D&D General [ART THREAD]Your Personal Favorite D&D Art For a Monster

[Reynard]

But I was told that 2024 D&D art is all cheerful and whimsical!

Let's not.

 

[Reynard]

I really like the fleshy, grotesque beholder of the 2E MC -- it is as much tumor as eye.

 

[dave2008]

I really like the fleshy, grotesque beholder of the 2E MC -- it is as much tumor as eye.
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I, on the other hand, didn't like that because that is not how it was described (or illustrated) in 1e.

I couldn't find beholder art that really hit for me, but this one comes close. Seems to be somewhat in between the fleshy look you liked and the chitinous covering mentioned in 1e:

 

[Muso]

Everything ever done by Elmore
Example:

 

[dave2008]

Everything ever done by Elmore
Example:
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The OP asked for favorite D&D Monster art. Do you have an Elmore monster piece you can nominate?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Invisible Stalker AD&D 2e Monsterous Compenium.

Let me search for the picture...
there it is...

 

[dave2008]

This piece by Keith Parkinson is the standard for Draconians to me:

 

[dave2008]

I'm torn about Orcus, this WAR piece really changed my idea of what Orcus could be and it is really epic...

However, my old-school sensibilities are more like this old Todd Lockwood work:

 

[Reynard]

Invisible Stalker AD&D 2e Monsterous Compenium.

Let me search for the picture...
there it is...

I was wondering how long this would take and who would be responsible...

 

[Sacrosanct]

Oh, I love threads like this. An excuse to post my favorite art

Black Dragon

Lizard man

Owlbear

Frost Giant and White dragon (both)

Kobold

Green Dragon