D&D 5E (2014) About the artwork...

[Horwath]

The artwork for Tasha's is cover art,
all the cover art for 5E have been pretty high standard paintings though.

PHB cover is pretty solid, but this one is still far better.

 

[R_J_K75]

For me it’s the opposite. The older I get and the more I learn about art, the more impressed I am with the quality and diversity of art on display in these books.

I understand and respect what you are saying. I took 2 art history courses in college and it did make me appreciate art on level I hadn't before that, but I guess I still just prefer the earlier D&D art more than the "modern" era. I was making a generalized statement when I said I'm not easily impressed probably didn't come across right, but this is with most things, movies & TV, music, art, etc...but quite a few people I know say that if I really like or praise something then it must be good.

 

[Older Beholder]

PHB cover is pretty solid, but this one is still far better.

No argument with the love for Tasha’s. It really is a beautiful painting. Probably my favourite cover since Ravnica.

I love the alternative cover too, it’s going to be a tough choice as to which I get when it comes out. Having the release date pushed back gives me more time to decide, I guess.

 

[jasper]

It was a strange thread in the first place.

The art in the upcoming book looks great, so here's a thread where people can make fun of art from the PHB from 6 years ago? Really?

Saying something likes an acid trip (When it doesn't) is an insult.
Saying something looks like it was done by a 12 year old (when again, it really doesn't) is an insult and usually an easy comment to pick someone that has no understanding or appreciation of art.

Oh yes. We ALL must take Art 101, Art 102, Art 201, and Art 202 before we say anything bad about artwork we find is bad.
Saying it looks like an acid trip does communicated to the artist that the poster thinks your art is bad. But hey Artist as long as "YOU GOT PAID" don't worry about what random posters who don't buy your art think.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

why is it insulting to say that you think someones work is a bad job?

Yes, it's personal opinion and you should take it as such. But to me, clearly it needed much more work and talent for 1st art than the 2nd one.

Also, I do not have to be Lewis Hamilton to say that in comparison to Tesla, Yugo45 is a piece of sh#t car.

But, if you care only about cheap price and going from A to B, then it does it's job, not a good one, but it does.

Same as the 2nd art, it does it's job of describing how the artist want to present how an elven(half-elven) ranger could/should look like. Just not very good.

when I see the sword in 2nd art, I do not see some magic sword, I see cheap Calimacil foam sword

This post comes across as very shallowly elitist.

 

[Daëgoros]

Art is subjective and y’all need to stop treating your preferences as universal standards of quality.

No, it’s not.
And no, they aren’t related to preferences.
Is a can of sh-t art, just because you say so?

 

[Daëgoros]

This post comes across as very shallowly elitist.

And?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

And?

If you can’t see anything wrong with that, I’ll just ensure I don’t see your posts and move on. I’m certainly not going to try to explain why elitism is bad.

 

[Daëgoros]

If you can’t see anything wrong with that, I’ll just ensure I don’t see your posts and move on. I’m certainly not going to try to explain why elitism is bad.

Why?

 

[Daëgoros]

Why?

If you have no argument, then there’s nothing you can do about mine.