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Christopher Burdett
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The maker of monsters for film, television, and tabletop games. Author and illustrator of The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia. NO A.I.

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Christopher Burdett @christopherburdett.com · Nov 17
And since there has been so much happening over here now, here are some of the main pieces of art from my first illustrated novel published in 2020. I am working hard on book two. #monsterart #monsterartist #grandbazaar #ethravandalia #handdrawn
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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As I am very busy (more on that Monday), I am looking back at work done 16 and 14 years ago. This was the first original D&D Monster Manual entry that I redesigned for a personal project that ended with over 100 monsters reworked. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi... #bugbear #dndartist
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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more generations need to discover M*A*S*H
charlesemersonwinchesteriii: hey quick question why did no one ever tell me how fucking insane M*A*S*H is?? their commanding officer is a horse girl. the secretary has psychic powers. this guy walks around a 1950s military outpost in drag and everyone's just like hey nice dress. the protagonist who is supposed to be the best surgeon in the entire korean war spends every episode strutting around drunk in a hawaiian shirt making homoerotic wisecracks and asking the nurses to step on him like some sort of unhinged bisexual jimmy buffet. guys what the hell is going on in this army doctor show surreal-static: isn't it beautiful?
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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I am thrilled to announce that I made the cut and will be returning to the Gen Con Art Show later this year! After having to cancel last minute last year it will be nice to return to Indianapolis for the best four days in gaming! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/01/gen-... #gencon #genconartshow
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Sharing another old, unused miniature design today. This time, it is for the now dead game, Dreamblade. This one is somehow 20 years old now. More on the blog: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-se... #monsterart #monsterartist #humanartist #pencilart #pencildrawing #miniature #DreamBlade
A design of a dapper man in a suit holding an umbrella in one hand and a piece of wood in the other. The wood has a cartoonish bit taken out of it. The head of the figure is a massive head of a termite. A design of a dapper man in a suit holding an umbrella in one hand and a piece of wood in the other. The wood has a cartoonish bit taken out of it. The head of the figure is a massive head of a termite.
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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With recent shows coming to their end, it seems fitting to share the work that I did from the Dungeons & Dragons Stranger Things release of Welcome to the Hellfire Club again. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/welc... #strangerthings #dndart #dndartist #strangerthingsartist #strangerthingsart
January 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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With recent shows coming to their end, it seems fitting to share the work that I did from the Dungeons & Dragons Stranger Things release of Welcome to the Hellfire Club again. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/welc... #strangerthings #dndart #dndartist #strangerthingsartist #strangerthingsart
January 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Well, 2026 has started with a bang. While on my walk this morning, I had to call the police due to a man clinging to the hood of a car that was driving up and down the street as the man screamed for help.
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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With the (likely) last blog post of 2025, I am sharing my 2025 Art vs Artist image. A good year for the Grand Bazaar! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025... #monsterart #monsterartist #artvsartist #artvartist #artvartist2025 #artvsartist2025 #humanartist #pencilart #grandbazaar
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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With the (likely) last blog post of 2025, I am sharing my 2025 Art vs Artist image. A good year for the Grand Bazaar! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025... #monsterart #monsterartist #artvsartist #artvartist #artvartist2025 #artvsartist2025 #humanartist #pencilart #grandbazaar
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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tumblr post. (two photos: the mona lisa and a copy of the original in clearer quality, with notably more visible eyebrows.) vastderp: "Meet the Mona Lisa of the Prado, the earliest known copy of Da Vinci's best portrait. Similarity in the undersketch of the painting indicates that this was very likely painted concurrently with the original Mona Lisa, by a student of Da Vinci." theater-whovian: "THE COPY HAS EYEBROWS" lalaland1212: "Your response to a beautiful piece of artwork done by Leonardo Da Vinci himself is SHES GOT EYEBROWS. Alright. All intelligent life has been lost." vastderp: "Yo Snooty McSnotwhine, the Mona Lisa’s vanished eyebrows have been the subject of debate and analysis in the art expert community for hundreds of years, long before your parents squirted water at each other from across the clown car and then honked their bicycle horns to indicate they really wanted to make a smug, insufferable little clown baby together."
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Happy Wookiee Life Day, everyone! May the Force be with you.
Two white Christmas trees with blue lights. Each are tall and thin. They are absolutely covered from top to bottom in Star Wars ornaments. One tree has a light up star wars tree skirt.
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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As the nights finally begin to shorten I keep the fires burning to hold the darkness back.
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I am thrilled to share that I will be returning to the main show of IX in October 2026! Details on the blog today: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/ix-2... #ix #ixart #mainshow #convention #artshow #appearances #monsterart #monsterartist #grandbazaar #humanartist
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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It's #caturday! Here are some photos of Mietze with dramatic lighting that I took yesterday. #orangecat #gatonaranga #cat
December 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
Rockets owners expand talks to buy, move Sun
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Sharing another old, unused miniature design today. This time, it is for the now dead game, Dreamblade. This one was from 2006 or so. More on the blog: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-se... #monsterart #monsterartist #humanartist #pencilart #pencildrawing #miniature #dreamblade
December 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I am pleased to share another interview clip from The Gathering is the Magic. This time, I am talking about staying on guide and making the Ravenous Leurocota. Details and links on the blog: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #mtgart #mtgartist #mtg #RavenousLeurocota #Leurocota
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Over the weekend, I completed the penultimate chapter art for book two. The pictured pencil was the first of three pencils that gave the piece its all. The final chapter art is on the drawing table as of last evening. #ethravandalia #monsterartist #monsterart #handdrawn #drawing #pencildrawing
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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NEW ART!
Resplendent Knight - 11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper. This is the next piece of art for the second book. Details and more on the blog: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/resp... #monsterart #monsterartist #grandbazaar #ethravandalia #handdrawn #drawing #knight
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Show me
1) a photo reference you took yourself
and
2) the art you made from it!

This one was for Dungeons & Dragons a couple of years ago.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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NEW ART!
Resplendent Knight - 11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper. This is the next piece of art for the second book. Details and more on the blog: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/12/resp... #monsterart #monsterartist #grandbazaar #ethravandalia #handdrawn #drawing #knight
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Hey, I don't know who needs to hear this, but they are taking the hobbits to Isengard.
December 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM