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<blockquote data-quote="masshysteria" data-source="post: 5756265" data-attributes="member: 16055">I'll jump on that bandwagon. I'd love to see the three core books with his covers. His characters just have so much style and make me want to study them.I think you hit the nail on the head. Majesty is what is missing. Sure a cool Reynold or O'Connor illustration makes you say, &quot;I want to be that guy&quot; or &quot;that guy is so cool.&quot; But it doesn't set your imagination on fire and make you dream of adventure and mystery and excitement. There is no story beyond what the picture shows. I think this is why people clamor for more landscapes, they want to be inspired to imagine what's next.To go in a full circle, I think that's why Komarck would be better suited for the job. Compare the above cover to the 4e DMG cover. Both have a powerful being looking into an orb. Komarck's illustration draws you into the world and makes you wonder what happens next in the story. The Reynolds cover just makes you go, &quot;cool dragon&quot; and then you are done thinking about it.I also like that Komarck's figures have normal proportions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="masshysteria, post: 5756265, member: 16055"] I'll jump on that bandwagon. I'd love to see the three core books with his covers. His characters just have so much style and make me want to study them. I think you hit the nail on the head. Majesty is what is missing. Sure a cool Reynold or O'Connor illustration makes you say, "I want to be that guy" or "that guy is so cool." But it doesn't set your imagination on fire and make you dream of adventure and mystery and excitement. There is no story beyond what the picture shows. I think this is why people clamor for more landscapes, they want to be inspired to imagine what's next. To go in a full circle, I think that's why Komarck would be better suited for the job. Compare the above cover to the 4e DMG cover. Both have a powerful being looking into an orb. Komarck's illustration draws you into the world and makes you wonder what happens next in the story. The Reynolds cover just makes you go, "cool dragon" and then you are done thinking about it. I also like that Komarck's figures have normal proportions. [/QUOTE]

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