Resin idol statue by Otherworld miniatures. Treasure chest from Ral Partha. Temple base and torchieres made with sculpty and greenstuff epoxy putty respectively.
The gems in the eyes are swarovski crystals supplied graciously by Mr. Tim Kask.
Painted and modelled after the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook and also the 3.5 Edition Players Handbook II.
Finished model donated as a raffle prize by Otherworld and me to the North Texas RPGcon in June 09.
Rating: 9 Very interesting, I do not know the cover art you mention, but his piece looks very good, nice atmosphere and light effects. I find the treasure chest superfluous though, it kind of breaks the symmetry and looks out of place to me - a stack of books would have provided a better sense of scale (if that was your intention here). I also do not really like the eyes, I believe painting on the gems would have looked better, the unpainted pieces really don´t fit well.
Rating: 10 What a wonderful piece! This brings back some happy memories. Except your artwork is done to a higher standard than the old cover art. Thanks for posting this!