The following works are a selection of some of my favourite commissions.I love every commission equally but i am showing the ones that fit my personal aesthetic best.
Email: thedarkgrail@gmail.com
DEMONWORLD RPG
Client. FASA


Illustration Goals
One of my first commissions as Dark Grail was for RPG legends FASA. Such great people to work for, especially Andi. The brief was descriptive but open stylistically and i got supplied with some great character descriptions. Was a blast to do.
Adrian Bradford
SADDLEWORTH VAMPIRE SERIES
Client. Angela Blythe


Illustration Goals
Angela wanted a series of covers that reflected the subject matter and the tongue in cheek humour of her novels. They are really fun read and anyone that lives in Saddleworth will no doubt recognise the locations. These are just examples from the series of six books
Adrian Bradford
TERRAKORE T-SHIRTS
Client. Terrakore


Illustration Goals
Damn. This was some nice work. 4 pieces of art for a series of shirts for Dean at Terrakore. Edgy pulp/exploitation movie styled images.
Adrian Bradford
THE TAINTED ISLE – DAN WEATHERER
Client. PS PUBLISHING


Illustration Goals
This piece was a cover illustration for Dan Weatherer’s The Tainted Isle. This collection of short supernatural stories was set in Victorian England at the time of the industrial revolution. The main protagonist sets off to investigate folklore, myths and legends. Very cool stories i enjoyed them a lot.
Adrian Bradford
WARTS AND ALL – MARK MORRIS
Client. PS Publishing


Illustration Goals
Mark Morris was hero of mine from when i first read Toady (search it out folks) because it’s such a buzz when you find people that are obviously have the same interests as you. The lovely people at PS Publishing got in touch to produce a piece for a collection of Marks short stories.
Adrian Bradford
LINCOLNSTEIN – PAUL WITCOVER
Client. PS Publishing


Illustration Goals
PS Publishing wanted a portrait styled image for the cover of this book by Paul Witcover. Rather than use a painterly style i went for the pencil. Really therapeutic to do this one. The endpaper art was also done in pencil.
Adrian Bradford
EARTHDAWN
Client. FASA


Illustration Goals
More character study art for FASA’s RPG Earthdawn. Just great fun to do.
Adrian Bradford
CRAFT BEER LABELS
Client. Donkeystone Brewing Co


Illustration Goals
I have been known to drink the occasional craft beer (cough) so producing art for can labels is a pretty cool task. The whole industry is so creative it makes for a great platform to push the boundaries. These are just 2 samples of the numerous illustrations i’ve done for good folks at Donkeystone Brewing Co.
CROWLEY – The Lovecraft Investigations
Client. Julian Simpson

Illustration Goals
Talk about a dream job. I have been listening to The Lovecraft Investigations since it was first launched by the BBC. Screenwriter and podcast series creator reached out due to an illustration i did as an homage to his ‘Pleasant Green’ universe. An absolute honour and a privilege to add to the creation of the next season.