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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 5434145" data-attributes="member: 4348">Hmm, I did like the artwork on 4e better then the stuff on 3.X core books.  However, I like the covers of the 3.5 special edition books much better then either.  Simple, and yet they stand out.I really liked the cover of dungeonscape perhaps the best of all the books, and I like how evocative the cover of Player's Hanbook II was.  I also really liked all the covers to the 3.5 Forgotten Realms books as well as the Expedition series.Overall, I'd put the latter few above most of the covers for 4e, but on a whole I probably prefer the artwork in 4e.  I think 4e artwork is purposefully made more colorful in general than the 3e artwork, and with less anime influence (hence not as many spiky hairstyles, etc).  I think this appeals to many who didn't like the more generic fantasy (anime, cartoon, heroic, blend) of early 3.0 edition.  On the otherhand, those who enjoy early 3.0 edition artwork more...probably would find the artwork for 4e too loud, or trying to distract the eye from the main composition with too many flashes of other items (such as brighter colors off to the side instead of centering on the character).As I stated though, I prefer the style of artwork for 4e overall in my personal taste.This was a trend however, and you can see this style starting in the later 3.5 books, which are where some of my favorite pieces of 3.X artwork come from.</blockquote>