Michelle Tolo Artwork

I'm doing the Smaugust challenge this month, using my own list of prompts based on various animals from our world. It's a lot of work, but also tons of fun!

Winter Dragon. When the world is on fire, it's good to take a little break from it all and hug a gentle dragon in winter wonderland :)

"While journeying across the treacherous mountains of Icewind Dale, Drizzt and his companions came upon the sad remains of an unfortunate traveller. The culprit, a huge yeti, was not happy to have its meal interrupted."

I'm a big fan of the Legend of Drizzt books by R. A. Salvatore, and have wanted to illustrate a proper battle scene with Drizzt and his friends for over a year. I finally got the time to do just that!

It was very challenging to work out the composition of the scene with so many characters, trying to keep it dynamic without being too cluttered, and I ended up using a circular pattern around the big Yeti to frame the chaos.

Lestat, Louis and Claudia – our favourite dysfunctional vampire family.

The Interview With The Vampire TV show by AMC has become one of my all-time favourite shows, especially since the phenomenal second season aired a few months ago. I keep recommending the show to everyone (though it’s currently not easy to access outside of the US, which is such a shame).

The writing is fantastic, and all the changes made from the book somehow improve upon the story and characters. The acting is top notch from all the cast, and all the costumes and set designs are beautiful! I just had to draw some fan art to show my appreciation.

I'm doing the Junicorn art challenge this month, based on a list of prompts I made. Here's a little collection of the first 6 drawings :) I post them daily on my Instagram and on Cara. Any artists who haven't joined Cara yet should check it out, it's a great place completely free from AI! And if anyone else would like to try out the challenge, here's the prompt list I'm using:

Here's a painting I made for the ImagineFX art challenge "Mystical Meets Machines".

The theme was too intriguing to pass by - especially after I got the idea of some unicorns grazing by the remnants of an ancient, mechanical dragon. Someone in the past were keen on acquiring the great powers of a dragon for themselves, leading to a bitter end. Now it has rested peacefully for centuries, becoming part of the landscape.

Lots of fun painting this one, especially all that moss!

I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons lately, and it's so much fun! So here's a painting inspired by the game, featuring a heroic party battling a legendary red dragon.

“Knight’s Odyssey”