Daily Art Preview

[hong]

Right... I'm not really concerned with that. I'm just less than pleased at a dull, lifeless retread of 'Cenobites meet WoD'.

You say this like it's a negative thing.

 

[Klaus]

The art is bad.

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

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

The rendering is plastic and flat.

One of the worst pieces presented so far.

 

[Clavis]

Sorry, but the Shadar-Kai just seem so 90s to me. Gothy look, piercings, tattoos, fetish clothing. All that stuff was cool and edgy 15 years ago. Nowadays middle-class teenage girls from the suburbs have piercings. Everybody and their mother has tattoos. They talk about BDSM on broadcast TV. It's frankly all gotten a little boring.

 

[Nebulous]

I'm very lukewarm about this piece, and the entire race in general. Give me drow anytime.

 

[Klaus]

Sorry, but the Shadar-Kai just seem so 90s to me. Gothy look, piercings, tattoos, fetish clothing. All that stuff was cool and edgy 15 years ago. Nowadays middle-class teenage girls from the suburbs have piercings. Everybody and their mother has tattoos. They talk about BDSM on broadcast TV. It's frankly all gotten a little boring.

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.

 

[Masquerade]

I think your feelings towards the Shadar-Kai will depend on whether you like goth subculture or despise it. If you like goth subculture then Shadar-Kai are interesting and mysterious. If you don't you'll assume that Shadar-Kai are whiny trust-fund baby suburbanites. If you believe the latter, you'll likely not use them for major villains.

As far as subcultures go, I find goth subculture dated and predictable.
Within the scope of D&D, I find Shadar-Kai stylish and progressive.

 

[Voss]

I think your feelings towards the Shadar-Kai will depend on whether you like goth subculture or despise it. If you like goth subculture then Shadar-Kai are interesting and mysterious. If you don't you'll assume that Shadar-Kai are whiny trust-fund baby suburbanites. If you believe the latter, you'll likely not use them for major villains.

Actually, I liked goth subculture. When, you know, it actually existed. Wannabe goths just make me roll my eyes though. And this is about as wannabe as you can get.

Of course, theres also the problem with modern anachronisms being shoved into a fantasy setting and how poorly they fit.

 

[Wormwood]

Actually, I liked goth subculture. When, you know, it actually existed. Wannabe goths just make me roll my eyes though. And this is about as wannabe as you can get.

I feel the same way when I see AC/DC shirts sold at Hot Topic.

Then I remember, "la révolution dévore ses enfants" and I just relax.

 

[Voss]

Oh, come now. Its hot topic and AC/DC. No one involved has any integrity whatsoever.

And if you can't eat your children, what is the point of having them?

 

[Wormwood]

Oh, come now. Its hot topic and AC/DC. No one involved has any integrity whatsoever.

*polite applause*

Well played, sir.