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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 6297714" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>I don't hold too much against the art...anymore. The art of the red box BECM and the modules of 1e's era are my bread and butter. They inspired...well, just so much of what was the "D&D experience" for me in my formative RPGer years.</p><p></p><p>I'll echo what was said by @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=3400" target="_blank">billd91</a></u></strong></em> . It is understandable for an art director to say they want a unified look...perhaps moreso in this edition than any other as they've made it crystalline clear that "D&D the Brand" (rpg, computer games, phone aps, phone games, cartoon [gods willing!], movies, toys, etc. etc. etc.) outweighs "D&D the table top RPG."</p><p></p><p>I understand it. That said, I think the diversity of styles in the older edition books was MUCH more representative of what D&D was supposed to be...that is, whatever fantasy world/style you want it to be. I was always partial to Elmore's work above and beyond all of the others. Jeff Dee takes a lot of flack for his "comic book/cartoon" style, but to me, this was preCISEly how I wanted to envision my characters! Willingham, of course, was a genius. Roslof and Holloway...these were the masters of my imagination at 10-15 y.o. </p><p></p><p>Easley's brushy-wispy look and way too huge dragons never suited me well. But his halfling/elf pic in the Basic red box player's book was essential. Truman was a master of inks and brushed ink. Parkinson's harsh brushstrokes and thick layered paint weren't my bag either, but there are some of his images (mostly from Dragonlance, iirc) were fantastically evocative. And, while I was never on the shrooms/acid/LSD that obviously inspired much of Otis' work, it cannot be denied that his "trippy/drippy" style/images were both inspiring and apropos for the time. </p><p></p><p>D&D is only strengthened, as a TTRPG AND a Brand, by having various visions portray (generally) the same things.</p><p></p><p>So, in answer to the question, "What do <em>I </em>want to see in 5e's D&D art?" All of the below. Not the same people, per se, obviously. But the diversity.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]61570[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61571[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61572[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61573[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61574[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61575[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61576[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61577[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61578[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61579[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61580[/ATTACH][ATTACH]61581[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>{EDIT} AND, just to add, the more black and white/line art/inks images (obviously would be for the interior moreso than covers and such), the better. Leaves the imagination open to interpreting things as you want them. [/EDIT]</p><p></p><p>[EDIT 2] AND the more "action shots" the better. Even if it's just like the Elmore (elf/halfling/dwarf) or Dee (human talking to halflings) images insinuating something is "going on/happening" in them. The stand alone "hero of a thousand buckles" of more recent editions do nothing for me.[/EDIT 2]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 6297714, member: 92511"] I don't hold too much against the art...anymore. The art of the red box BECM and the modules of 1e's era are my bread and butter. They inspired...well, just so much of what was the "D&D experience" for me in my formative RPGer years. I'll echo what was said by @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=3400"]billd91[/URL][/U][/B][/I] . It is understandable for an art director to say they want a unified look...perhaps moreso in this edition than any other as they've made it crystalline clear that "D&D the Brand" (rpg, computer games, phone aps, phone games, cartoon [gods willing!], movies, toys, etc. etc. etc.) outweighs "D&D the table top RPG." I understand it. That said, I think the diversity of styles in the older edition books was MUCH more representative of what D&D was supposed to be...that is, whatever fantasy world/style you want it to be. I was always partial to Elmore's work above and beyond all of the others. Jeff Dee takes a lot of flack for his "comic book/cartoon" style, but to me, this was preCISEly how I wanted to envision my characters! Willingham, of course, was a genius. Roslof and Holloway...these were the masters of my imagination at 10-15 y.o. Easley's brushy-wispy look and way too huge dragons never suited me well. But his halfling/elf pic in the Basic red box player's book was essential. Truman was a master of inks and brushed ink. Parkinson's harsh brushstrokes and thick layered paint weren't my bag either, but there are some of his images (mostly from Dragonlance, iirc) were fantastically evocative. And, while I was never on the shrooms/acid/LSD that obviously inspired much of Otis' work, it cannot be denied that his "trippy/drippy" style/images were both inspiring and apropos for the time. D&D is only strengthened, as a TTRPG AND a Brand, by having various visions portray (generally) the same things. So, in answer to the question, "What do [I]I [/I]want to see in 5e's D&D art?" All of the below. Not the same people, per se, obviously. But the diversity. [ATTACH=CONFIG]61570._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61571._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61572._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61573._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61574._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61575._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61576._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61577._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61578._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61579._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61580._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]61581._xfImport[/ATTACH] {EDIT} AND, just to add, the more black and white/line art/inks images (obviously would be for the interior moreso than covers and such), the better. Leaves the imagination open to interpreting things as you want them. [/EDIT] [EDIT 2] AND the more "action shots" the better. Even if it's just like the Elmore (elf/halfling/dwarf) or Dee (human talking to halflings) images insinuating something is "going on/happening" in them. The stand alone "hero of a thousand buckles" of more recent editions do nothing for me.[/EDIT 2] [/QUOTE]
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