Double dipping art

[Professor Murder]

So I'm kind of curious. What are people's feelings on reusing art in an rpg book? Specifically, WotC reusing MtG art in DnD books like Fizbans. In the Magic setting books, it's a touch more understandable sure, but what are people's feelings on Magic art being reused in this way? It is of a high quality yes, but if part of why you buy a book is for the art, are we being sold the same thing twice, after a sense?

 

[Morrus]

It doesn't bother me one iota, personally.

 

[payn]

Depends on how much overlap. Two entirely different games that use 80+% the same art? I'd likely go the cheapest option for one of them (PDF?) since I dont need high quality copies of the same thing. If this is something thats in the 10% range then its not going to bother me a bit.

 

[Fenris-77]

Nope, I'm fine with it.

 

[MarkB]

I don't think the overlap between MtG players and D&D players is that great as a percentage of the entire playerbase of either, so for most of us we're getting to see some fantastic art pieces that would otherwise have passed us by. Seems like a good deal.

 

[J.Quondam]

Doesn't bother me. I haven't done MtG for many years, so when I see MtG art in a D&D book, I don't necessarily recognize it as such. Plus I've always found MtG art to to be very inspiring for my own D&D gaming anyway, so it just cuts out the middle-man in a way.

 

[Professor Murder]

Honestly my only concern is in artist compensation. reusing art is a good way to cut costs.

 

[billd91]

Depends on how I like or don't like the art, frankly. If I really like the art, I'm not going to be bothered. If I'm relatively neutral toward it, I'm probably not going to be bothered. But if I really don't like the art, I'm generally going to avoid it and that may mean I'm less likely to pick up a work.
So reusing art work - it's a grab bag of possibilities.

I will confess that excessive reuse of artwork was one of the reasons I avoided the Spellfire collectable card game. One of the major attractions of Magic was the original art work - the cards were beautifully illustrated - that was a significant part of the attraction. Spellfire recycling a lot of art I already had from Dragon magazine and other publications undermined a reason to buy the product.

 

[Umbran]

It is of a high quality yes, but if part of why you buy a book is for the art, are we being sold the same thing twice, after a sense?

I stopped playing M:tG a long time ago. So, the art is new to me, and I don't feel I'm being sold the same ting twice.

And, honestly, the art on magic cards is tiny. I suspect what's presented in rpg books is much larger, so you're getting a better view of that same art. So, there's still some value added there.

 

[Zaukrie]

So I'm kind of curious. What are people's feelings on reusing art in an rpg book? Specifically, WotC reusing MtG art in DnD books like Fizbans. In the Magic setting books, it's a touch more understandable sure, but what are people's feelings on Magic art being reused in this way? It is of a high quality yes, but if part of why you buy a book is for the art, are we being sold the same thing twice, after a sense?

I'll never buy MTG...and the art is great. I love it. Love it.

Or, don't really care, I guess.....I would imaging the vast majority of people buying these books don't play Magic.