D&D General One Piece of Art VII (Spells): What Piece of Art Inspired You to Love Spells?

[ersatzphil]

Artist: Karl Waller
Source: Complete Book of Necromancers (1995)
Spell: ...Mage Armor? Maybe Spirit Armor from ToM?

...I dunno, just one that's imprinted on my brain. I loved the Complete Book of Necromancers for essentially being a stealth mini campaign setting, and having all the art of spells in the book be of them being cast by statted NPCs that appeared toward the back of the book - Kazerabet, in this case.

 

[DND_Reborn]

The most obvious for me: The Last Spell

 

[pukunui]

Artist: John Stanko
Source: 5e Player's Handbook
Spell: burning hands

One reason I like it is because it matches the spell description: "As you hold your hands with thumbs touching and fingers spread, a thin sheet of flames shoots forth from your outstretched fingertips."

 

[RoughCoronet0]

Artist: Rudy Siswanto
Source: Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons
Spell: Ashardalon's Stride

I greatly enjoy any art that lets us see dragons casting and using spells. Many dragons throughout D&D lore have been known to be powerful Sorcerers, Necromancers, Wizards, and Druids with some being so adept as to create their own spells and magic items.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Artist: Unknown
Source: 5e DMG
Spell: Unknown

Yeah, I'm just picking this one because it looks cool. The glowing shapes on the ground remind me of Egyptian hieroglyphs, and the purple energy matching the glowing eyes of the mage is just awesome.

 

[Ogre Mage]

Artist: Unknown
Source: 5e Player's Handbook
Spell: absorb elements

Very cool pic of a staple spell. I love the druid's outfit too!

 

[Eis]

ok this may not be a spell, it might be a magical ability but my son and I refer to this dude from the Fiend Folio and his zany pose quite often

 

[Amros]

Artist: Claudio Pozas
Source: 5e Player's Handbook
Spell: Insect Plague

With what sweetness can the nightmare be unleashed: "Go, my little ones... feed on them", and she gently blows.

 

[pukunui]

Artist: Unknown
Source: 5e Player's Handbook
Spell: absorb elements

Very cool pic of a staple spell. I love the druid's outfit too!

I think this is technically meant to be the shield spell, since absorb elements isn't in the PHB. That said, shield wouldn't work against a hell hound's fire breath, so who knows?

 

[CleverNickName]

Larry Elmore again, with "Speak with Dead."