Quality fantasy stock art makes a big difference, and one of the best locations to find it is DriveThruRPG. There’s a lot of artwork, however. So it can sometimes take a while to find the right stock art for a project. This page makes it easy by sorting and grouping the best artists for your reference.
To save time, check out the list of fantasy stock artists below. Just be sure to check the commercial license before purchase.
Full-Color Fantasy Art Images
This type of art is ideal for covers.
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Dean Spencer Stock Art (full color art with a warm palette)
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Fil Kearney (environmental, outdoor landscapes)
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Daniel Comerci Art (full color illustrations)
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LED Games (full color art with a dark vibe)
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Anderson Maia Stock Art (a Conan look and feel)
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Vagelio (Cover and character art, with a Final Fantasy feel to it)
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W Fraser Sandercombe (1970s feel artwork)
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Eric Lofgren / Misfit Studios (1960s vibe covers)
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1ManStudio — A huge amount of color art.
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GrimPress Stock Art — well-organized collection.
Filler Art / Clip Art
This type of artwork can be used to fill in blank spaces throughout your work.
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Dean Spencer Art – Filler Art (an enormous catalog of filler art)
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Axebane Games (clip art with a specific style, similar to Dungeon Crawl Classic)
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Aegis Studios (black and white stock art, much of it in the style of 1E)
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Samantha Darcy (a unique style for fantasy works)
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Outland Arts (a huge variety of clip art)
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Artikid Arts (lots of b&w images, in the style of redbox D&D)
Character Art
These character portraits can be used in a variety of settings.
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Colin C. Throm Stock Art (mainly monsters)
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Rian Trost Stock Art (full color characters in light shades)
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Soulafein Art (Packs of multiple black & white character art)
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Forrest Imel Stock Art (full color character art, with a bold palette)
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Brett Neufeld (a wide variety of character art)
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Toby Art (Postmortem Studios) – b&w character art with a distinctive style
Stock Maps
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Dyson Logos — the grandaddy of them all. So famous that his style is widely imitated.
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Raging Swan — village maps
Monster Art
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Colin C. Throm Stock Art (mainly monsters)
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Jeremy Hart (wide variety of monster art)
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Earl Geier / Misfit Studios (b&w art in an OGL style)
Assorted Publishers
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Fat Goblin Games – a large selection of artists.
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Nuelow Games – this one’s a lot of fun–tons of old pulp-style images and layouts.
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Outland Entertainment — a variety of cover and line art.
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Daniel Comerci Art — this list wouldn’t be complete without a mention of Daniel Comerci, who produces a wide range of art, ranging from covers to black and white characters.
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A.R.T. (Art Resources for Tabletop Games) — Fairy, Victorian-style art, mostly suitable for covers.
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The Forge Studios — often used by your favorite publisher, Heartwizard Games. Filler art and environmental art.
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Misfit Studios — A wide variety of fantasy stock art.