Daily Art Preview

[Rechan]

I wonder how "Princess Magnificent with Lips of Coral and Robes of Black Feathers" would go as a Shadar-kai name?

You just won a few more points, sir.

 

[Moon-Lancer]

Truth be told, I've seen a lot of granmas (aged anywhere between 40 and 60) with tatoos, and quite a few mothers (aged between 25 and 35) with piercings. The attitude should be in the expressions and body language, not the clothing and hairstyle. That just doesn't cut it.

yup, grandmas with attitude. The new d&d fetish. ;p

 

[Family]

My mom has her ears pierced, and she says she'll fight you till you're bloodied anytime you're ready

 

[Moon-Lancer]

The art is bad.
The composition is weak and convoluted, as if they were separate drawings Photoshopped together.

its possible that they were. The composition could use some work. I wonder how much of this is the attests fault and how much of this is the commissioners fault. It depends I guess if the commissioner wanted the figures all the same size. theirs alot more options when one is given flexibility with figures allowing them to be present in the forground and background. It also a little odd to see the same pose used twice only mirrored. Must have been a good time saver, but I don't think it was worth the cost.

The figure-work is awkward, and the prop-design (clothing, hair, arms and armor) is really lacking.

true but they know how to render cloth reasonably enough... as seen by the skirt. But overall I feel the clothing could have had stronger identity while the daggers and scimitar could have been more grounded in reality.

The rendering is plastic and flat.

One of the worst pieces presented so far.

It might be. I feel the artest could have decided on what color the blood was, and then they would have had a color base for adding translucency to the skin. The skin could have also used more imperfections.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

I love the Shadar-Kai fluff. I HATE the art. Not dark or evil enough. The pale gray skin just looks bland. Diet Coke of Evil.

 

[WhatGravitas]

I have no problems with the Shadar-Kai. I'm perhaps not totally loving them, but I think they're pretty okay and have a strong enough theme to be compelling villains.

But really don't like that picture. It looks flat, lacks contrast and depth. I don't think that bluish and tan tones are their favourite colours... if you're doing a metal-goth-emo race, stick to midnight black, dark, creepy shadows and don't use that sky colour - unless the shadowfell looks like that. And look at the gloved hands/arms of the two women - what are they wearing? Leather? Fabric? Way to glossy and tight for both. :\

In general - the illustration isn't good - at least from my point of view.

Cheers, LT

 

[Jhaelen]

I'm certainly no expert on art but this looks pretty mediocre to me compared to every previous art preview. It doesn't help that I'm not too fond of the Shadar-Kai's 4E conceptualization. So, meh...

 

[Kishin]

IMO, the best way to portray/understand the Shadar-kai would be to read China Mieville's The Scar and draw heavy inspiration from the Lovers.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Shadar-Kai aren't a new monster for 4e, they were introduced in the 3.5 Fiend Folio.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Shadar-Kai aren't a new monster for 4e, they were introduced in the 3.5 Fiend Folio.

And they are based on real life.