3E art and age

[The Sigil]

My .sig should say it all, but I'll explain a little more.

Dislike the new "Steampunk" art.

Wasn't real fond of the "technical" quality of some of the early 1e/oD&D stuff.

Elmore, Easley, Caldwell, and (dangit, whoever illustrated the interior of B4 - also did some of the endless quest books - can't recall the name) did it for me. The old Basic/Expert/Companion/Master sets.

Nothing else has even come close for me.

--The Sigil

 

[diaglo]

older than dirt.

prefer DAT

 

[belegost]

I'm 31 and don't mind the 3rd edition art. There are definitely pieces or styles that I don't like as well but most of it is pretty nice. I didn't like the quality of the really early stuff but then again the material was so fresh back then that it didn't matter. I definitely like the classic Easley, Elmore stuff though Di'Terlizzi is my favorite.

I enjoy quality art whether it is the more modern or classical stylings. The key for me is that it is well done.

 

[shadow]

Although I like think that the 3e artists are very talented, I tend to dislike 3e art overall. The Iconics are just to "punkish" for my taste. The mismatched, piece-meal armor just seems kind of silly to me. I prefer the old high fantasy heroic art.

 

[Psion]

heh, i just turned 31 and been through all the editions as well. WAR however is my least favorite 3E artist.

I'm a little tepid on some of the art in 3e, but WAR does rock!

Cannot stand Otus (except for the Cthulhoid pictures). And yes, I was around for it.

Dee was my favorite "old school" artist.

 

[Desdichado]

I put myself in the 31-35 category, although technically I'm a few weeks away from it still (thank goodness!) And I prefer the 3e art to anything D&D has ever done. With the exception of Jeff Dee, I never liked much of anything in D&D art 1e, and I generally avoided 2e altogether (although I did like some of the Elmore Dragonlance art.)

Not that my campaigns feature Xena-outfitted heroes, mind you, but I still like it much better than the alternatives I've seen so far.

EDIT: Yeah, WAR does rock. I love his stuff, although it isn't necessarily appropriate for every book. He really didn't seem to fit in much in CoC, for instance.

 

[TalonComics]

Oh this is going to get me in trouble...

Nothing screams "out of date fantasy" like a big breasted, scantily clad, Larry Elmore female adventurer. "Oops, I think I dropped my sword. Tee hee."

Sorry grandpa but fantasy bimbos may be great for cheesecake fantasy but as far as I'm concerned D&D3E is a game where guys and women can be equal without the women having to wear the chainmail bikini so the guys will accept her.

I think *some* of the illustrations in 3E are a little over the top for style but I love Todd Lockwood and Warren A. Reynolds's illustrations. They've shown that there is life after Brom and Tony DiTerlizzi.

I'm 33 and an illustrator. I've pretty much seen it all.

~Derek

 

[Arnwyn]

26-30, thumbs-down on 3e art.

 

[Psion]

EDIT: Yeah, WAR does rock. I love his stuff, although it isn't necessarily appropriate for every book. He really didn't seem to fit in much in CoC, for instance.

Really? I thought his Star Spawn pic was cool. Of course it was a D&D pic, so that may have been why.

 

[JeffB]

33 here.

I voted negative on the 3E Art. Most of it I do not like. But there are a few gems here and there. I thought Wood's Goblin in the MM, and some of Lockwoods stuff like the Mind Flayer were exceptional.

Technically all of the 3E art is good, but I don't like the style whatsoever.

Nothing would make me happier than for Bill Willingham, Jeff Dee, Jim Roslof and DAT to do all new Art for the revised 3E books.