Basil Balanon

Now on vgen!

White Witch in a tarot card

The ferrofluid concept is so cool. I wanted to show it interacting with the environment in a way that reflected its traits.

Check out my other (non-lancer) tarot card illustrations here and here

judgement (2025)

if you're looking for more soft sci-fi stuff with fresh takes on AI and thoughts on bureaucracy's crimes on the marginalized, may I interest you to the feminist short story "How Alike are we" by Bo-young Kim!

It's a Closed Circle mystery about a crew trapped in a spaceship.

You can read (or listen to) it on Clarkesworld Magazine.

Brief commentary with mild spoilers past the read more.

I love how the Vlad frame looks. What if it Vladded even harder.

The design was inspired by Vlad the Impaler's headpiece, 1992 Bram Stoker's Count Dracula armor, heavy machinery, and Absolute Batman.

To help my players that are new to DND, I made a DM Screen with a modular design emphasized on displaying information and visuals to the players, such as NPC portraits, campaign information, and actions to take during combat.

the design was inspired by cassette packages, New York City subway signages, and the George Benson Beatles cover album.

Product shots

Chapter covers

My players called themselves The Beetles. Aren't they cute?

NPC Portraits

I opted for a more diverse art direction across the illustrations, choosing styles and compositions that best capture the world and life of each individual NPC, over cohesion between the portraits.

I needed a Laeral Silverhand portrait with more aura in case she showed up in my waterdeep campaign

Haven't played a Lancer game yet, but I've been obsessed with this system and wanted to draw the mech I'd like to play eventually.