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<blockquote data-quote="Keefe the Thief" data-source="post: 8326596" data-attributes="member: 49552"><p>I think I have to say sorry for not contributing more to "my" thread - a surprise vaccination left me somewhat, uh, under the weather. Anyway, I think that I... uh... think so much about art these days because it allows me to define game concepts I`ve known for a long time in a different way. For instance, I always saw hobgoblins as vaguely defined, organized enemies without much personality. But I think they`ve gained much more depth, not the least because of all the art you can find of them.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/7n3jPPa" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/7n3jPPal.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p> Expanding definitions, that is what I mean. I had very simple ideas how a fighter in D&D could look. Today, I`d think: why not like this?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/MojbJ59" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/MojbJ59l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Or this?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/UhpUQX6" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/UhpUQX6l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Or this?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/YqSAono" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/YqSAonol.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Or this?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/DhngIZK" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/DhngIZKl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Or this (in a somewhat "dangerous" situation)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/5zKDq0x" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5zKDq0xl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Elf ears (do we need a subforum for elf ears already) are basically a strong hint at non-humanness (is that a word).</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/LirGUH1" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/LirGUH1l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/dqGyrZl" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/dqGyrZll.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Modern art (whatever that is) also depicts many adventurers as having fun. I like that. Some of the older art looked more like SWAT teams practicing trench warfare.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/cZYoZqV" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/cZYoZqVl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/tr1obRw" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/tr1obRwl.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>In the end, though, the theme is less important. All that matters is if the art triggers your imagination, makes yourself define questions: who is this, why is this happening, what is this place, and of course: what story can it help me tell?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/9PY5euB" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/9PY5euBl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keefe the Thief, post: 8326596, member: 49552"] I think I have to say sorry for not contributing more to "my" thread - a surprise vaccination left me somewhat, uh, under the weather. Anyway, I think that I... uh... think so much about art these days because it allows me to define game concepts I`ve known for a long time in a different way. For instance, I always saw hobgoblins as vaguely defined, organized enemies without much personality. But I think they`ve gained much more depth, not the least because of all the art you can find of them. [URL='https://imgur.com/7n3jPPa'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7n3jPPal.png[/IMG][/URL] Expanding definitions, that is what I mean. I had very simple ideas how a fighter in D&D could look. Today, I`d think: why not like this? [URL='https://imgur.com/MojbJ59'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MojbJ59l.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Or this? [URL='https://imgur.com/UhpUQX6'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/UhpUQX6l.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Or this? [URL='https://imgur.com/YqSAono'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YqSAonol.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Or this? [URL='https://imgur.com/DhngIZK'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DhngIZKl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Or this (in a somewhat "dangerous" situation) [URL='https://imgur.com/5zKDq0x'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5zKDq0xl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Elf ears (do we need a subforum for elf ears already) are basically a strong hint at non-humanness (is that a word). [URL='https://imgur.com/LirGUH1'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LirGUH1l.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://imgur.com/dqGyrZl'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dqGyrZll.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Modern art (whatever that is) also depicts many adventurers as having fun. I like that. Some of the older art looked more like SWAT teams practicing trench warfare. [URL='https://imgur.com/cZYoZqV'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cZYoZqVl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://imgur.com/tr1obRw'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/tr1obRwl.png[/IMG][/URL] In the end, though, the theme is less important. All that matters is if the art triggers your imagination, makes yourself define questions: who is this, why is this happening, what is this place, and of course: what story can it help me tell? [URL='https://imgur.com/9PY5euB'][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9PY5euBl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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