Poison Vial

Poison Vial is a fantasy potion/item illustration inspired by Barker’s of Ruin, designed to visually represent one of the game’s damage-over-time mechanics.

🧪 In-Game Effect: Enemies take 1 damage at the start of each turn.

I wanted this piece to feel like an inventory item you’d find in a tabletop RPG—small, ominous, and quietly dangerous, emphasizing the pressure and inevitability of poison damage over time.

Mediums Used:

Mechanical pencil

Kneaded eraser

Watercolor pans + water

Acrylic pen border

🔗 Blog post (video + write-up):
https://www.theartisticshepherdart.com/blog/blog_posts/poison-vial-a-barker-s-of-ruin-potion-that-deals-damage-every-turn

🖼️ Art print listing:
https://www.theartisticshepherdart.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/poison-vial?product_gallery=406955&product_id=8608213

🎥 YouTube Short:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Gne9P9qpKIE?si=JtrnIfIura2quoU