Doom Weaver, painted for Wizards of the Coast more than 6 years ago. Black cards are always a bit challenging; I used the red contrast to give back all that dead black and deep blue some life.

#SpiderArt #Creature #DarkFantasyArt #MonsterArt #HorrorArt #MTG #Innistrad #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Kohlenteufel, painted for Ulisses Spiele (Hexxen-1733) many years ago.

#Hexxen #DarkFantasyArt #Creature #CreepyArt #DemonArt #Monster #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Great Unclean One, Making-Of, painted for Wizards of the Coast more than 5 years ago.

#MakingOf #Warhammer40k #MTG #ProcessArt #Nurgle #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Explorator Majoris, painted for Cubicle 7 /Games Workshop.
Yet another vignette with a relatively tight deadline due to the limited budget.
#Warhammer40k #AdeptusMechanicus #TechPriest #DarkFantasyArt #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Howling Maggot, painted for Petersen Games (Planet Apocalypse) more than 6 years ago.
It was really fun to do some totally stuff for a time. Petersen Games was always up for it!
#CreatureIllustration #CosmicHorrorArt #PlanetApocalypse #MonsterArt #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Great Unclean One for Magic: The Gathering / Warhammer 40,000 that sickly yellow-green color is activated with several reds which are eye-catchers at the same time, a breadcrumb trail for the viewers eyes leading to the little Nurgling on his palm. #DemonArt #Warhammer40k #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Glaurung - personal artwork - painted based on Tolkien's Silmarillion. The dragon defeats Turin at the ruined gate of Nargothrond not in battle, but with a single, mesmerizing glance.
#DragonArt #FantasyArt #Tolkien #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Daggermaw Megalodon, painted for Wizards of the Coast (Duskmourn) - Making of.
Here, I’ve combined absurdity with horror. Ca. 18h working time.
#HorrorArt #MTG #ProcessArt #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Daggermaw Megalodon, painted for Wizards of the Coast (Duskmourn) more than 3 years ago. I’ve included a little surprise … do you see the cable running from the box to the hand of the supposed victim? ;)
#HorrorArt #MTG #Duskmourn #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Invictus-Acquisitor, painted for Cubicle 7 / Games Workshop.
This is a small vignette for Warhammer Roleplay. The tricky thing about spot illustrations is that you always have a pretty tight time frame to finish them.
#Warhammer40k #AdeptusMechanicus #DarkFantasyArt #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

This is an old piece I painted for the Warhammer 40k roleplay line many years after I painted it I made peace with it. It was planned as a cover artwork but ended up in a forgotten archive and had a revival as a spot illu in the new Mechanicum books. #Warpsmith #Warhammer40k #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

Tsathoggua, painted for Fantasy Flight Games, Arkham Horror. In the Cthulhu Mythos, he is the laziest god of all. he usually sleeps in the lightless underworld of N'kai and devours uninvited visitors who do not bring an offering ... #EldritchHorror #MonsterArt #ArkhamHorror #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

The Prophet, painted for Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder RPG a looong time ago.
I can't recall the goblin's name or lore, so it's likely set within the familiar goblin shamanic culture of Golarion.

#FantasyArt #CreatureDesign #Pathfinder #HelgeCBalzer #Painting

I painted this Chaos / Nurgle Space Marine for Magic the Gathering in cooperation with Games Workshop back at the beginning of this decade ...

#helgecbalzer #nurgle #chaosspacemarine #creepy #warhammer40k

A headless rider I painted ages ago for Hexxen ...

#helgecbalzer #headlessrider #creepy #horror #painting

Painted for Duskmourn - Magic the Gathering - the perfekt setting for me. Thanks to my AD @ovidiocartagena

#helgecbalzer #duskmourn #mtg #monster #horror

Word Bearer calls up a Tzeentch Horror ... I painted this one for C7 many years back.

#helgecbalzer #warhammer40k #tzeentch #demon #chaosspacemarine

MB3 Spoiler - Magic the Gathering Commander ... 'I painted Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned' a while back ...

#helgecbalzer #mtg #mb3 #tresserhornslord #undead

Helge C. Balzer (@helgecbalzer) zeigt sein Titelbild für das Aventurische Nekromanthäum. (IG)

Lisa Schaude (@hyacinthley) präsentiert den SC Eliodora ya Sybelstern.
<a href="https://nuntiovolo.de/2026/07/26/nuntiovolos-zweiwoechentliche-bilderschau-vom-26-juli-2026/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://nuntiovolo.de/2026/07/26/nuntiovolos-zweiwoechentliche-bilderschau-vom-26-juli-2026/

Helge C. Balzer (@helgecbalzer) zeigt sein Titelbild für das Aventurische Nekromanthäum. (IG)

Lisa Schaude (@hyacinthley) präsentiert den SC Eliodora ya Sybelstern.
<a href="https://nuntiovolo.de/2026/07/26/nuntiovolos-zweiwoechentliche-bilderschau-vom-26-juli-2026/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://nuntiovolo.de/2026/07/26/nuntiovolos-zweiwoechentliche-bilderschau-vom-26-juli-2026/

Necromancer - painted as a cover artwork ...

#helgecbalzer #fantasy #painting #necromancer #undead

Bloodbowl!!!

#helgecbalzer #fantasy #painting #bloodbowl #warhammer

Grandma's nightmare ...

#helgecbalzer #fantasy #painting #horror #creepy