Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
EN Publishing
Elements of Magic Cover
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 358999" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>Dark Quest Games mostly produces the books themselves, so we give them free reign for most details of layout and graphic style. I'll say that frankly I'm almost never fully pleased with art in 3rd-party d20 books, but I seem to be far more picky than most gamers. I of course have my own biases, and I think all publishers do. We work with certain people, and we come to be used to their styles, or we ourselves just have unique tastes in art. </p><p></p><p>A lot of people aren't too thrilled with J.L. Jones, who did work for Wild Spellcraft and FCTF, but since I'm her friend, I like her art (even though I still critique her a lot). Other times, even the best artists are rushed, or have an off day, or whatever.</p><p></p><p>I also agree that the covers all have their fair share of minor faults. But if DQG is willing to let me use my opinions of what I think is good art, then I'll let them. I personally like the enchanters cover best, since I'm not too hot on the style of the first two. It's all a matter of opinion. When we manage to land Todd Lockwood for a cover, I'll tell you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 358999, member: 63"] Dark Quest Games mostly produces the books themselves, so we give them free reign for most details of layout and graphic style. I'll say that frankly I'm almost never fully pleased with art in 3rd-party d20 books, but I seem to be far more picky than most gamers. I of course have my own biases, and I think all publishers do. We work with certain people, and we come to be used to their styles, or we ourselves just have unique tastes in art. A lot of people aren't too thrilled with J.L. Jones, who did work for Wild Spellcraft and FCTF, but since I'm her friend, I like her art (even though I still critique her a lot). Other times, even the best artists are rushed, or have an off day, or whatever. I also agree that the covers all have their fair share of minor faults. But if DQG is willing to let me use my opinions of what I think is good art, then I'll let them. I personally like the enchanters cover best, since I'm not too hot on the style of the first two. It's all a matter of opinion. When we manage to land Todd Lockwood for a cover, I'll tell you. :) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
EN Publishing
Elements of Magic Cover
Top