Tom Babbey

Tom Babbey

@tombabbey.bsky.social

Award-winning tabletop miniature designer and concept artist. Illustrator for D&D, MTG, WizKids and more. Instructor at the Watts Atelier of the Arts. Painter, naturalist and father.

435 Followers 259 Following 6 Posts Joined Jan 2025
1 year ago

Thanks Terry!

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1 year ago
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In addition to making dragons for your favorite tabletop RPGs, I’m
Also an instructor at the Watts Atelier, where I channel my love of wildlife into teaching traditional painting. Here’s a Grey Wolf in oils, done as an in-class demo for my students, to show the importance of a solid lay in.

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1 year ago

Yep, those are sculpted from my concept art! Also, all of the metallic (except the gold, I was designing the gargantuan Red Dragon Balagos at the time). Keep an eye on my posts, I’ll share them all eventually. Great setup, by the way, they look fantastic together!

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1 year ago

Thanks so much! Certainly was an honor being asked to figure out the anatomy and design for this iconic Queen.

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1 year ago

Right?? I think the main issue was a problem in factory production/model
stability at that size. Glad to hear you have her displayed with the chromatics; those 5 were the very first official D&D miniatures I designed

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1 year ago
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Hi Bluesky, first post here! You might know me as the designer behind the #D&D gargantuan #Tiamat figure from @wizkids.bsky.social
Here’s a look at some of the concept art for that figure; fun fact, she was originally designed in a standing pose, which was reused for the Aspect of Tiamat mini

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