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<blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 423308" data-attributes="member: 1457"><p>In general, I prefer D&D art that gives a sense of wonder of adventure. That means landscapes, or cityscapes, or other art with lots of potential. I dislike simple portraits. </p><p></p><p>Good:</p><p>2nd Ed DMF: Dungeon. A troll winds up the spool of twine laid down by an adventuring bearded human fighter.</p><p></p><p>3E Song and Silence: Lidda and Dervis open a treasure chest, but an assassin lurks in the shadows.</p><p></p><p>Cover of some novel, plus interior art in other books: A city street. A male and female adventurer pass by an alley. A man dressed in shabby noble's clothes entices the female with a pretty necklace. His gnoll partner, armed with two wicked daggers, lurks out of sight just inside the alley entrance.</p><p></p><p>Cover of Unearthed Arcana.</p><p></p><p>Any Raistlin painting by Elmore. This violates my general rule of "no simple portraits".</p><p></p><p>The cover for "Keep on the Borderlands" So simple, so fun.</p><p></p><p>The cover of the Basic set, and the cover of the Expert set.</p><p></p><p>Any of the Dark Sun covers.</p><p></p><p>Most anything by Elmore, especially the Dragonlance calenders. So crisp, so detailed, so lifelike. With realistic arms and armour.</p><p></p><p>Most anything by DiTerlizzi, especially the character portraits. Very medieval, very personable, kind of like Dirk the Daring.</p><p><a href="http://www.diterlizzi.com/whats_new/downloads/pc_portraits/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.diterlizzi.com/whats_new/downloads/pc_portraits/index.html</a></p><p></p><p>Bad:</p><p>Interior art for sword and fist. What, is this a manga comic book?</p><p></p><p>3e's buckle and spike fetish.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ugly:</p><p>"Armor" section of PHB. The sorriest, ugliest, most innacurate depiction of armour ever committed to papar in the history of mankind. Compare "half plate" to "full plate" to "breastplate". Notice a difference? Neither do I! And what's with that chainmail? Ugh! Has this artist ever seen or worn a suit of armor? Apparently not.</p><p></p><p>The cover and interior art for the original monster manual. Looks like it was drawn by somebody's kid brother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zaruthustran, post: 423308, member: 1457"] In general, I prefer D&D art that gives a sense of wonder of adventure. That means landscapes, or cityscapes, or other art with lots of potential. I dislike simple portraits. Good: 2nd Ed DMF: Dungeon. A troll winds up the spool of twine laid down by an adventuring bearded human fighter. 3E Song and Silence: Lidda and Dervis open a treasure chest, but an assassin lurks in the shadows. Cover of some novel, plus interior art in other books: A city street. A male and female adventurer pass by an alley. A man dressed in shabby noble's clothes entices the female with a pretty necklace. His gnoll partner, armed with two wicked daggers, lurks out of sight just inside the alley entrance. Cover of Unearthed Arcana. Any Raistlin painting by Elmore. This violates my general rule of "no simple portraits". The cover for "Keep on the Borderlands" So simple, so fun. The cover of the Basic set, and the cover of the Expert set. Any of the Dark Sun covers. Most anything by Elmore, especially the Dragonlance calenders. So crisp, so detailed, so lifelike. With realistic arms and armour. Most anything by DiTerlizzi, especially the character portraits. Very medieval, very personable, kind of like Dirk the Daring. [url]http://www.diterlizzi.com/whats_new/downloads/pc_portraits/index.html[/url] Bad: Interior art for sword and fist. What, is this a manga comic book? 3e's buckle and spike fetish. Ugly: "Armor" section of PHB. The sorriest, ugliest, most innacurate depiction of armour ever committed to papar in the history of mankind. Compare "half plate" to "full plate" to "breastplate". Notice a difference? Neither do I! And what's with that chainmail? Ugh! Has this artist ever seen or worn a suit of armor? Apparently not. The cover and interior art for the original monster manual. Looks like it was drawn by somebody's kid brother. [/QUOTE]
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