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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8615913" data-attributes="member: 7015558">Ok... Firstly, DiTerlizzi is not known solely for his Planescape art. It was his first big project, but DiTerlizzi has created many pieces for Magic the Gathering. It absolutely made sense to bring onboard Tony for a D&D MTG set, as he has made some of the best art for both projects.[ATTACH=full]156096[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156097[/ATTACH]Secondly, the D&D Team has repeatedly stated they find artwork one of the key appeals and draws for 5E. It's something they know from internal survey data, and the technical quality of their art is superior to that of previous editions, and overall less reliant on specific artists and style (4E's reliance on Wayne Reynolds for example).I understand you're not a fan of that strategy, or of 5E's art style, but it doesn't mean the D&D Team doesn't care about art. They probably underpay, but that's a different conversation, and D&D certainly leverages their brand to get high-quality pieces for below the rate they would probably deserve.WotC's "management" (a vague term if there ever was one) probably doesn't care about art, but they're also not responsible for it? I've listened to many an interview from the D&D art team, including Kate Irwin and Emi Tanji, and they care and are responsible for art. Even the non-artist team like Perkins have spoken on how important art direction is, and name artists like DiTerlizzi for driving the look and feel of settings.Lastly, if 5E does get around Planescape, it's highly unlikely they won't commission DiTerlizzi for at least one piece (he's the prime candidate for a variant cover). The MTG example shows that the WotC art team actually is very aware of his history and is happy to leverage his personal brand. That said, there is no way he will be the sole artist, because DiTerlizzi himself has said that working on Planescape was a constant slog (and he was way underpaid then) and that he'll never take a job like that again. So even if he was offered to do all the art for 5E Planescape (and he wouldn't be), he wouldn't take that job.</blockquote>

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