D&D General Art Thread! What does a D&D wizard look like?

[RoughCoronet0]

she reminds me to much of mass effect 3 banshees who I will not show
gods those things are ugly

At least it made sense for the banshees to look grotesque considering what they are and who they were created from.

 

[Charlaquin]

To be honest I wasn't paying as much attention as I should have. At a glance it was a cool warforged wizard.

Not that I think sexy always equals sexist, or that only teenage boys like sexy. I know enough adult female artists in real life to know better.

Oh, for sure, I’m not opposed to sex appeal in fantasy art by any means. I just find breasts on non-mammalian humanoids silly. There are other ways to convey sex appeal and/or femininity.

 

[Reynard]

Oh, for sure, I’m not opposed to sex appeal in fantasy art by any means. I just find breasts on non-mammalian humanoids silly. There are other ways to convey sex appeal and/or femininity.

True, but humans have been putting busts on robots since someone invented the idea of robots.

 

[Charlaquin]

True, but humans have been putting busts on robots since someone invented the idea of robots.

For sure, robot boobs are much more believable than reptile boobs for exactly that reason.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Oh, for sure, I’m not opposed to sex appeal in fantasy art by any means. I just find breasts on non-mammalian humanoids silly. There are other ways to convey sex appeal and/or femininity.

what would femininity in non-mammals even look like?

 

[Charlaquin]

what would femininity in non-mammals even look like?

I mean, with fantasy species, the artist kinda has free reign to define that however they like. But you can always look to real animals for inspiration. For example, in avian-like species, maybe femininity is characterized by muted and/or neutral colors and masculinity by bright colors in striking patterns. In insect-like species, maybe femininity is characterized by generally larger proportions. In robotic species, maybe femininity is characterized by sleek, curving shapes while masculinity is characterized by blocky, angular shapes. In reptile-like species, the artist might choose to display minimal visual sexual dimorphism.

 

[Reynard]

what would femininity in non-mammals even look like?

Eyelashes, curves, soft features. You see it all the time.

 

[Charlaquin]

Eyelashes, curves, soft features. You see it all the.

Although eyelashes would be pretty silly on non-mammals too. But yeah, shape language is one of the easiest artistic tools for conveying gender. Look at, for example, Turians in Mass Effect.

 

[Reynard]

Although eyelashes would be pretty silly on non-mammals too. But yeah, shape language is one of the easiest artistic tools for conveying gender. Look at, for example, Turians in Mass Effect.

You could certainly use lashes like constructs with bird folk, for example. I like it artists manipulate plumage or horns or whatever to code for hair.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

Although eyelashes would be pretty silly on non-mammals too. But yeah, shape language is one of the easiest artistic tools for conveying gender. Look at, for example, Turians in Mass Effect.

It also is fine if genders are not easily visually distinguishable on all species. It is also fine if all species do not have genders. For example I don't think that warforged really need genders.