14 Popular Fantasy Tropes

Header illustration for Reedsy's "14 Popular Fantasy Tropes — And How to Make Them Feel New Again" article. For this one, we focused on one of the described tropes. Specifically, the Powerful Artifact trope:

"This convention is used across all types of genres: an object of great power must be saved from falling into the wrong hands. The object is typically inanimate and derives its power from the manipulation of those who use it. The object might not be inherently evil, but its powers can have the effect of tempting and corrupting even the noblest characters."

[Below: initial pencils + rough colour sketch + final illustration comparison] 👇

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