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Scroll Landscape: Part 3
William O'ConnorI have spent some time imagining the triptych landscape series. I've begun to approach the images from a purely thematic basis. I have decided that the trilogy will have the theme of...
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Scroll Landscape: Part 4 (The Gandalf Triptych)
William O'ConnorThe scroll trilogy paintings are starting to come into focus. I think I can officially rename the piece from the ambiguous "Scroll Landscapes", to "The Gandalf Triptych."In order to...
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The Gandalf Triptych- Part 5
William O'ConnorGandalf Triptych work in progress with rough layout of framing and display mock-upIt has been a bit over two months since my last update about the Gandalf Triptych that I've been...
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The Gandalf Triptych-Part 6: Finish
byWilliam O'ConnorFinally Finished!! Those of you that have been following the journey that I have been making with this painting for the past 6 months have been wonderfully supportive. The Gandalf...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by William O'ConnorI am very excited to be able to share some of the work that I have done for my latest illustrated book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.This project has been under...
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Joan of Arc: Part 1
By William O'ConnorOnce again I have begun a large scale personal painting project, and once again I thought that I would share my process with the public. The advantage of a personal piece is that I...
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Joan of Arc: Part 2 Final Drawing
by William O'Connor"Joan of Arc" Graphite and Gesso on Wood Panel 24"x48"My Joan of Arc painting is progressing quickly, but when the Muses strike you have to work!I began by griding off my gessoed...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review
by William O'Connor!!Spoilers!!I hardly ever review movies because although I have a lot of opinions and consider myself an ardent cinephile, I am not a film critic. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an...
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Joan of Arc: Part 3 Color
William O'ConnorAs promised I am still working on my very large St. Joan painting when I find the time. Above is the most recent phase up to this date in the process. This phase is my underpainting...
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Joan of Arc: Part 4 Finish
The Maid of Orleans2016 24"x48"oil on wood panel The completion of my painting Joan of Arc was delayed by a series of personal misfortunes. I broke my foot this past spring and was confined to...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #001
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #002
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #003
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #004
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #006
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #007
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #009
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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Python Dragon
Check out my YouTube video of a time lapse digital sketch of Python Dragon...PYTHON DRAGON VIDEOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deU3AGtGoPM&feature=shareEnjoyWOC
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William O'Connor's Frankenstein
Several years ago I was approached to develop an illustrated edition of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. I was extremely enthusiastic since it was a favorite of mine and a literary classic. For several...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #010 Halfling Wizard
William O'ConnorWorking as a fantasy illustrator for over twenty years I have created hundreds (maybe thousands) of fantasy characters. When I was a student I would draw the characters of all the...
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The Mysteries of the Moonsea
William O'Connor Recently I was asked in an interview which of my hundreds of D&D illustrations I was the most proud of. In my reflection, I contemplated that I began working for D&D in 1994...
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The Cursed Folk: Designing the Tiefling
by William O’ConnorStill Frame. Neverwinter 2013Ten years ago in the spring of 2007 I was given the august responsibility of helping the creative team at Wizards of the Coast design many of the Races...
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Welcome to WOC Studios!
Welcome to William O'Connor Studios!The Art of William O'Connor Author/Illustrator of the best selling Dracopedia book trilogy, as well as illustrator of over 5000 illustrations for the gaming and...
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Dragonspell Preview
Dragonspell "Dragonspell", 2017 William O'ConnorDragonspell-detailRecently I completed work on a personal painting for the upcoming IX artshow in Reading PA. Below are a series of work in progress...
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Fantasy Character Workshop #011 Inktober
This October I participated in the online art challenge of Inktober, where artists are encouraged to produce a work of ink everyday and share it on Instagram. I had never done an online challenge...
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