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<blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3063689" data-attributes="member: 1164"><p>I said I felt a lot of the art was “meh” [Meant <em>indifferent to</em>, rather than <em>in apathy of</em>]. The “thrown together to make a buck” was meant to refer to the title and content being chosen for marketability purposes.And </p><p></p><p>Back to the art since I will elaborate on my “meh”.</p><p></p><p>Eric Deschamps's dragons necks at a thickness of ‘just right’ and his take on the metallic dragons wings* gets a thumbs up. <img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100209.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />. IMHO Mr. Deschamps's work looks like it belongs in a D&D book On this <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100244.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100244.jpg</a> , I’ll question the beak serration and jumbo spine-plates, maybe the grass too, but the subtle scales were incredibly good on this beasty’s flanks. Eric Deschamps's rogue who has little hope of hiding due to flaming weapon is good and subtly humorous. This pic <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100234.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100234.jpg</a>, I am too biased against humans and dragons working together to fairly critique, though if one can make out a humans knuckles, scale detail should be visible.[though I understand scale, after scale, after scale, after scale, etc can get tedious]. </p><p></p><p>David Bircham’s work can be pretty darn good and I loved his work on the Far Realm article, but unless the book is being made with humor in mind like the Old Castle greyhawk book, I am biased against comic style art, plus the white outline humanoids in “Sunscorch hobgoblin and blue dragon; viletooth lizardfolk and black dragon; frostblood orc and white dragon” gives the <em>appearance</em> that the humanoid may have been copied and pasted. If I open a D&D comic book or an April issue of Dragon and see <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100249.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100249.jpg</a> , I’d be thrilled, less so if I am opening a hardcover.</p><p></p><p>Wayne England…Never been thrilled with his work, he makes a mighty fine skull and delightfully Damned Evil Book, but most of his critters fall outside my tastes [<a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/images/mm4_gallery/98688.jpg" target="_blank">his MM4 Pomeranian Gnolls get a mention here as some of his better work IMHO</a>]. His war banner was great and I might use it on a mini*.</p><p></p><p>Lucio Parrillo, Has the best and least male looking Ember I have seen so far. The Black dragon’s jaw looked a little odd and too close in style to England for my tastes. </p><p></p><p>David Wahlstrom, I’ve seen canes made from a bull’s ‘bit’, so a dragon’s “blood” was not the first things that came to mind when I saw…<a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/101277.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/101277.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>Eva’s work has quality, but slides outside my tastes. Her dragon necks seem to thick to me and I am sorry, but this cause me to LOL at work. </p><p><img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100219.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Though now that I have used my search on the pictures rather that spot, I’ll withdraw the general Meh since i am now more away and have fewer illos I am on the fence about.</p><p></p><p>*Membranous wing and facial tentacles are usually right up my alley. But not on good dragonkind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frankthedm, post: 3063689, member: 1164"] I said I felt a lot of the art was “meh” [Meant [i]indifferent to[/i], rather than [i]in apathy of[/i]]. The “thrown together to make a buck” was meant to refer to the title and content being chosen for marketability purposes.And Back to the art since I will elaborate on my “meh”. Eric Deschamps's dragons necks at a thickness of ‘just right’ and his take on the metallic dragons wings* gets a thumbs up. [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100209.jpg[/IMG]. IMHO Mr. Deschamps's work looks like it belongs in a D&D book On this [url]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100244.jpg[/url] , I’ll question the beak serration and jumbo spine-plates, maybe the grass too, but the subtle scales were incredibly good on this beasty’s flanks. Eric Deschamps's rogue who has little hope of hiding due to flaming weapon is good and subtly humorous. This pic [url]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100234.jpg[/url], I am too biased against humans and dragons working together to fairly critique, though if one can make out a humans knuckles, scale detail should be visible.[though I understand scale, after scale, after scale, after scale, etc can get tedious]. David Bircham’s work can be pretty darn good and I loved his work on the Far Realm article, but unless the book is being made with humor in mind like the Old Castle greyhawk book, I am biased against comic style art, plus the white outline humanoids in “Sunscorch hobgoblin and blue dragon; viletooth lizardfolk and black dragon; frostblood orc and white dragon” gives the [i]appearance[/i] that the humanoid may have been copied and pasted. If I open a D&D comic book or an April issue of Dragon and see [url]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100249.jpg[/url] , I’d be thrilled, less so if I am opening a hardcover. Wayne England…Never been thrilled with his work, he makes a mighty fine skull and delightfully Damned Evil Book, but most of his critters fall outside my tastes [[URL=http://wizards.com/dnd/images/mm4_gallery/98688.jpg]his MM4 Pomeranian Gnolls get a mention here as some of his better work IMHO[/URL]]. His war banner was great and I might use it on a mini*. Lucio Parrillo, Has the best and least male looking Ember I have seen so far. The Black dragon’s jaw looked a little odd and too close in style to England for my tastes. David Wahlstrom, I’ve seen canes made from a bull’s ‘bit’, so a dragon’s “blood” was not the first things that came to mind when I saw…[url]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/101277.jpg[/url] Eva’s work has quality, but slides outside my tastes. Her dragon necks seem to thick to me and I am sorry, but this cause me to LOL at work. [img]http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmag_gallery/100219.jpg[/img] Though now that I have used my search on the pictures rather that spot, I’ll withdraw the general Meh since i am now more away and have fewer illos I am on the fence about. *Membranous wing and facial tentacles are usually right up my alley. But not on good dragonkind. [/QUOTE]
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