Who is the quintessential D&D artist?

Uta-napishti · Mar 1, 2021

Team Easley! First really world class artist on the team as far as I am concerned. Now there are many at that level connected to D&D now, but Easley stood head and shoulders above the other guys back then IMHO. (Also voted for Brom and Tyler Jacobson, who are both unbelievably talented).

Doc_Klueless · Mar 1, 2021

James Holloway. He injected a lot of humor into things. Especially the Desert of Desolation series.

GreyLord · Mar 1, 2021

Almost chose Easley, but only 3 choices. Went with Otus, Trampier, and Elmore.

Marc_C · Mar 1, 2021

Difficult choice: Jeff Dee, Brom, Tony DiTerlizzi.

BronzeDragon · Mar 1, 2021

Doc_Klueless said:
James Holloway. He injected a lot of humor into things. Especially the Desert of Desolation series.

Probably my main omission from the list. Sorry about that.

ART! · Mar 1, 2021

Dude, I need samples with each name to answer this poll!

I don't have time to Google Image Search all those names!

dragoner · Mar 1, 2021

I voted Trampier, as he seems the most classic, it is not to say the others are not great, because they are.

Sacrosanct · Mar 1, 2021

Doc_Klueless said:
James Holloway. He injected a lot of humor into things. Especially the Desert of Desolation series.

He might not be the definitive artist, but he was one of my favorites because while everyone else was going gonzo cheesecake in the 80s, he was keeping it real. His art depicted real looking people, using real gear.

Dale Libby · Mar 1, 2021

Another I liked was

Bill Willingham

Marc_C · Mar 1, 2021

Darleen and her Greyhawk map is quintessential. Only female artist, which is an acheivement.

Edit: Other female artists I didn't know about:
Keenan Powell, Cookie Corey, Jean Wells and Laura Roslof.