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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Wake" data-source="post: 4259059" data-attributes="member: 58770">I liked the direction the 3e was going, but that could be because I, myself am a former punk rocker artist nerd, and I was finally seeing something different and edgier than the vanilla blandness of 2nd edition.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was even impressed with some of the art from Races and Classes, but a lot of the intricate pencil work was lost on the paintings.&nbsp;&nbsp; When someone does a generic &quot;This guy dresses like a Ranger from LoTR but has a different shaped sword!&quot; fantasy art, I need them to really floor me with their technical mastery of their tools, and not a one of the art pieces show even an attempt at technical mastery.The Dragonborn look ridiculous (and are one of the sillier concepts to execute, but bully for trying), and a really talented artist could have had some great fun with them.&nbsp;&nbsp; The more I look, the less I like.On the other hand, the layout is fantastic.&nbsp; And that's a huge step up from 3e's layout, best described as 'labyrinthine'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jon Wake, post: 4259059, member: 58770"] I liked the direction the 3e was going, but that could be because I, myself am a former punk rocker artist nerd, and I was finally seeing something different and edgier than the vanilla blandness of 2nd edition. I was even impressed with some of the art from Races and Classes, but a lot of the intricate pencil work was lost on the paintings. When someone does a generic "This guy dresses like a Ranger from LoTR but has a different shaped sword!" fantasy art, I need them to really floor me with their technical mastery of their tools, and not a one of the art pieces show even an attempt at technical mastery. The Dragonborn look ridiculous (and are one of the sillier concepts to execute, but bully for trying), and a really talented artist could have had some great fun with them. The more I look, the less I like. On the other hand, the layout is fantastic. And that's a huge step up from 3e's layout, best described as 'labyrinthine'. [/QUOTE]

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