feat surviving this long. Well done!testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14388737754886646421noreply@blogger.com