Cover to Dragon #310 [wow!]

[buzz]

I'm with Aaron2 -- although I like the picture well enough, it isn't nostalgic in a good way for me at all. I prefer Sam Wood, Todd Lockwood and Wayne Reynolds to any D&D artists I've ever seen on any product line anywhere in this industry.

I'm with both of you then. Leaving aside issues of taste*, Elmore has had his time in the spotlight, and that time has passed. I would rather see some new (and, frankly, more interesting) artists given a chance to work on D&D products. Thankfully, he's only managed to grace two Dragon covers since 3e was released.


*It's no secret; I can't stand his work. It's always been cheesy IMHO, and now it's cheesy AND dated.

 

[Desdichado]

Hey, buzz -- I was wondering how long it'd take you to chime in here.

I'm curious -- other than the three I named, which are clearly the biggest (as in most prolific, but probably also most popular) artists of modern D&D, is there anyone else you'd like to see more of? The latest crop of artists I'm seeing lately have been kinda disappointing. Mark Cavotta does some good work, and Puddnhead usually pulls his weight, but I'm not a fan at all of Vinod Rhames, for example, who's really starting to show up all the time, or whoever the artist is who has the initials JJ on them, or whomever it is that did all the dwarves in Races of Faerun. And, I despise most of Baxa's work. I actually don't see the art necessarily improving in the last few years, but I'd like to see some more new blood in there as well, quite frankly.

 

[Aaron2]

I'd like to see more of Emily Fiegenschuh. Not only does she have a groovy name, but here pictures from Ghostwalk rocked (esp Undead Martyr; considering how cheesy the monster is).

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ghostwalk_gallery/88566_620_12.jpg


Aaron

 

[Thorntangle]

It's no secret; I can't stand his work. It's always been cheesy IMHO, and now it's cheesy AND dated.

Nothing worse than dated cheese. I never liked his work either, not even in his prime. I'd like to see him experiment a little. Try a new palette of colors or use some new models, maybe?

I'd like to see Dragon cover art that is a little more intriguing. I'd like to display my dragon cover to strangers and have them say, "My, what is that? That is completely unexpected as a choice of cover art for a periodical of that genre. I am curious, what is it about? May I read it?".

 

[buzz]

Hey, buzz -- I was wondering how long it'd take you to chime in here.

Transparency, thy name is Buzz.

I'm curious -- other than the three I named, which are clearly the biggest (as in most prolific, but probably also most popular) artists of modern D&D, is there anyone else you'd like to see more of?

Off the top of my head, Kalman Andrasofsky; he's simply my favorite artist right now. I was sorely disappointed that there were so few of his pieces in Urban Arcana (one of many problems I had with the book). The cover he did for the swashbuckling issue of Dragon recently was simply one of the best ever. His pieces are like stills from amazing animated films that you wish someone would make.

Beyond that, I'd have to look at my books, and I'm at work now. I sure as heck woulnd't mind seeing more Justin Sweet or Brom, though they may have had their time in the spotlight as well.

 

[Desdichado]

I could do more Brom -- he's still around here and there (did the Ghostwalk cover) but not as much as I'd like. I'd like more Matt Wilson, but he may be busy doing Privateer Press stuff. I like the artist who did a lot of the interior art in this month's Dragon -- what was his name again?

 

[buzz]

More for Joshua

More "new" artists who rock:

Glen Angus
Definitely want to see more of him.

Rebeccca Guay
Wonderful ethereal, Edwardian quality to her work

Carlo Arellano
He has his highs and lows, but rocks overall

Matt Wilson
Some of my fave pics in the FRCS

There's probably more... all more interesting thanl ol' Larry.

 

[Arnwyn]

An *excellent* cover, and I'm glad they did it. Much better than most of the covers in the past 36 issues or so, IMO.

It seems like an actual Dragon cover!

 

[Buddha the DM]

There is an unobscured-by-text version of the cover art on the last page inside the magazine's back cover.

 

[Kirowan]

Are there any other online stores that carry the new Dragon?

Thanks,

Nick