Here's a few of Royd's pieces that I enjoyed.
I only recognized about half of his artists being new to the whole "collecting art/statues/returning to comics" scene, but that makes it all the more fun to browse "the goods". These are definitely some of my favorites.
My CAF page is in my signature. - Ryan
Mark Schultz's Dinosaur Shaman Collector Cover Preliminary Sketch:
This piece is so raw, it's gorgeous...the grittiness of it would've been lost with more detail. Really a great piece.
Even in a piece as "simple" as this (when it's actually anything but "simple"), you can see the urgency and storyline unfolding.. really marvelous stuff.
Travis Charest's Voodoo Illustration from Wondercon '04:
Travis Charest has always appealed to me... I love commissions like this, and Voodoo's face is priceless. A gorgeous piece, overall. Charest would be the highest-paid police sketch artist ever, had he chosen to pick that line of work instead of comic books. Lucky for us, he didn't. Voodoo's facial expression says "I'm posing for two more seconds, then I'm kicking your ass..." Haha.
Shanna the She-Devil Commission by Michael Lopez:
Stephane Roux's piece appealed to me also, but Michael Lopez is a master of shading, it seems... and his linework on Shanna, let alone his adept handiwork on that snake and background.. wow... I'm assuming in this case the "NFS" means "Now For Sale" and I'm first in line. Hahaha.. I've never been a fan of the "girl art" stuff, but you really have some nice pieces, Royd.